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The Long Shadow (2023)

7.5 1 season 7 episodes Ended

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.

Watch S1 E1 Latest: S1 E7

Seasons & episodes

Episode 1Sep 25, 2023 · 50m

The police struggle to catch the killer of a woman murdered in Leeds, and a desperate mother is forced to make a difficult decision.

Episode 2Oct 2, 2023 · 48m

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…

Episode 3Oct 9, 2023 · 48m

The investigation spreads to Bradford with the murder of another young woman, and a female police officer is tasked with dangerous undercov…

Episode 4Oct 16, 2023 · 48m

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…

Episode 5Oct 23, 2023 · 48m

The police revisit historic attacks in the hope of identifying further victims, and George Oldfield is fired up by the arrival of a letter…

Episode 6Oct 30, 2023 · 48m

West Yorkshire Police launch a huge public appeal in the hope of rooting out the killer as some detectives begin to voice concerns about th…

Episode 7Nov 6, 2023 · 48m

After 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 Nunn