The Long Shadow (2023)

7.6 | Sep 25, 2023 (GB) | Crime, Drama

https://www.itv.com/watch/the-long-shadow/10a1937/10a1937a0001

prostitute 1970s police based on true story murder serial killer man hunt series of murders true crime murder investigation english police north of england police procedural

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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George Kay

Creator

Cast

Michael McElhatton

CC Ronald Gregory

Jack Deam

DI Les Hanley

Lee Ingleby

DCS Jim Hobson

Kris Hitchen

DC John Nunn

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Reviews

aGoryLouie

7 | Nov 03, 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.

zingyyellow

N/A | Oct 04, 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.