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This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper - Part 2 (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

The police team headed by George Oldfield continue to be thwarted and frustrated, in their investigation to track down the Yorkshire Ripper. Oldfield's health begins to deteriorate under the stress, and the hunt is sent off track by the ...See moreThe police team headed by George Oldfield continue to be thwarted and frustrated, in their investigation to track down the Yorkshire Ripper. Oldfield's health begins to deteriorate under the stress, and the hunt is sent off track by the receipt of several tapes from a man with a North-East accent claiming to be the Ripper. This misleads many officers, and becomes the central point in a mass advertising campaign and appeal for information. Meanwhile, the real culprit has been questioned several times through different lines of enquiry, but the relevance has become lost in the mountain of files and paperwork generated by the investigation over the years. More killings occur and the pressure from the media, women's groups, government and the Chief Constable increases. Oldfield fears that his position as head of the investigation is under threat from old rival Jim Hobson, who takes over when Oldfield finally succumbs to a heart attack. Eventually the Ripper is caught in Sheffield by two police constables who become suspicious, when he is found with a prostitute, in a car which has false number plates. They return to an alley that the suspect went down to urinate, and found a hammer along with a sharp implement. On returning to the police station they double-check in the toilets there, and discover a knife hidden in one of the cisterns. Dick Holland calls Oldfield so that he can be one of the first there when Sutcliffe is brought back to West Yorkshire for questioning. Written by Anonymous See less
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Feb 2, 2000 (United Kingdom)
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51 cast members
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Alun Armstrong
Asst Ch Const George Oldfield Asst Ch Const George Oldfield   See fewer
Richard Ridings
Det Supt Dick Holland Det Supt Dick Holland   See fewer
James Laurenson
Ch Const Ronald Gregory Ch Const Ronald Gregory   See fewer
John Duttine
Det Ch Supt Jim Hobson Det Ch Supt Jim Hobson   See fewer
Stephen Moore
Professor David Gee Professor David Gee   See fewer
Paul Angelis
Det Ch Supt Jack Ridgeway Det Ch Supt Jack Ridgeway   See fewer
Pip Donaghy
Det Ch Supt Wilf Brooks (as Pip Donaghay) Det Ch Supt Wilf Brooks (as Pip Donaghay)   See fewer
Mike Savage
Det Ch Supt Clark Det Ch Supt Clark   See fewer
Jim Millea
Det Insp John Boyle Det Insp John Boyle   See fewer
John Graham-Davies
Det Insp Tony Glendenning (as John Graham Davies) Det Insp Tony Glendenning (as John Graham Davies)   See fewer
Andrew Readman
Det Sgt Peter Smith Det Sgt Peter Smith   See fewer
David Prosho
Det Sgt Parks Det Sgt Parks   See fewer
James Quinn
Det Sgt Desmond O'Boyle Det Sgt Desmond O'Boyle   See fewer
Katharine Rogers
WPC Sue Neave WPC Sue Neave   See fewer
Simon Lenagan
DC Cambrook DC Cambrook   See fewer
Tim Dantay
DC Cleasby DC Cleasby   See fewer
Keiran Flynn
DC Laptew DC Laptew   See fewer
Francis Maguire
DC Greenwood DC Greenwood   See fewer
John Griffin
DC Garrett DC Garrett   See fewer
Darren Roberts
DC Wakeman DC Wakeman   See fewer
Steve Ramsden
Sergeant Bob Ring Sergeant Bob Ring   See fewer
Simon Hanna
PC Robert Hydes PC Robert Hydes   See fewer
Malcolm Raeburn
Bradford Sergeant Bradford Sergeant   See fewer
Steven Dykes
Dewsbury Sergeant Dewsbury Sergeant   See fewer
John Kay Steel
Professor Stanley Ellis Professor Stanley Ellis   See fewer
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Margaret Oldfield Margaret Oldfield   See fewer
Kimberley Walsh
Gillian Oldfield Gillian Oldfield   See fewer
Sam Townend
Christopher Oldfield aged 13 Christopher Oldfield aged 13   See fewer
Matthew Lewis
Christopher Oldfield aged 9 Christopher Oldfield aged 9   See fewer
Sue Cleaver
Sylvia Holland Sylvia Holland   See fewer
Craig Cheetham
Peter Sutcliffe Peter Sutcliffe   See fewer
Claire Webzell
Sonia Sutcliffe Sonia Sutcliffe   See fewer
Chris Brailsford
Ken Rees Ken Rees   See fewer
Olwen May
Diane Simpson Diane Simpson   See fewer
Rosy Clayton
Maggie Maggie   See fewer
Laura Crossley
Tracey Browne Tracey Browne   See fewer
Christine Mackie
Mrs. Browne Mrs. Browne   See fewer
John Wheatley
Keith McPhail Keith McPhail   See fewer
Kate Rutter
Jane Barker Jane Barker   See fewer
Patricia Wilcock
Rachel Horton Rachel Horton   See fewer
Hannah Storey
Teresa Sykes Teresa Sykes   See fewer
Dominic Monaghan
Jimmy Furey Jimmy Furey   See fewer
Kate Layden
Mrs. Sykes Mrs. Sykes   See fewer
Lynda Rooke
Mrs. Hill Mrs. Hill   See fewer
Juliet Ellis
Olivia Reivers Olivia Reivers   See fewer
Stephen Carlton-Woods
Police Pathologist (as Stephen Woods) Police Pathologist (as Stephen Woods)   See fewer
John Samuel Humble
Self - Wearside Jack (voice) Self - Wearside Jack (voice)   See fewer
Christa Ackroyd
News Reporter (uncredited) News Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack P. Shepherd
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
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