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Director:
David Richards
Writer:
Neil McKay
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Release Date:
26 January 2000 (UK) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama See more »
Plot:
This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
5 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Writer defends Fred and Rosemary West drama on ITV1
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 2 September 2011, 4:09 PM, PDT)
Dominic West to star in Fred West drama
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 17 January 2011, 5:28 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
A brilliant dramatisation See more (6 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Alun Armstrong ... Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
Richard Ridings ... Det. Supt. Dick Holland
James Laurenson ... Chief Const. Ronald Gregory
John Duttine ... Det. Chief Supt. Jim Hobson
Gerard Horan ... Detective Chief Superintendent John Domaille
Stephen Moore ... Professor David Gee
Claire Webzell ... Sonia Sutcliffe
Paul Angelis ... Det. Chief Supt. Jack Ridgeway
Pip Donaghy ... Det. Chief Supt. Will Brooks (as Pip Donaghay)
Howard Ward ... Det. Supt. John Stainthorpe
Jim Millea ... Det. Insp. John Boyle
John Graham-Davies ... Det. Insp. Tony Glendenning
Andrew Readman ... Det. Sgt. Peter Smith
David Prosho ... Det. Sgt. Parks
Katharine Rogers ... WPC Sue Neave
Laura Richmond ... WPC Ruth Ford
Paula J. Horton ... WPC Susan Phillips
Simon Lenagan ... DC Cambrook
Tim Dantay ... DC Cleasby
Matt Healy ... DC Rogan
Darren Roberts ... DC Wakeman
Martin Ronan ... DC Sandford
Terence Mann ... DC Marks

Marcus Romer ... DC Barkham
John Griffin ... DC Garrett

David Maybrick ... Keighley Constable
Craig Cheetham ... Peter Sutcliffe
Maggie Ollerenshaw ... Margaret Oldfield

Kimberley Walsh ... Gillian Oldfield
Sam Townend ... Christopher Oldfield, aged 13

Matthew Lewis ... Christopher Oldfield aged 9
Neil Boorman ... Wilf MacDonald
Sue Cleaver ... Sylvia Holland
Suzanne Ellison ... Irene MacDonald
Liz Hume Dawson ... Chapeltown Prostitute
Tanya Myers ... Myra Lawton (as Tania Myers)

Mark Benton ... Terence Hawkshaw
Jean Stevens ... Mrs. Hawkshaw
Ken Bradshaw ... Adrian Windows

Vinette Robinson ... Rita Rytka
Ted Robbins ... Chauffeur
Gemma Phoenix ... Schoolgirl (as Gemma Pheonix)
Peter Lorenzelli ... Barker
Laura Crossley ... Tracey Browne
Christine Mackie ... Mrs. Browne
James Higgins ... Stevenson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Brailsford ... Ken Rees
Gillian Brownson ... Nurse
Rosy Clayton ... Maggie
Steven Dykes ... Dewsbury Sergeant
Juliet Ellis ... Olivia Reivers
Keiran Flynn ... DC Andy Laptew
Simon Hanna ... PC Robert Hydes
Zoie Kennedy ... WPC
Kate Layden ... Mrs. Sykes
Francis Maguire ... DC Greenwood
Olwen May ... Diane Simpson

Dominic Monaghan ... Jimmy Furey
James Quinn ... Det. Sgt. Desmond O'Boyle
Malcolm Raeburn ... Bradford Sergeant
Steve Ramsden ... Sergeant Bob Ring
Lynda Rooke ... Mrs. Hill
Kate Rutter ... Jane Barker
Mike Savage ... Det. Chief Supt. Clark
Jack P. Shepherd

John Kay Steel ... Professor Stanley Ellis

Hannah Storey ... Teresa Sykes
John Wheatley ... Keith McPhail
Patricia Wilcock ... Rachel Horton
Stephen Woods ... Police Pathologist
Jonathan Bridge ... Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Sue Clarke ... Female protestor (uncredited)
John Samuel Humble ... Himself - Wearside Jack (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
John Robinson ... Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Richards 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Neil McKay 

Produced by
Mike Dormer .... producer
Jeff Pope .... executive producer
Mark Redhead .... executive producer
John Rushton .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Hal Lindes 
 
Cinematography by
Peter Greenhalgh 
 
Film Editing by
Nick McPhee 
 
Casting by
Stephanie Booth 
Lisa Harris 
 
Production Design by
Chris Wilkinson 
 
Art Direction by
Paula Barrington  (as Paula Barrington-Rossiter)
 
Costume Design by
Ray Holman 
 
Makeup Department
Emma Ferguson .... makeup designer
Emma Ferguson .... makeup supervisor
Juliet Jackson .... makeup artist
Jessica Taylor .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Susy Liddell .... head of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sue de Beauvoir .... first assistant director
Jonathan Leather .... third assistant director
Toni Staples .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Michael Betts .... property master
Julie Ann Horan .... assistant art director
Peter O'Rourke .... action props
Ron Pritchard .... property buyer
 
Sound Department
Bill Dodkin .... sound recordist
Dominic Field .... adr editor
Roy Lafbery .... dubbing editor
Nick Moss .... assistant dubbing mixer
Adam Severs .... dubbing mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Acton .... electrician
Mike Alcock .... electrician
Bill Aston .... best boy
David Bourke .... best boy
Julian Bucknall .... focus puller
Jim Drysdale .... electrician (as Jim Drisdale)
Charlie England .... clapper loader
Tom Gates .... gaffer
Jeremy Gee .... camera operator
Neil Marland .... unit photographer
Lee Martin .... electrician
Mickey May .... electrician (as Mikey May)
Jamie Summers .... electrician
Alf Tramontin .... Steadicam operator (as Alf Tremontin)
John Trew .... grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Camilla Fiddian-Green .... costume supervisor
Giles Gale .... wardrobe master
Melanie Levack .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Robert Hough .... post-production coordinator
Neil Turner .... telecine colorist
 
Music Department
John Mackswith .... music recordist
 
Other crew
Deborah Coombes .... production coordinator
Hilary Fagg .... script supervisor
Lisa Gilchrist .... researcher
Mark Herbert .... location manager
Chris Maloney .... assistant: Mr. Armstrong
Dean Sipling .... production accountant
Mark Turner .... floor runner
Brett Wilson .... location assistant
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
UK:120 min (including commercials) (2 parts)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Company:
Granada TelevisionSee more »

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Soundtrack:
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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
A brilliant dramatisation, 17 November 2000
Author: (cbeach1010@aol.com) from Banbury, England

Very well done dramatic reconstruction of the events leading up to the eventual arrest of the Yorkshire Ripper. Richard Ridings is an excellent and under-used actor. I hope we can see him in lots more (apart from 'Fat Friends' which has just finished screening). Also, please, whoever is responsible, release "This is Personal.." on video so we can keep it! I taped it at the time but managed to tape over!

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