Series
The Long Shadow
“The biggest manhunt in British history.”
CrimeDrama
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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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 125 Sept 2023 · 50m · ★ 8.0The police struggle to catch the killer of a woman murdered in Leeds, and a desperate mother is forced to make a difficult decision.
2Episode 22 Oct 2023 · 48m · ★ 8.0The 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.
3Episode 39 Oct 2023 · 48m · ★ 8.2The investigation spreads to Bradford with the murder of another young woman, and a female police officer is tasked with dangerous undercover work.
4Episode 416 Oct 2023 · 48m · ★ 8.0When 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.
5Episode 523 Oct 2023 · 48m · ★ 8.0The 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.
6Episode 630 Oct 2023 · 48m · ★ 8.0West 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.
7Episode 76 Nov 2023 · 48m · ★ 7.8After a chance arrest, the killer is finally caught and the failures of the investigation are laid bare in the wake of the trial.
Details
- Created by
- George Kay
- First aired
- 25 Sept 2023
- Last aired
- 6 Nov 2023
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- ITV1
- Episodes
- 7
- Votes
- 88 on TMDB
Cast
Michael McElhattonCC Ronald Gregory
Jack DeamDI Les Hanley
Lee InglebyDCS Jim Hobson
Kris HitchenDC John Nunn
