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The Long Shadow

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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.

CrimeDrama

3.8 / 5

25th September 2023 - 6th November 2023
Producer
Matt Sandford
Top Cast
Michael McElhattonJack DeamLee Ingleby
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Episode 1
25th September 2023

Episode 1

The 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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Episode 2
2nd October 2023

Episode 2

The 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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Episode 3
9th October 2023

Episode 3

The 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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Episode 4
16th October 2023

Episode 4

When 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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Episode 5
23rd October 2023

Episode 5

The 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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Episode 6
30th October 2023

Episode 6

West 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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Episode 7
6th November 2023

Episode 7

After a chance arrest, the killer is finally caught and the failures of the investigation are laid bare in the wake of the trial.