The Long Shadow
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.
- Metascore76
- 2023-2023
- 1 season
- Documentary, Suspense, Drama
- TV-PG
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Thu, Mar 21, 2024 50 mins
Leeds DI Les Hanley assembles a whole team to investigate the rape, torture, murder and dumping of house-mother Wilma McCann, fearing the similar MO suggest a serial 'Ripper' all over (West) Yorkshire. Colleagues are less impressed, suggesting it's just another prostitute. The husband, a penniless blue collar worker, father of ore-teen son and daughter, is questioned as prime suspect, but cleared.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Thu, Mar 21, 2024 49 mins
In the devastating wake of more linked murders, the police face the prospect of a multiple murderer at large. But could the testimony of a survivor turn the tides?
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Thu, Mar 28, 2024 49 mins
The investigation spreads to Bradford with the murder of another young woman. A female police officer is tasked with dangerous undercover work, while for the real sex workers, that danger is ever present.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Thu, Dec 7, 2023 49 mins
When another woman survives an attack, detectives hope they are in with a chance of finding their man. A driver in Leeds emerges as prime suspect, but does the evidence stand up?
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Thu, Apr 11, 2024 48 mins
As the number of murders increases, the police revisit historic attacks in the hope of identifying further victims. George Oldfield is fired up by the arrival of a letter from the killer.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
Thu, Apr 18, 2024 48 mins
West Yorkshire Police launch a massive public appeal in the hope of rooting out the killer as some detectives begin to voice concerns about the direction of the investigation and veracity of their evidence.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Thu, Apr 25, 2024 48 mins
After a chance arrest, the killer is finally caught. In the wake of Sutcliffe's trial, the failures of the investigation are laid bare.