The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In May 1981, truck driver Peter Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering thirteen women and attempting to kill seven others. His trial concluded the biggest manhunt in British criminal history, for a killer nicknamed "The Yorkshire Ripper". But after an intense six year search, Sutcliffe was only caught when stopped for a minor motoring offence. And it transpired that he'd in fact already been questioned nine times during the investigation.

The series re-investigate this infamous case from a wholly new perspective, asking whether prevailing attitudes of the time, towards women and prostitutes in particular, influenced the investigation and meant that Peter Sutcliffe was caught years too late.

Series details

• Title: The Yorkshire Ripper Files: A Very British Crime Story
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime, Legal
• Premiere date: 2019-03-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-03-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Four
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38350
• IMDb ID: tt9100704
• TVDB ID: 361605

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-03-26; final listed air date 2019-03-28; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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