Miniseries · ITV1
The Long Shadow
The biggest manhunt in British history.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Michael McElhatton
CC Ronald Gregory
7 eps
Jack Deam
DI Les Hanley
7 eps
Lee Ingleby
DCS Jim Hobson
7 eps
Kris Hitchen
DC John Nunn
7 eps
Ben Cartwright
Michael Baxter
1 eps
Alexa Goodall
Sonia McCann
1 eps
Sorcha Groundsell
Nicola Briggs
3 eps
Dylan Hall
Richard McCann
1 eps
Rebecca Hanssen
Pat Jackson
1 eps
Chloe Harris
WPC Jenny Bush
6 eps
John Henshaw
Mike Dugdale
5 eps
Toby Jones
DCS Dennis Hoban
5 eps
Katherine Kelly
Emily Jackson
1 eps
Melanie Kilburn
Auntie Win
1 eps
Daniel Mays
Sydney Jackson
3 eps
Brian McCardie
Steve Rawton
1 eps
Michael Parr
Paul Hughes
1 eps
Shaun Thomas
Neil Jackson
4 eps
Stephen Tompkinson
David Gee
5 eps
Dorothy Atkinson
Betty Hoban
2 eps
James Clay
Ken Dwyer
4 eps
Marcus Fraser
Calvin Thompson
3 eps
Cara Theobold
Jill Adams
2 eps
Rosa Hesmondhalgh
Pam Hartwell
1 eps
Ruth Madeley
WPC Judy Womack
1 eps
David Morrissey
ACC George Oldfield
6 eps
Kris Mochrie
PC Ian Rudge
2 eps
Charley Webb
WPC Anna Lawson
4 eps
Christopher Hatherall
DCS John Domaille
5 eps
Victoria Myers
WPC Sue Neave
5 eps
Roger Ringrose
Wilf MacDonald
2 eps
Kate Rutter
Irene MacDonald
4 eps
The story
What it's about
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.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- George KayExecutive Producer
- Matt SandfordProducer
- Willow GryllsExecutive Producer
- Lewis ArnoldExecutive Producer
- Elaine PykeExecutive Producer
Writing
- George KayWriter
Direction
- Lewis ArnoldDirector
Cinematography
- Ed RutherfordDirector of Photography
Music
- Sarah WarneOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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