Yorkshire Ripper Drama
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.
Yorkshire ripper drama. The series was based on the books by huddersfield town fan david peace. Itv has announced a true crime drama based on the yorkshire ripper one of the most notorious killers of the past century is on its way. Itv has announced a drama on the yorkshire ripper saying it will put victims their families and survivors at the heart of the story. It will be the first yorkshire ripper drama since the controversial red riding trilogy that aired on channel 4 in 2009.
Getty itv has commissioned a true crime drama based on the hunt for peter sutcliffe aka the yorkshire ripper. With liza williams diana muir tracy browne andrew sheldon. Off the back of their highly acclaimed shows white house farm based on the bamber family bloodbath in essex 1985 and des. Itv lines up yorkshire ripper drama.
The yorkshire ripper working title will be written by george kay and produced by new pictures the all3media owned prodco behind recent true crime scripted series des and white house farm. Yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe is shown leaving court under heavy police guard. Itv has announced a new true crime drama series the yorkshire ripper. It will depict one of the most notorious and shocking serial killer cases in the world the hunt for bradfords peter sutcliffe dubbed the yorkshire ripper.
Peter sutcliffe is currently serving 20 life sentences for. 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. Titled the yorkshire ripper a name the serial killer was dubbed during one of the biggest manhunts in british criminal history the series will follow the desperate cat and mouse hunt for. With gerard horan stephen moore claire webzell paul angelis.