The Long Shadow The biggest manhunt in British history.
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.
- Created By
George Kay
- First Aired on
Sep 25, 2023
- Popularity: 4.2787
- 56 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
All3Media International (GB)New Pictures (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Nov 06, 2023
Last episode: Episode 7
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes
Miniseries
Aired
Episode 1Episode 150 min
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 2Episode 248 min
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.
Episode 3Episode 348 min
The investigation spreads to Bradford with the murder of another young woman, and a female police officer is tasked with dangerous undercover work.
Episode 4Episode 448 min
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.
Episode 5Episode 548 min
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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