The Long Shadow

The Long Shadow

The biggest manhunt in British history.

Ended First aired 25/Sep/2023 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 7 episode(s)
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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Season 1 · Miniseries
7 episode(s) · Air date: 25/Sep/2023
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S1E6
Episode 6
Air date: 30/Oct/2023 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 48 min
Summary

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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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 5
Air date: 23/Oct/2023 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 48 min
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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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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 4
Air date: 16/Oct/2023 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 48 min
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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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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 3
Air date: 09/Oct/2023 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 48 min
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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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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 2
Air date: 02/Oct/2023 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 48 min
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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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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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Michael McElhatton
Michael McElhatton
CC Ronald Gregory
Jack Deam
Jack Deam
DI Les Hanley
Lee Ingleby
Lee Ingleby
DCS Jim Hobson
Kris Hitchen
Kris Hitchen
DC John Nunn
Ben Cartwright
Ben Cartwright
Michael Baxter
Alexa Goodall
Alexa Goodall
Sonia McCann
Sorcha Groundsell
Sorcha Groundsell
Nicola Briggs
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Dylan Hall
Richard McCann
Rebecca Hanssen
Rebecca Hanssen
Pat Jackson
Chloe Harris
Chloe Harris
WPC Jenny Bush
John Henshaw
John Henshaw
Mike Dugdale
Toby Jones
Toby Jones
DCS Dennis Hoban
Katherine Kelly
Katherine Kelly
Emily Jackson
Melanie Kilburn
Melanie Kilburn
Auntie Win
Gemma Laurie
Gemma Laurie
Wilma McCann
Daniel Mays
Daniel Mays
Sydney Jackson
Brian McCardie
Brian McCardie
Steve Rawton
Michael Parr
Michael Parr
Paul Hughes

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Beth Pell
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Anna Higginson
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Ian Tully
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Ed Rutherford
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Orla Smyth-Mill
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Lisa Parkinson
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Rachel McNulty
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Zoe McCaffrey
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Chris Lyons
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Andy Merchant
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Dean Forster
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Gordon Seed
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