The Long Shadow

48min

Crime

Drama

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.

Production Companies

All3Media International

New Pictures

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

50min

25th Sep 2023

The police struggle to catch the killer of a woman murdered in Leeds, and a desperate mother is forced to make a difficult decision.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

48min

2nd Oct 2023

The police face the prospect of a multiple murderer at large in the wake of more linked murders, but the testimony of a survivor could turn the tide.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

48min

9th Oct 2023

The investigation spreads to Bradford with the murder of another young woman, and a female police officer is tasked with dangerous undercover work.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

48min

16th Oct 2023

When another woman survives an attack, detectives hope that they are in with a chance of finding their man as a driver in Leeds emerges as prime suspect.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

48min

23rd Oct 2023

The police revisit historic attacks in the hope of identifying further victims, and George Oldfield is fired up by the arrival of a letter from the killer.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

48min

30th Oct 2023

West Yorkshire Police launch a huge public appeal in the hope of rooting out the killer as some detectives begin to voice concerns about the investigation.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

48min

6th Nov 2023

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

First air date

25th Sep 2023

Last air date

6th Nov 2023

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks