{"id":4844,"date":"2021-09-23T23:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1368781"},"modified":"2021-09-23T23:31:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:31:15","slug":"manhunt-the-night-stalker-ending-explained-how-was-delroy-grant-arrested","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/manhunt-the-night-stalker-ending-explained-how-was-delroy-grant-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhunt: The Night Stalker ending explained \u2013 How was Delroy Grant arrested?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fact-based ITV drama concluded on Thursday night. <\/p>

By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 23 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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\u201cI\u2019m so pleased to meet you.\u201d Those are the words that DCI Colin Sutton (Martin Clunes) first utters when he lays eyes on Delroy Grant, otherwise known as The Night Stalker or Minstead Rapist, in ITV\u2019s factual drama\u00a0Manhunt: The Night Stalker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the end, it wasn\u2019t Colin but Detective Inspector Nathan Eason (Broadchurch\u2019s Matthew Gravelle) who oversaw Grant\u2019s arrest, following a night time surveillance operation.<\/p>\n

But after throwing his all into the investigation, Colin is only concerned with the fact that, after 17 years, the case of The Night Stalker can finally be closed.<\/p>

On that fateful night, an exhausted Colin had been persuaded to take the night off for his own health, after attending late-night stakeouts.<\/p>\n

In the drama\u2019s series finale, which takes place in November 2009 and is\u00a0based on the real Sutton\u2019s second book<\/a>, an evening surveillance team spotted the car that they believed to be The Night Stalker\u2019s. After witnessing a man who fitted the suspect\u2019s description entering the car, police tailed and eventually arrested Delroy Grant.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s some gallows humour when Sutton and Grant first meet, and the latter immediately strikes up a conversation about cricket. But his darker motives are apparent when he later tries to blame his adult son for the crimes he committed.<\/p>\n

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Jude Akuwudike plays Delroy Grant in Manhunt: The Night Stalker<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The team also eventually learn that a DC on the investigating team had actually spoken to Delroy Grant ten years prior, but because of an administrative error, he\u2019d evaded capture.<\/p>\n

The episode ends on a bittersweet note, as the team reflect on the wider reasons why Grant remained at large for almost two decades. The elderly female victims were \u201cinvisible\u201d to society, says Sutton.<\/p>\n

If you want to find out more about, you can read the true story behind Manhunt: The Night Stalker<\/a> and find out where Delroy Grant is now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re yet to catch up on the drama, you can read our Manhunt: The Night Stalker episode one recap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can order <\/strong>Colin Sutton\u2019s Manhunt: The Night Stalker<\/strong><\/a> from Amazon. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <\/strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or visit our Drama<\/a> hub for the latest news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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