Alan WhitehouseSelf - Yorkshire Post
Keith HellawellSelf - Superintendent, Bradford
Bruce JonesSelf
Jeremy ThompsonSelf
Christa AckroydSelf - Halifax CourierWhy it may be worth watching
- The Ripper combines Documentary and Crime storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Alan Whitehouse, Keith Hellawell, Bruce Jones.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.5/10 from 111 votes.
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The Ripper
Once upon a time in Yorkshire...
For five years, from 1975 to 1980, the Yorkshire Ripper murders cast a dark shadow over the lives of women in the North of England. 13 women were dead and the police seemed incapable of catching the killer. No one felt safe – and every man was a suspect.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary, Crime. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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1970sinterviewyorkshireserial killerminiseriestrue crimemissing personmurder of a prostitute
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