The Long Shadow (2023)
The biggest manhunt in British history.
Dramatizing one of the most infamously notorious and shocking serial killer cases in the world, the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe, commonly dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, between October 1975 and January 1981, South Yorkshire police undertook the biggest manhunt in British criminal history. The search for Sutcliffe lasted five years, involved over a thousand officers and changed the way the British police worked forever.
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Episodes
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1. Episode 12023-09-25 · 50mThe police struggle to catch the killer of a woman murdered in Leeds, and a desperate mother is forced to make a difficult decision.
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2. Episode 22023-10-02 · 48mThe police face the prospect of a multiple murderer at large in the wake of more linked murders, but the testimony of a survivor could turn the tide.
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3. Episode 32023-10-09 · 48mThe investigation spreads to Bradford with the murder of another young woman, and a female police officer is tasked with dangerous undercover work.
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4. Episode 42023-10-16 · 48mWhen another woman survives an attack, detectives hope that they are in with a chance of finding their man as a driver in Leeds emerges as prime suspect.
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5. Episode 52023-10-23 · 48mThe police revisit historic attacks in the hope of identifying further victims, and George Oldfield is fired up by the arrival of a letter from the killer.
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6. Episode 62023-10-30 · 48mWest Yorkshire Police launch a huge public appeal in the hope of rooting out the killer as some detectives begin to voice concerns about the investigation.
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7. Episode 72023-11-06 · 48mAfter a chance arrest, the killer is finally caught and the failures of the investigation are laid bare in the wake of the trial.
Cast
Michael McElhattonCC Ronald Gregory
Jack DeamDI Les Hanley
Lee InglebyDCS Jim Hobson
Kris HitchenDC John NunnImages
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