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Gone review – Did he do it? David Morrissey unravels in clever, nuanced drama

4/5 George Kay follows up 2023’s outstanding ‘The Long Shadow’ with a slowburn murder mystery that has a lot of promise

The Independent UK

Ian Huntley Hospitalized After Prison Incident: Latest Updates on His Condition

Ian Huntley, serving a life sentence for the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, was seriously injured in an assault at HMP Frankland.

International Business Times UK

Wednesday to Hunting the Yorkshire Ripper: the seven best shows to stream this week

Jenna Ortega returns for more smart, witty and stylish antics in Tim Burton’s supernatural comedy-drama. Plus, a new Yorkshire Ripper documentary – this time focusing on the infamous “Wearside Jack” tapes

The Guardian - UK

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Inside the unsolved 50 year-old cold case mystery of a headless woman found wrapped in plastic

On 27 August 1974 the body of an unidentified woman wearing a Marks & Spencer nightdress was discovered on farmland near Cockley Cley, Swaffham, but the killer has never been found. Barney Davis looks at the theories

The Independent UK

Megan Nolan: ‘People say you shouldn’t do an issues novel’

The award-winning Irish novelist on the psychology of violence, why prurience is natural and writing in bed

The Guardian - UK

The best TV shows of 2023 to binge-watch: from Happy Valley to The Last of Us

The pick of what the small screen had to offer this year

Evening Standard

All the times the authorities almost caught Peter Sutcliffe – but didn’t

From the lost evidence to brushing aside eyewitness statements, the police investigation into the Yorkshire Ripper was a litany of failings

Evening Standard

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Who are the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe's family and what do we know about them now?

Explore the intriguing story of Peter Sutcliffe's family, their past struggles, and how they have moved on from his notorious crimes

Evening Standard

The Yorkshire Ripper: what did he do and when? A timeline

From 1969 to 1980, Peter Sutcliffe attacked numerous women, as recounted in current ITV drama The Long Shadow. How did he get away with it?

Evening Standard

Who is Katherine Kelly, the star of true crime show The Long Shadow?

Kelly plays Emily Jackson, who was brutally murdered by Sutcliffe in 1976

Evening Standard

The week in TV: The Long Shadow; Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins; Who Killed Jill Dando?; The Great British Bake Off – review

George Kay’s Yorkshire Ripper drama tries to subvert expectations; Matt Hancock goes commando; the murder of Jill Dando still haunts; and Bake Off newbie Alison Hammond is the icing on the cake

The Guardian - UK

It’s half a century since Peter Sutcliffe stalked the streets. Are women any safer?

As a TV series about the Yorkshire Ripper’s victims starts, women still suffer violence and domestic abuse

The Guardian - UK

ITV’s new Yorkshire Ripper drama is yet another ‘authentic’ northern tragedy told by a posh, southern voice

Imagine how much richer The Long Shadow would be if it came from somebody writing about their own community, says Robyn Vinter, the Guardian’s north of England correspondent

The Guardian - UK

The Long Shadow review – a shattering serial killer drama that breaks all the rules

A mighty cast including Katherine Kelly and Toby Jones tells the stories of the women murdered by Peter Sutcliffe. Finally, the focus is on the victims

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The Independent UK

The Long Shadow review: True-crime drama has a leering fixation with the gory details

ITV show seeks to shift the focus to the victims of the Yorkshire Ripper, but it actually ends up glamourising of one of Britain’s worst ever serial killers

Evening Standard

The Long Shadow on ITV review: please, do we really need another true crime thriller?

This take on the Yorkshire Ripper story is just the latest in a long line of grimness. It cannot be good to have so, so many gruesome murders on our televisions all the time

The Independent UK

The Long Shadow’s creator and stars on bringing the Peter Sutcliffe serial killer case to TV: ‘It took a long time to unravel the terror’

A new ITV series highlights the flaws in the search for the murderer who terrorised the north of England in the late Seventies, and shines a spotlight on the victims’ stories, its cast and creator tell Katie Rosseinsky

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Katherine Kelly stars in poignant drama about Peter Sutcliffe’s victims

The sensitive retelling shows how many of the women killed by Sutcliffe faced character assassination by press and police. Plus: the concluding part of Laura Kuenssberg’s excellent series. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Evening Standard

The Long Shadow: Peter Sutcliffe’s crimes ‘left a scar on the landscape’, says Katherine Kelly

Daniel Mays, Katherine Kelly and more gathered to talk about Sutcliffe’s terrible crimes, and how the show’s name was changed after victim family outrage

The Guardian - UK

‘The most responsibility I’ve ever felt’: the poignant drama giving Peter Sutcliffe’s victims a voice

Starry new drama The Long Shadow takes an innovative approach to the murders that rocked 70s Yorkshire. Its creators talk crippling nerves, dodging stereotypes – and writing the Ripper out of the story

The Independent UK

Son of Peter Sutcliffe victim convinced writers of new ITV drama to make one major change

The Long Shadow, which will air on ITV on September 25, will explore the five-year hunt for murderer Peter Sutcliffe

The Independent UK

ITV show about Peter Sutcliffe renamed after victims’ families complain about ‘disrespectul’ title

ITV show, written by George Kay, was originally titled ‘Yorkshire Ripper’

Evening Standard

The Long Shadow: the horrifying true stories behind ITV’s gritty true-crime Yorkshire Ripper drama

The shocking new series follows the police hunt for one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history – here we unpack all the grisly details of the real-life case

Evening Standard

The Long Shadow: everything you need to know about ITV’s new stomach churning Peter Sutcliffe crime drama

The seven-part thriller promises to bring a new perspective to the case of the so-called Yorkshire Ripper – the man who terrorised West Yorkshire in the late Seventies and early Eighties, murdering 13 women and attacking many more

WhatToWatch

The Long Shadow: release date, cast, plot and everything we know

The Long Shadow is a true crime drama that focuses on the victims and survivors of the Yorkshire Ripper serial killer Peter Sutcliffe.

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