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The Ripper
“Once upon a time in Yorkshire...”
20206.61 Season4 EpisodesEnded
Overview
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.
NetworksNetflix
Top Cast
Alan Whitehouse
Self - Yorkshire Post
Keith Hellawell
Self - Superintendent, Bradford
Bruce Jones
Self
Jeremy Thompson
Self
Christa Ackroyd
Self - Halifax Courier
Themes & Keywords
1970sinterviewyorkshireserial killerminiseriestrue crimemissing personmurder of a prostituteleeds
About The Ripper
The Ripper is a documentary, crime series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of 1970s, interview, yorkshire, serial killer, miniseries, true crime. it stars Alan Whitehouse, Keith Hellawell, Bruce Jones. 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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