''The Long Shadow'' is a seven-part British

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drama television series, written by

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and directed by Lewis Arnold. The series details the five-year manhunt for the serial killer

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, commonly referred to as The Yorkshire Ripper. The series began airing on

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on 25 September 2023. The drama is the fourteenth in a series of ITV mini-series and series, featuring notorious British murder cases of the past two centuries.

Cast

Episodes

Production

Screenwriter

used the Michael Bilton 2003 book ''Wicked Beyond Belief'' combined with case files, interview transcripts, and police reports, to pen the series. The series is produced by New Pictures for

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and directed by Lewis Arnold. It is also made in association with Sundance Now who have exclusive rights in North America, and

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International are distributing the series internationally. Willow Grylls is executive producer alongside Kay, Arnold and Elaine Pyke. The series is produced by Matt Sandford, series produced by Sarah Lewis and co-produced by Alison Matthews.

Filming

Filming took place in

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in June and July 2022, with filming locations including Wortley, Leeds, Dewsbury, York and a residential property on Langford Lane in

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, near

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Broadcast

The series is to be broadcast in the United Kingdom on

, STV, and

on 25 September 2023. A trailer was revealed on 31 August. On 2 October 2023, all episodes were released early on ITVX.

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