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The Long Shadow is a seven-part British true crime drama television series, written by George Kay and directed by Lewis Arnold. The series details the five-year manhunt for the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, commonly referred to as the Yorkshire Ripper. The series began airing on ITV1 on 25 September 2023.
Original Release
09/24/2023 on ITV
US Release
03/21/2024
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Deam | DI Les Hanley |
| Kris Hitchen | DC John Nunn |
| Lee Ingleby | DCS Jim Hobson |
| Michael McElhatton | CC Ronald Gregory |
| Chloe Harris | WPC Jenny Bush |
| David Morrissey | ACC George Oldfield / DCS George Oldfield |
| Steven Waddington | DSI Dick Holland / DCI Dick Holland |
| Liam Garrigan | PS Bob Blake / Bob Blake |
| Christopher Hatherall | DCS John Domaille |
| John Henshaw | Mike Dugdale |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 24 September 2023 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 01 October 2023 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 08 October 2023 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Tuesday, 10 October 2023 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Tuesday, 10 October 2023 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Tuesday, 10 October 2023 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Tuesday, 10 October 2023 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Deam | DI Les Hanley |
| Kris Hitchen | DC John Nunn |
| Lee Ingleby | DCS Jim Hobson |
| Michael McElhatton | CC Ronald Gregory |
| Chloe Harris | WPC Jenny Bush |
| David Morrissey | ACC George Oldfield / DCS George Oldfield |
| Steven Waddington | DSI Dick Holland / DCI Dick Holland |
| Liam Garrigan | PS Bob Blake / Bob Blake |
| Christopher Hatherall | DCS John Domaille |
| John Henshaw | Mike Dugdale |
| Toby Jones | DCS Dennis Hoban |
| Jasmine Lee-Jones | Marcella Claxton |
| Victoria Myers | WPC Sue Neave |
| Stephen Tompkinson | David Gee |
| Liz White | PS Meg Winterburn |
| James Clay | Ken Dwyer |
| Emma Cunniffe | Margaret Oldfield |
| Adam Long | DC Andrew Laptew |
| Kate Rutter | Irene MacDonald |
| Shaun Thomas | Neil Jackson |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Kay | Executive Producer |
| Elaine Pyke | Executive Producer |
| Lewis Arnold | Executive Producer |
| Willow Grylls | Executive Producer |
| Alison B. Matthews | Producer |
| Sarah Lewis | Producer |
| Matt Sandford | Producer |
| Emily Russell | Producer |
