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Dramatizing one of the most infamously notorious and shocking serial killer cases in the world, the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe, commonly dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, between October 1975 and January 1981, South Yorkshire police
Season 1
8.0/10304 votesEpisode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2023
West Yorkshire Police launch a huge public appeal in the hope of rooting out the killer as some detectives begin to voice concerns about the investigation.
Director: Lewis Arnold
Writer: George Kay
8.0/10311 votesEpisode 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2023
After a chance arrest, the killer is finally caught and the failures of the investigation are laid bare in the wake of the trial.
Director: Lewis Arnold
Writer: George Kay
7.7/10313 votesEpisode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2023
When another woman survives an attack, detectives hope that they are in with a chance of finding their man as a driver in Leeds emerges as prime suspect.
Director: Lewis Arnold
Writer: George Kay
7.7/10306 votesEpisode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2023
The police revisit historic attacks in the hope of identifying further victims, and George Oldfield is fired up by the arrival of a letter from the killer.
Director: Lewis Arnold
Writer: George Kay
7.6/10469 votesEpisode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2023
The police struggle to catch the killer of a woman murdered in Leeds, and a desperate mother is forced to make a difficult decision.
Director: Lewis Arnold
Writer: George Kay
7.6/10394 votesEpisode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2023
The police face the prospect of a multiple murderer at large in the wake of more linked murders, but the testimony of a survivor could turn the tide.
Director: Lewis Arnold
Writer: George Kay
7.6/10331 votesEpisode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2023
The investigation spreads to Bradford with the murder of another young woman, and a female police officer is tasked with dangerous undercover work.
Director: Lewis Arnold
Writer: George Kay