The Long Shadow (2023)

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.

The Long Shadow

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Michael McElhatton
Michael McElhatton
as CC Ronald Gregory
Jack Deam
Jack Deam
as DI Les Hanley
Lee Ingleby
Lee Ingleby
as DCS Jim Hobson
Kris Hitchen
Kris Hitchen
as DC John Nunn
Chloe Harris
Chloe Harris
as WPC Jenny Bush
David Morrissey
David Morrissey
as ACC George Oldfield as DCS George Oldfield
Steven Waddington
Steven Waddington
as Dick Holland
John Henshaw
John Henshaw
as Mike Dugdale
Toby Jones
Toby Jones
as DCS Dennis Hoban
Stephen Tompkinson
Stephen Tompkinson
as David Gee
Jasmine Lee-Jones
Jasmine Lee-Jones
as Marcella Claxton
Christopher Hatherall
Christopher Hatherall
as DCS John Domaille
Victoria Myers
Victoria Myers
as WPC Sue Neave
Liz White
Liz White
as PS Meg Winterburn
Shaun Thomas
Shaun Thomas
as Neil Jackson
James Clay
James Clay
as Ken Dwyer
Charley Webb
Charley Webb
as WPC Anna Lawson
Kate Rutter
Kate Rutter
as Irene MacDonald
Emma Cunniffe
Emma Cunniffe
as Margaret Oldfield
Liam Garrigan
Liam Garrigan
as PS Bob Blake as Bob Blake
Adam Long
Adam Long
as DC Andrew Laptew
Sorcha Groundsell
Sorcha Groundsell
as Nicola Briggs
Daniel Mays
Daniel Mays
as Sydney Jackson
Marcus Fraser
Marcus Fraser
as Calvin Thompson
Charlotte Tyree
Charlotte Tyree
as Caroline Armstrong
Emma Williams
Emma Williams
as WPC June Sinclair
Paul Brennen
Paul Brennen
as Jack Hill
Colin R. Campbell
Colin R. Campbell
as Harry Smelt
Alexa Davies
Alexa Davies
as Ruth Bundey
Jill Halfpenny
Jill Halfpenny
as Doreen Hill
Nicola Stephenson
Nicola Stephenson
as Olive Smelt
Daisy Plaxton
Daisy Plaxton
as Elizabeth Jackson
Dorothy Atkinson
Dorothy Atkinson
as Betty Hoban
Cara Theobold
Cara Theobold
as Jill Adams as WPC Jill Adams
Kris Mochrie
Kris Mochrie
as PC Ian Rudge
Max Richardson
Max Richardson
as Graham Jackson
Roger Ringrose
Roger Ringrose
as Wilf MacDonald
Luke Roskell
Luke Roskell
as PC Greg Clitheroe
Clare Burt
Clare Burt
as Maureen Long
Robert James-Collier
Robert James-Collier
as DCS Jack Ridgway
Melissa Parker
Melissa Parker
as Linda Arrowcroft
Stevie Raine
Stevie Raine
as DI David Zackrisson
Daisy Waterstone
Daisy Waterstone
as Jacqueline Hill
Jamie Parker
Jamie Parker
as Commander Jim Nevill
Mark Stobbart
Mark Stobbart
as Peter Sutcliffe
Leah Walker
Leah Walker
as Olivia Reivers
Sammy Winward
Sammy Winward
as Sonia Sutcliffe
Ben Cartwright
Ben Cartwright
as Michael Baxter
Alexa Goodall
Alexa Goodall
as Sonia McCann
Dylan Hall
Dylan Hall
as Richard McCann
Rebecca Hanssen
Rebecca Hanssen
as Pat Jackson
Katherine Kelly
Katherine Kelly
as Emily Jackson
Melanie Kilburn
Melanie Kilburn
as Auntie Win
Gemma Laurie
Gemma Laurie
as Wilma McCann
Brian McCardie
Brian McCardie
as Steve Rawton
Michael Parr
Michael Parr
as Paul Hughes
Priscabakare
Priscabakare
as Maggie Shaw
Rosa Hesmondhalgh
Rosa Hesmondhalgh
as Pam Hartwell
Ruth Madeley
Ruth Madeley
as WPC Judy Womack
Kirsty Mather
Kirsty Mather
as Paula Dodd
Damien Matthews
Damien Matthews
as Coroner James Coverdale
Rakhee Sharma
Rakhee Sharma
as Nurse Beverley Dennings
Molly Vevers
Molly Vevers
as Irene Richardson
Liam Ainsworth
Liam Ainsworth
as Clifford Williams
Nigel Betts
Nigel Betts
as Dr. Alan Caplin
Natalie Gavin
Natalie Gavin
as Georgie Showalter
Michael Hawkins
Michael Hawkins
as Nigel Desford
Sophie Hopkins
Sophie Hopkins
as Patricia Atkinson
Asif Khan
Asif Khan
as Ali Jafari
Andrew Knott
Andrew Knott
as Angus Brownley
Rob Norbury
Rob Norbury
as Mark Peterborough
Molly Wright
Molly Wright
as Donna DeAngelo
Harry Egan
Harry Egan
as Eamon Lister
Mark Jordon
Mark Jordon
as Ray Wood
Ian Lloyd Anderson
Ian Lloyd Anderson
as Terrence Hawkshaw
Sophie Powles
Sophie Powles
as Samantha Davies
Nicola Sloane
Nicola Sloane
as Elsie Hawkshaw
Yasmin Taheri
Yasmin Taheri
as Lizzie Deacon
Lucy Black
Lucy Black
as Nora Browne
Emily Coates
Emily Coates
as Tracy Browne
Jonathan Coy
Jonathan Coy
as Howard Cohen
Orla Fitzgerald
Orla Fitzgerald
as Anna Rogulskyj
Mark Frost
Mark Frost
as Nick Clarke
Lee Harding
Lee Harding
as Ben Henderson
Lucie Shorthouse
Lucie Shorthouse
as Cindy Thornbury
Craig Anthony-Kelly
Craig Anthony-Kelly
as James Amberley
Ray Ashcroft
Ray Ashcroft
as Mr. Neale
Kya Brame
Kya Brame
as Mary Knight
James Dryden
James Dryden
as Leonard Symes
Alexander Forsyth
Alexander Forsyth
as Jack Windsor Lewis
Julian Kay
Julian Kay
as Dylan Parker
Neil McKinven
Neil McKinven
as Sir David McNee
Joel Morris
Joel Morris
as Mr. Watkins
Chloe Rose Proctor
Chloe Rose Proctor
as Mrs. Watkins
Naomi Radcliffe
Naomi Radcliffe
as Mrs. Ashworth
Ian Conningham
Ian Conningham
as Lawrence Byford
Jason Done
Jason Done
as DS Des O'Boyle
Shaun Dooley
Shaun Dooley
as DCS Chris Gregg
Philip Hill-Pearson
Philip Hill-Pearson
as PS Robert Ring
Adam James
Adam James
as Desmond Wilcox
Calam Lynch
Calam Lynch
as PC Robert Hydes
Mike Noble
Mike Noble
as Richard McCann
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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Episode 1

  • 1x2

    Episode 2

  • 1x3

    Episode 3

  • 1x4

    Episode 4

  • 1x5

    Episode 5

  • 1x6

    Episode 6

  • 1x7

    Episode 7

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