{"id":35564,"date":"2023-08-08T13:21:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T11:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1869822"},"modified":"2023-08-08T15:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T13:55:52","slug":"line-of-duty-and-detectorists-stars-cast-in-itv-drama-the-long-shadow","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/line-of-duty-and-detectorists-stars-cast-in-itv-drama-the-long-shadow\/","title":{"rendered":"Line of Duty and Detectorists stars cast in ITV drama The Long Shadow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toby Jones, David Morrissey, Katherine Kelly, Jill Halfpenny and Daniel Mays are among those to feature in the Yorkshire Ripper drama. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 08 August 2023 at 11:21 AM<\/p>

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ITV has announced a star-studded cast for the upcoming true crime drama The Long Shadow \u2013 with Detectorists star Toby Jones, Sherwood\u2019s David Morrissey, and Line of Duty\u2019s Daniel Mays among those with key roles.<\/p>\n

The seven-part series is penned by Hijack<\/a> and Lupin screenwriter George Kay and directed by Des and Sherwood\u2019s Lewis Arnold, and tells the story of the desperate five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe \u2013 commonly referred to as The Yorkshire Ripper.<\/p>\n

It arrives on ITV1 and ITVX<\/a> in September, with the broadcaster promising that the show sensitively focuses \u201con the lives of the victims who crossed his path and those of the officers at the heart of the police investigation\u201d.<\/p>

The description continues: \u201cWith the victims, their families, and the survivors at the heart of this series, The Long Shadow brings a new perspective to a well-documented story.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the main sources for the drama is Michael Bilton\u2019s critically acclaimed 2003 book Wicked Beyond Belief, while Kay also used hundreds of case files, interview transcripts, and police reports to craft the series.<\/p>\n

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David Morrissey in The Long Shadow.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The key role of DCS Dennis Hoban \u2013 who initially led the inquiry \u2013 is played by Jones, with Morrissey starring as DCS George Oldfield, who famously took on the investigation.<\/p>\n

Other key cast members include Lee Ingleby (The Hunt For Raoul Moat) as DCS Jim Hobson, Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street<\/a>) as victim Emily Jackson, and Daniel Mays as her husband Sydney Jackson.<\/p>\n

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