The Long Shadow: New look at ITV drama on Peter Sutcliffe

The seven-part series called The Long Shadow will tell the story of one of the country’s biggest manhunts which lasted for five years.

Bradford-born Sutcliffe murdered 13 women and attempted to kill seven others between 1975 and 1980.

ITV lanza tráiler de The Long Shadow.

Esta serie retrata uno de los casos de asesinos en serie más notorios e impactantes del mundo: la búsqueda de Peter Sutcliffe, apodado el Destripador de Yorkshire, entre octubre de 1975 y enero de 1981. pic.twitter.com/AyNJKUtMpL

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Former Line Of Duty actor Mark Stobbart will depict Sutcliffe.

Toby Jones, known for his role as the voice of Dobby in Harry Potter, Sherwood’s David Morrissey, and Coronation Street’s Katherine Kelly are also among the line-up.

Jones will play DCS Dennis Hoban, who initially led the enquiry, with Morrissey taking the role of DCS George Oldfield, who famously took on the investigation.

Additionally, Inspector George Gently's Lee Ingleby, Byker Grove’s Jill Halfpenny, Jasmine Lee-Jones, Liz White, and Line of Duty’s Daniel Mays will feature in the series.

ITV has said the drama is set to premiere later this month. (Image: ITV)

Scenes were filmed for the drama at The Bulmer & Lumb site, on Royds Hall Lane, off Halifax Road, Bradford, in July last year.

Filming at Bulmer & Lumb in Bradford for an ITV drama on Peter Sutcliffe (Image: ITV)

ITV has said the drama is set to premiere later this month.