The Long Shadow Episode #1.5 (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 48 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The Long Shadow

Episode #1.5 (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 48 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

As the number of murders increases, the police revisit historic attacks in the hope of identifying further victims. George Oldfield is fired up by the arrival of a letter from the killer.

Director

Lewis Arnold

Writers

George Kay (written by) | Michael Bilton (book "Wicked Beyond Belief: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper" by)

Producer

Matt Sandford

Composer

Sarah Warne

Cinematographer

Ed Rutherford

Editors

Sacha Szwarc | Kyle Waters

Casting Directors

Sonia Allam | Victor Jenkins

Production Designer

Anna Higginson

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 10, 2023

Release date

Apr 11, 2024 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 5 nominations

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41 cast members

Name	Known for
Dorothy Atkinson Betty Hoban Betty Hoban See fewer	Mum (2016)
Lucy Black Nora Browne Nora Browne See fewer	The Durrells (2016)
Paul Brennen Jack Hill Jack Hill See fewer	Men in Black: International (2019)
Colin R. Campbell Harry Smelt Harry Smelt See fewer	Downton Abbey (2010)
James Clay Ken Dwyer Ken Dwyer See fewer	Wednesday (2022)
Emily Coates Tracy Browne Tracy Browne See fewer	The Little Mermaid (I) (2023)
Jonathan Coy Howard Cohen Howard Cohen See fewer	The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
Emma Cunniffe Margaret Oldfield Margaret Oldfield See fewer	Poirot (1989)
Alexa Davies Ruth Bundey Ruth Bundey See fewer	The Murders at White House Farm (2020)
Jack Deam DI Les Hanley DI Les Hanley See fewer	Life on Mars (2006)
Orla Fitzgerald Anna Rogulskyj Anna Rogulskyj See fewer	The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)
Marcus Fraser Calvin Thompson Calvin Thompson See fewer	Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Mark Frost Nick Clarke Nick Clarke See fewer	Mayhem (2017)
Jill Halfpenny Doreen Hill Doreen Hill See fewer	Waterloo Road (2006)
Lee Harding Ben Henderson Ben Henderson See fewer	Bet on Dwight
Chloe Harris WPC Jenny Bush WPC Jenny Bush See fewer	Nolly (2023)
Christopher Hatherall DCS John Domaille DCS John Domaille See fewer	Breathtaking (2024)
John Henshaw Mike Dugdale Mike Dugdale See fewer	The Keeper (2018)
Kris Hitchen DC John Nunn DC John Nunn See fewer	Sorry We Missed You (2019)
Lee Ingleby DCS Jim Hobson DCS Jim Hobson See fewer	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Robert James-Collier DCS Jack Ridgway DCS Jack Ridgway See fewer	Downton Abbey (2010)
Toby Jones DCS Dennis Hoban DCS Dennis Hoban See fewer	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Jasmine Lee-Jones Marcella Claxton Marcella Claxton See fewer	Pain Hustlers (2023)
Adam Long DC Andrew Laptew DC Andrew Laptew See fewer	Happy Valley (2014)
Michael McElhatton CC Ronald Gregory CC Ronald Gregory See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
David Morrissey ACC George Oldfield ACC George Oldfield See fewer	The Walking Dead (2010)
Victoria Myers WPC Sue Neave (as Vicky Myers) WPC Sue Neave (as Vicky Myers) See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Melissa Parker Linda Arrowcroft Linda Arrowcroft See fewer	Casualty (1986)
Stevie Raine DI David Zackrisson DI David Zackrisson See fewer	The Long Shadow (2023)
Lucie Shorthouse Cindy Thornbury Cindy Thornbury See fewer	Line of Duty (2012)
Nicola Stephenson Olive Smelt Olive Smelt See fewer	The Rainbow (1989)
Shaun Thomas Neil Jackson Neil Jackson See fewer	Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Stephen Tompkinson David Gee David Gee See fewer	Brassed Off (1996)
Charlotte Tyree Caroline Armstrong Caroline Armstrong See fewer	This Is England '88 (2011)
Steven Waddington DSI Dick Holland DSI Dick Holland See fewer	Uncharted (2022)
Daisy Waterstone Jacqueline Hill Jacqueline Hill See fewer	The Durrells (2016)
Charley Webb WPC Anna Lawson WPC Anna Lawson See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Liz White PS Meg Winterburn PS Meg Winterburn See fewer	Unforgotten (2015)
Antony Barlow Pub Drinker (uncredited) Pub Drinker (uncredited) See fewer	Tolkien (2019)
Luke Hughes Uniformed Police Officer (uncredited) Uniformed Police Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Rev4 Unplugged (2020)
Lizzie Huly Protester (uncredited) Protester (uncredited) See fewer	Finding Your True Self (2022)