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.

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Created By

George Kay

Status

Ended

Original Name

The Long Shadow

First Air Date

September 25, 2023

Last Air Date

November 6, 2023

Seasons

1

Episodes

7

Language

English, German

Networks

ITV1

Episode 7
S01E07

Episode 7

After a chance arrest, the killer is finally caught and the failures of the investigation are laid bare in the wake of the trial.

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