The Long Shadow

2023 TV-PG 5h 41m 7.8

A desperate cat and mouse hunt ensues when Yorkshire is being haunted by a serial killer.

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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Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Sep 25, 2023

The police struggle to catch the killer of a woman murdered in Leeds & a desp...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Oct 2, 2023

In the devastating wake of more linked murders, the police face the prospect ...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Oct 9, 2023

The investigation spreads to Bradford with the murder of another young woman....

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Oct 16, 2023

When another woman survives an attack, detectives hope they are in with a cha...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Oct 23, 2023

As the number of murders increases, the police revisit historic attacks in th...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: Oct 30, 2023

West Yorkshire Police launch a massive public appeal in the hope of rooting o...

Episode 7

7.

Aired: Nov 6, 2023

After a chance arrest, the killer is finally caught. In the wake of Sutcliffe...


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Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Genres: Drama, Crime, History, Biography