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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

20096.91h 33m

Overview

After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.

Directed by James Marsh
Written by Tony Grisoni, David Peace
Produced by Wendy Brazington, Anita Overland, Andrew Eaton
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Top Cast

Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Peter Hunter

Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Bill Molloy

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Helen Marshall

James Fox

James Fox

Philip Evans

David Calder

David Calder

Sir John Marsden

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Michael Warren

Tony Pitts

Tony Pitts

John Nolan

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Harold Angus

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Maurice Jobson

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Jack Whitehead

Themes & Keywords

hotelbased on novel or bookpress conferenceyorkshiremurderserial killerpolice corruptionchristmas1980scopycat killer

About Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 is a thriller, crime, drama, mystery, tv movie film released in 2009 exploring themes of hotel, based on novel or book, press conference, yorkshire, murder, serial killer. Directed by James Marsh, it stars Paddy Considine, Warren Clarke, Maxine Peake. After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.

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