The Long Shadow
The biggest manhunt in British history.
Crime
Drama
Rating
7.6/10
First Air Date
September 25, 2023
Episode Runtime
N/A
Status
Ended
Overview
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.
Seasons
Miniseries
7 episodes
Cast
Michael McElhatton
CC Ronald Gregory
Jack Deam
DI Les Hanley
Lee Ingleby
DCS Jim Hobson
Kris Hitchen
DC John Nunn
Created By
George Kay
