Plot
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.
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Cast
Alun Armstrong
Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
Richard Ridings
Det. Supt. Dick Holland
Jonathan 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
Jim Millea
DI John Boyle
Katharine Rogers
WPC Sue Neave
Simon Lenagan
DC Cambrook
John Griffin
DC Garrett
Matthew Lewis
Christopher Oldfield, aged 9
Sam Townend
Christopher Oldfield, aged 13
Laura Crossley
Tracey Browne
Christine Mackie
Mrs Browne
James Quinn
DS Desmond O'Boyle
Mike Savage
DCS Clark
Howard Ward
Det Supt John Stainthorpe
Keiran Flynn
DC Laptew
Kate Rutter
Jane Barker
