Jan 26, 2000
120 min
Full-HD

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)

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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Crime Drama

Country

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Granada Television

Alun Armstrong

Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield

Richard Ridings

Det. Supt. Dick Holland

John 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

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