The Long Shadow

The Long Shadow (2023)

EndedScripted showDrama, Crime

The Long Shadow depicts one of the most notorious and shocking serial killer cases in the world, the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper. Between October 1975 and January 1981, 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.

The Long Shadow will follow the desperate, cat and mouse hunt for Sutcliffe focusing upon the police investigation and the lives of the victims who fatally crossed his path.

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Last Episode

Episode 7
Season 1Episode 748 min

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.

Oct 2, 2023

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E07Episode 7Oct 2, 2023
S01E06Episode 6Oct 2, 2023
S01E05Episode 5Oct 2, 2023
S01E04Episode 4Oct 2, 2023
S01E03Episode 3Oct 2, 2023
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Cast

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

plays DCS George Oldfield
Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

plays Sydney Jackson
Liz White

Liz White

plays PS Meg Winterburn
Katherine Kelly

Katherine Kelly

plays Emily Jackson
Toby Jones

Toby Jones

plays DCS Dennis Hoban
Jill Halfpenny

Jill Halfpenny

plays Doreen Hill
Lee Ingleby

Lee Ingleby

plays DCS Jim Hobson
Jasmine Lee-Jones

Jasmine Lee-Jones

plays Marcella Claxton
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Characters

DCS George Oldfield

DCS George Oldfield

played by David Morrissey
Sydney Jackson

Sydney Jackson

played by Daniel Mays
PS Meg Winterburn

PS Meg Winterburn

played by Liz White
Emily Jackson

Emily Jackson

played by Katherine Kelly
DCS Dennis Hoban

DCS Dennis Hoban

played by Toby Jones
Doreen Hill

Doreen Hill

played by Jill Halfpenny
DCS Jim Hobson

DCS Jim Hobson

played by Lee Ingleby
Marcella Claxton

Marcella Claxton

played by Jasmine Lee-Jones
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Also known as

  • The Yorkshire Ripper
  • A hosszú árnyék (Hungary)

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