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The Long Shadow
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The biggest manhunt in British history.
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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.
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- E1 Episode 1Next upSep 25, 2023 · 50 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
The police struggle to catch the killer of a woman murdered in Leeds, and a desperate mother is forced to make a difficult decision.
Guest stars: Ben Cartwright (Michael Baxter), Alexa Goodall (Sonia McCann), Sorcha Groundsell (Nicola Briggs), Dylan Hall (Richard McCann), Rebecca Hanssen (Pat Jackson), Chloe Harris (WPC Jenny Bush), John Henshaw (Mike Dugdale), Toby Jones (DCS Dennis Hoban)
- E2 Episode 2Oct 2, 2023 · 48 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Sorcha Groundsell (Nicola Briggs), Chloe Harris (WPC Jenny Bush), John Henshaw (Mike Dugdale), Toby Jones (DCS Dennis Hoban), Daniel Mays (Sydney Jackson), Daisy Plaxton (Elizabeth Jackson), Shaun Thomas (Neil Jackson), Stephen Tompkinson (David Gee)
- E3 Episode 3Oct 9, 2023 · 48 min · ★ 8.2
Synopsis
The investigation spreads to Bradford with the murder of another young woman, and a female police officer is tasked with dangerous undercover work.
Guest stars: Cara Theobold (Jill Adams), Toby Jones (DCS Dennis Hoban), Stephen Tompkinson (David Gee), Marcus Fraser (Calvin Thompson), Liam Garrigan (PS Bob Blake), Jasmine Lee-Jones (Marcella Claxton), Charley Webb (WPC Anna Lawson), Liam Ainsworth (Clifford Williams)
- E4 Episode 4Oct 16, 2023 · 48 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Sorcha Groundsell (Nicola Briggs), Chloe Harris (WPC Jenny Bush), Toby Jones (DCS Dennis Hoban), Stephen Tompkinson (David Gee), Christopher Hatherall (DCS John Domaille), David Morrissey (ACC George Oldfield), Victoria Myers (WPC Sue Neave), Roger Ringrose (Wilf MacDonald)
- E5 Episode 5Oct 23, 2023 · 48 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Chloe Harris (WPC Jenny Bush), John Henshaw (Mike Dugdale), Toby Jones (DCS Dennis Hoban), Shaun Thomas (Neil Jackson), Stephen Tompkinson (David Gee), Dorothy Atkinson (Betty Hoban), James Clay (Ken Dwyer), Marcus Fraser (Calvin Thompson)
- E6 Episode 6Oct 30, 2023 · 48 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Chloe Harris (WPC Jenny Bush), John Henshaw (Mike Dugdale), James Clay (Ken Dwyer), Liam Garrigan (PS Bob Blake), Jasmine Lee-Jones (Marcella Claxton), Kris Mochrie (PC Ian Rudge), Charlotte Tyree (Caroline Armstrong), Charley Webb (WPC Anna Lawson)
- E7 Episode 7Nov 6, 2023 · 48 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
After a chance arrest, the killer is finally caught and the failures of the investigation are laid bare in the wake of the trial.
Guest stars: Chloe Harris (WPC Jenny Bush), John Henshaw (Mike Dugdale), Daniel Mays (Sydney Jackson), Shaun Thomas (Neil Jackson), James Clay (Ken Dwyer), Jasmine Lee-Jones (Marcella Claxton), Christopher Hatherall (DCS John Domaille), David Morrissey (ACC George Oldfield)
Cast & crew
Created by George Kay
Michael McElhatton
Jack Deam
Lee Ingleby
Kris HitchenVideos
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Reviews · from TMDB members
zingyyellowOct 4, 2023
Based on the real life police search for the serial killer, 'The Yorkshire Ripper'. Set in the seventies, it shows us the inequalities and dated attitudes of the time, which often hamper the Police search. The tempo, acting and sets just add to an engaging script. Thoroughly recommended viewing.
aGoryLouieNov 3, 2023
We in Britain pretty much have the crime procedural down to a T. While on the one hand it can make many feel the same (see Manhunt, Code of a killer, for example), on the other it keeps them feeling realistic without much fake tension. The Long Shadow did just that, it was nothing new but still remains an enjoyable must watch for anyone interested in true crime Dramas.