This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (ITV 2000, Alun Armstrong, Richard Ridings)

Period crime drama serial. The story behind Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield’s tracking down of the evil incarnate that is murderer Peter Sutcliffe.

production details
cast
Alun Armstrong as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
Richard Ridings as Det. Supt. Dick Holland
John Duttine as Det. Chief Supt. Jim Hobson
James Laurenson as Ch Con Gregory
Gerard Horan as Detective Chief Superintendent John Domaille
Stephen Moore as Professor David Gee
Tim Dantay as DC Clesby
Maggie Ollerenshaw as Margaret Oldfield
Kimberley Walsh
Mark Benton
Sue Cleaver
Ted Robbins
Vinette Robinson as Rita Rytka
Paul Angelis
Dominic Monaghan
Craig Cheetham as Peter Sutcliffe
Stephen Moore as Prof David Gee
Katharine Rogers as WPC Neave
Graham Davies as D.I. Glendenning

crew
Writer: Neil McKay
Executive Producers: Mark Redhead, Jeff Pope
Music: Hal Lindes
Design: Chris Wilkinson
Costume: Ray Holman
Director: David Richard

UK / ITVGranada / 2×120 minute episodes / 26 January – 2 February 2000 Wednesdays at 9.00pm

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