The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow

Series·2023·1 Season

The Long Shadow

The biggest manhunt in British history.

Created By

George Kay

Country

GB

Language

English

Episodes

7

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The Story

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.

Producer

Elaine Pyke, George Kay

Music

Sarah Warne

Themes

prostitute1970spolicebased on true storymurderserial killerman huntseries of murderstrue crimemurder investigationenglish policenorth of england

Production House

All3Media International
New Pictures

Audience Score

75%

71 votes

Skip8%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection36%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

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

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Crew

Elaine Pyke

Elaine Pyke

Executive Producer

George Kay

Executive Producer

Willow Grylls

Willow Grylls

Executive Producer

Matt Sandford

Producer

Lewis Arnold

Executive Producer

Sarah Lewis

Producer

Sarah Warne

Original Music Composer

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