{"id":36991,"date":"2023-09-19T18:21:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T16:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1892386"},"modified":"2023-09-19T20:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:43:49","slug":"the-long-shadow-release-date-cast-and-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-long-shadow-release-date-cast-and-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The Long Shadow: Release date, cast and latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ITV series dramatises the five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 19 September 2023 at 16:21 PM<\/p>

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New ITV drama The Long Shadow arrives this September, and it tells the harrowing true story of the five-year police investigation trying to track down serial killer Peter Sutcliffe.<\/p>\n

The series, which was originally called The Yorkshire Ripper<\/a>, features an all-star ensemble cast including Toby Jones, David Morrissey, Katherine Kelly, Jill Halfpenny and many more, and focuses on both the police officers working the case and Sutcliffe\u2019s victims and their families.<\/p>\n

The drama comes from Lupin<\/a> and Litvinenko<\/a> scribe George Kay, and Time<\/a> and Sherwood<\/a> director Lewis Arnold. But when can viewers expect to see it on ITV1?<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about The Long Shadow.<\/p>\n

When will The Long Shadow be released?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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David Morrissey as DCS George Oldfield, Steven Waddington as DS Dick Holland and Lee Ingleby as DCS Jim Hobson in The Long Shadow.<\/span><\/figcaption> New Pictures for ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The first episode<\/a> of The Long Shadow will air on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm on Monday 25th September 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

New episodes will then release on the channel weekly until all seven episodes have aired, with the finale therefore expected to be broadcast on 6th November 2023.<\/p>\n

What is The Long Shadow about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Katherine Kelly as Emily Jackson and Daniel Mays as Sydney Jackson in The Long Shadow.<\/span><\/figcaption> New Pictures for ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The official synopsis for The Long Shadow says that the seven-part series is \u201cthe definitive depiction of the desperate five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, sensitively focusing on the lives of the victims who crossed his path and those of the officers at the heart of the police investigation\u201d.<\/p>\n

The synopsis 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.<\/p>\n

\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<\/a>, Michael Bilton\u2019s critically acclaimed account of the case, published by William Collins.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne murder has the power to cast a long shadow and this case plunged a whole society into darkness. For every victim, there were friends and loved ones. For every police officer, there was the burden of failure \u2013 of near misses and guilt \u2013 and the knowledge that as they failed to find their man, more women continued to suffer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact on the lives of those who live on after the death of their loved one remains to this day. Those who cannot escape what happened, who must sit with their incomprehensible trauma for decades after, enduring their own life sentences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith people today holding to account the institutional foundations that foster misogyny, racism and violence against women, The Long Shadow will speak to the societal issues of the past while highlighting alarming parallels between these terrible crimes and tragic events in our more recent history.\u201d<\/p>