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The Yorkshire Ripper

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2019
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Peter Sutcliffe in The Yorkshire Ripper (2019)
CrimeDocumentary

A new three-part look at the story of psychopath Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed "The Yorkshire Ripper", this series focuses on how the flaws of the police investigation and the social attitudes of ... Read allA new three-part look at the story of psychopath Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed "The Yorkshire Ripper", this series focuses on how the flaws of the police investigation and the social attitudes of the time enabled his five-year crime spree.A new three-part look at the story of psychopath Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed "The Yorkshire Ripper", this series focuses on how the flaws of the police investigation and the social attitudes of the time enabled his five-year crime spree.

  • Stars
    • Liza Williams
    • Diana Muir
    • Tracy Browne
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    892
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    • Stars
      • Liza Williams
      • Diana Muir
      • Tracy Browne
    • 12User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win total

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    Liza Williams
    • Self - Narrator and Interviewer
    • 2019
    Diana Muir
    • Self - Journalist
    • 2019
    Tracy Browne
    Tracy Browne
    • Self - Survivor of Ripper Attack
    • 2019
    Andrew Sheldon
    • Self - Journalist
    • 2019
    Jeremy Thompson
    Jeremy Thompson
    • Self - BBC News Reporter
    • 2019
    Richard McCann
    Richard McCann
    • Self - Wilma McCann's Son
    • 2019
    Julie Lowry
    • Self - Olive Smelt's Daughter
    • 2019
    Joan Smith
    Joan Smith
    • Self - Journalist
    • 2019
    Ruth Bundey
    • Self - Solicitor
    • 2019
    Frank Morritt
    • Self - Superintendent, West Yorkshire Police
    • 2019
    Mandy Browne
    • Self - Tracy's Twin Sister
    • 2019
    Dee Marshall
    • Self - Journalist
    • 2019
    Chris Gregg
    Chris Gregg
    • Self - Detective, West Yorkshire Police
    • 2019
    David Zackrisson
    David Zackrisson
    • Self - Detective Inspector, Northumbria Police
    • 2019
    Angela Gallop
    Angela Gallop
    • Self - Forensic Scientist
    • 2019
    Michael Green
    • Self - Pathologist
    • 2019
    Neil Jackson
    Neil Jackson
    • Self - Emily Jackson's Son
    • 2019
    John Domaille
    John Domaille
    • Self - Detective Chief Superintendent, West Yorkshire Police
    • 2019
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    4hipsta_doll24

    I hoped for more

    Following and studying this case i really really wished they detailed more! So much was left out which is unlike netflix, it felt rushed and not given the attention that was needed!
    5gonzo-87175

    they cant even get the city right

    The show was quite good but for when they showed a city and call it bradford it was halifax with is a town next over
    5lonecastle

    Strong start, weak finish

    The first episode was absolutely brilliant. It showed information in such a way that you were never bombarded, and could draw your own conclusions. I found myself quickly researching the story afterwards as I couldn't get it out of my head. Second and third episodes were an absolute let down. Where before the viewer was left to have their own opinions on the facts, we were now being hammered over the head repeatedly with feminist whining. Found myself fast forwarding whenever a certain journalist was interviewed as she did my head in with her opinions. Such a pity it went into subjective gutter journalism after hitting the ground running.
    10ops-52535

    this is a smasher of a docu

    This is a real brittish crime ducumentary work, it plays the opponents off the line, and digs far deeper than i ever expected bbc to allow.

    its made on archive materal, victims families and survivors interviews at present and in the past, along with the law enforcements officers and journalists, tellinjg the story about the black plague of the black and misty industrial areas of northern englad from 1975-1982, caused by the person called the yorkshire ripper.

    i remember reading about the yorkshire ripper in my mums norwegian weekly women magazines, and got the creeps about the stories as a young boy. then it has vanished into history, and now returs as a documentary 40 or so years later, in a prime and insightfilled way.

    the grumpy old man thinks this is some of the best of true crime docus ever made.
    9guenterfmang

    Exciting (when you don't know the story)

    I am austrian and didn't know that a Yorkshire Ripper even existed. But as I watched recently the Ted Bundy docu I also gave this a try and wasn't disappointed. I was only a bit astonished that women demonstrated for the right to go out on the streets in the night - knowing that there is a murderer waiting for his oppurtunity. Reminded me of the Anti-Corona-rules-demos nowadays...

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2019 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story
    • Production companies
      • Wall to Wall Media
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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