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The Long Shadow
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The Long Shadow

2023-09-25 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.5

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.

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Creators
George Kay
Production companies
All3Media International, New Pictures
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Michael McElhattonMichael McElhattonCC Ronald Gregory
Jack DeamJack DeamDI Les Hanley
Lee InglebyLee InglebyDCS Jim Hobson
Kris HitchenKris HitchenDC John Nunn

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