The Ripper

The Ripper

The Ripper

6.5 Dec 2020 1 Season 4 Episodes TV-MA

Ended

Crime Documentary

Overview

For five years, from 1975 to 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders cast a dark shadow over the lives of women in the North of England. 13 women were dead and the police seemed incapable of catching the killer. No one felt safe – and every man was a suspect.

Created by Jesse Vile, Ellena Wood

RAW

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Cast

Alan Whitehouse

Alan Whitehouse

Self - Yorkshire Post

Keith Hellawell

Keith Hellawell

Self - Superintendent, Bradford

Bruce Jones

Bruce Jones

Self

Jeremy Thompson

Jeremy Thompson

Self

Christa Ackroyd

Christa Ackroyd

Self - Halifax Courier

Key Crew

Jesse Vile

Director

Ellena Wood

Director

Kerstin Henson

Line Producer

Stefano Ferrari

Director of Photography

Mark Wolf

Director of Photography

Matthias Pilz

Director of Photography

Gideon Gold

Editor

Roger Goula

Original Music Composer

James Evans

Sound Designer

Once Upon a Time in Yorkshire

In the 1970s, the brutal murders of sex workers in economically depressed areas of the UK spark little public interest - until a teen is also killed.

Dec 16, 2020 51m ★ 6.8

Between Now and Dawn

As the killer continues to prey upon women, police hope that the tire tracks and a victims 5-pound note may finally lead to a suspect.

Dec 16, 2020 48m ★ 5.8

Reclaim the Night

Police release phone calls and handwriting samples from a suspect. Women protest law enforcements continued inability to catch the Ripper.

Dec 16, 2020 49m ★ 5.2

Out of the Shadows

More than five years after the first attack, police finally make an arrest, setting off a media frenzy and accusations of a botched investigation.

Dec 16, 2020 47m ★ 5.5

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