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'The Long Shadow' - the making of a true crime drama

'The Long Shadow' - the making of a true crime drama

Screenwriter George Kay spent four years researching and writing about Peter Sutcliffe's crimes for 'The Long Shadow;' going back to primary sources, families of victims, survivors and detectives.

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Oct 17, 2023
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Katherine Kelly plays Emily Jackson in The Long Shadow

‘I've always been interested in crime and how it affects our society,’ says George Kay, the writer and Executive Producer of ITV’s The Long Shadow.

‘I was really ambitious and I wanted to try to do something on a bigger level. You often get three or four-part crime dramas on ITV, and I really wanted …

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