The Long Shadow

Following "White House Farm Murder" and "Dance", which both performed well in ratings and word of mouth, ITV has ordered the next true crime series "The Yorkshire Ripper" (tentative title). "Killing Eve" and "Interrogation Room: UK" screenwriter George Kay is responsible for the script, and the director of "White House Farm Murder" will direct. The six-episode series, based on Michael Bilton's book "Wicked Beyond Belief: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper," will tell the story of one of the world's most notorious and shocking serial killer cases, the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe, known as the "Yorkshire Ripper." Between October 1975 and January 1981, police conducted the largest manhunt in British criminal history. The search for Sutcliffe lasted five years, involved more than a thousand police officers and revolutionized the way British police work. The show will not only focus on the work of the police, but also focus on the victims and...