Summary
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.
Good for
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 73Audiences 70GoodWatch 71
Tomatometer83%
Metascore62
IMDb7.1
Audience score71%
User score6.9
Time to watch it all
3 h 20 min
4 episodes, about 50 min each
An episode a night: done in 4 nights.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121First aired
2020
December 16, 2020
Ended 2020
Genres
DocumentaryCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 more8 people
- Alan WhitehouseSelf - Yorkshire Post4 episodes
- Keith HellawellSelf - Superintendent, Bradford4 episodes
- Bruce JonesSelf4 episodes
- Jeremy ThompsonSelf4 episodes
- Christa AckroydSelf - Halifax Courier4 episodes
- GOGeorge OldfieldSelf - Chief Detective (Archive Footage)3 episodes
- MGMike GreenSelf - Forensic Pathologist2 episodes
- JSJoan SmithSelf - Journalist, Sunday Times2 episodes
Directing · 2
- Ellena Wood Director, Creator
- Jesse Vile Director
Production · 1
- Kerstin Henson Line Producer
Camera · 3
- Stefano Ferrari Director of Photography
- Mark Wolf Director of Photography
- Matthias Pilz Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gideon Gold Editor
Sound · 3
- Roger Goula Original Music Composer
- James Evans Sound Designer
- Tim Boylan Sound Recordist
Other crew · 1
- Jesse Vile Creator
The Ripper episodes
1 season · 4 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Once Upon a Time in Yorkshire, 7.2
- S1 E2 Between Now and Dawn, 7.3
- S1 E3 Reclaim the Night, 7.2
- S1 E4 Out of the Shadows, 7.3
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