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Status
Released
Release
2000
Runtime
2h
This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry.
33 Cast Members
Alun Armstrong
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
Richard Ridings
Det. Supt. Dick Holland
John Duttine
Det. Chief Supt. Jim Hobson
James Laurenson
Chief Constable Ronald Gregory
Gerard Horan
Detective Chief Superintendent John Domaille
Stephen Moore
Professor David Gee
Tim Dantay
DC Cleasby
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Margaret Oldfield
Kimberley Walsh
Gillian Oldfield
Mark Benton
Terence Hawkshaw
Sue Cleaver
Sylvia Holland
Ted Robbins
Chauffeur
Vinette Robinson
Rita Rytka
Paul Angelis
DCS Jack Ridgeway
Dominic Monaghan
Jimmy Furey
Craig Cheetham
Peter Sutcliffe
Pip Donaghy
DCS Wilf Brooks
John Graham Davies
DI Tony Glendenning
Andrew Readman
DS Peter Smith
David Prosho
DS Parks
