

The Ripper
2020-12-16 · 50 min / episode · ★ 6.5
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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- Ellena Wood, Jesse Vile
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- RAW
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- United Kingdom
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- Ended
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Alan WhitehouseSelf - Yorkshire Post
Keith HellawellSelf - Superintendent, Bradford
Bruce JonesSelf
Jeremy ThompsonSelf
Christa AckroydSelf - Halifax CourierTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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