The series comes from Hijack<\/a> and Lupin<\/a> screenwriter George Kay and is directed by Lewis Arnold (Des, Sherwood), so you know it\u2019s going to be an enthralling and gripping watch.<\/p>\n The Long Shadow will explore the desperate five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, commonly referred to as The Yorkshire Ripper.<\/p>\n In the new trailer for the series, we see detectives visit various crime scenes while also listening to women give their witness testimonies, referring to the suspect as having \u201cdark coloured eyes\u201d.<\/p>\n As the manhunt gets under way, another body of a 28-year-old woman is found in the Prince Philip Playing Fields and we soon see a crew of female police officers looking on at the crime scene.<\/p> Jill Halfpenny, who plays Doreen Hill in the series, is seen talking to press about needing to find the person who killed her daughter, while Jones\u2019s DCS Dennis Hoban looks increasingly stressed as people\u2019s lives continue to be impacted and the investigation continues.<\/p>\n Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n\n The new drama is set to \u201csensitively focus on the lives of the victims\u201d who crossed Sutcliffe\u2019s path and also explore the stories of the officers at the heart of the police investigation. As per the synopsis: \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 It continues: \u201cMeticulously researched and drawing upon the most extensive archive of the investigation, comprising of hundreds of case files, interview transcripts and police reports, the series is also based on Wicked Beyond Belief, Michael Bilton\u2019s critically acclaimed account of the case, published by William Collins.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Jones will play the officer who initially led the enquiry, while Morrissey stars as DCS George Oldfield, who famously took on the investigation. Lee Ingleby is DCS Jim Hobson, while Katherine Kelly is Emily Jackson, Daniel Mays is her husband Sydney Jackson and Shaun Thomas is their son Neil Jackson.<\/p>\n The rest of the cast of the series includes Jasmine Lee-Jones as Marcella Claxton, Molly Wright as Donna Deangelo, Liz White as PS Meg Winterburn and Shaun Dooley as DCS Chris Gregg.<\/p>\n Alexa Davies, Chloe Harris, Stephen Tompkinson, Jack Deam, Michael McElhatton, Adam Long, Ruth Madeley, Dorothy Atkinson, Rob James-Collier, Charley Webb, Steven Waddington and Kris Hitchen also star in The Long Shadow.<\/p>\n The Long Shadow will air on ITV1 and ITVX in September 2023.\u00a0<\/strong>Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310, PLUS a \u00a310 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home \u2013 <\/b>subscribe now<\/b><\/span><\/a>. 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