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

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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Name	Known for
Alun Armstrong Asst Ch Const George Oldfield Asst Ch Const George Oldfield See fewer	The Mummy Returns (2001)
Richard Ridings Det Supt Dick Holland Det Supt Dick Holland See fewer	Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
James Laurenson Ch Const Ronald Gregory Ch Const Ronald Gregory See fewer	Boney (1972)
John Duttine Det Ch Supt Jim Hobson Det Ch Supt Jim Hobson See fewer	To Serve Them All My Days (1980)
Stephen Moore Professor David Gee Professor David Gee See fewer	The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Paul Angelis Det Ch Supt Jack Ridgeway Det Ch Supt Jack Ridgeway See fewer	Yellow Submarine (1968)
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Jim Millea Det Insp John Boyle Det Insp John Boyle See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
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Katharine Rogers WPC Sue Neave WPC Sue Neave See fewer	London's Burning (1988)
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Tim Dantay DC Cleasby DC Cleasby See fewer	Everest (2015)
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John Kay Steel Professor Stanley Ellis Professor Stanley Ellis See fewer	Brave (2012)
Maggie Ollerenshaw Margaret Oldfield Margaret Oldfield See fewer	War Horse (2011)
Kimberley Walsh Gillian Oldfield Gillian Oldfield See fewer	I Used to Be Famous (2022)
Sam Townend Christopher Oldfield aged 13 Christopher Oldfield aged 13 See fewer	Playing the Field (1998)
Matthew Lewis Christopher Oldfield aged 9 Christopher Oldfield aged 9 See fewer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Sue Cleaver Sylvia Holland Sylvia Holland See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Craig Cheetham Peter Sutcliffe Peter Sutcliffe See fewer	Life on Mars (2006)
Claire Webzell Sonia Sutcliffe Sonia Sutcliffe See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Chris Brailsford Ken Rees Ken Rees See fewer	The Full Monty (1997)
Olwen May Diane Simpson Diane Simpson See fewer	Life on Mars (2006)
Rosy Clayton Maggie Maggie See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Laura Crossley Tracey Browne Tracey Browne See fewer	The Secret Garden (1993)
Christine Mackie Mrs. Browne Mrs. Browne See fewer	Outlaws (2004)
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Lynda Rooke Mrs. Hill Mrs. Hill See fewer	Naked (1993)
Juliet Ellis Olivia Reivers Olivia Reivers See fewer	Ruby (I) (2021)
Gillian Brownson Nurse Nurse See fewer	This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
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John Samuel Humble Self - Wearside Jack (voice) Self - Wearside Jack (voice) See fewer	Real Crime (2001)
Zoie Kennedy WPC WPC See fewer	The Royal (2003)
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