This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

In 1970s northern England, Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield is tasked with leading an investigation after several prostitutes are murdered. A £5 note left at the scene of one of the murders offers a potential lead.

Director

Writer

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Directors

Stephanie Booth | Lisa Harris

Production Designer

Chris Wilkinson

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 26, 2000

Release date

Jan 26, 2000 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

5 nominations

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50 cast members

Name	Known for
Alun Armstrong Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield Asst. Chief 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 Chief Const. Ronald Gregory Chief Const. Ronald Gregory See fewer	Boney (1972)
John Duttine Det. Chief Supt. Jim Hobson Det. Chief Supt. Jim Hobson See fewer	To Serve Them All My Days (1980)
Gerard Horan Detective Chief Superintendent John Domaille Detective Chief Superintendent John Domaille See fewer	Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)
Stephen Moore Professor David Gee Professor David Gee See fewer	The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Pip Donaghy Det. Chief Supt. Will Brooks (as Pip Donaghay) Det. Chief Supt. Will Brooks (as Pip Donaghay) See fewer	1984 (1984)
Paul Angelis Det. Chief Supt. Jack Ridgeway Det. Chief Supt. Jack Ridgeway See fewer	Yellow Submarine (1968)
Howard Ward Det. Supt. John Stainthorpe Det. Supt. John Stainthorpe See fewer	The Broken (2008)
Jim Millea Det. Insp. John Boyle Det. Insp. John Boyle See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
John Graham-Davies Det. Insp. Tony Glendenning Det. Insp. Tony Glendenning See fewer	Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
Andrew Readman Det. Sgt. Peter Smith Det. Sgt. Peter Smith See fewer	Reg (2016)
David Prosho Det. Sgt. Parks Det. Sgt. Parks See fewer	Scott & Bailey (2011)
Katharine Rogers WPC Sue Neave WPC Sue Neave See fewer	London's Burning (1988)
Laura Richmond WPC Ruth Ford WPC Ruth Ford See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Paula J. Horton WPC Susan Phillips WPC Susan Phillips See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Simon Lenagan DC Cambrook DC Cambrook See fewer	Happy Valley (2014)
Tim Dantay DC Cleasby DC Cleasby See fewer	Everest (2015)
Matt Healy DC Rogan DC Rogan See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Darren Roberts DC Wakeman DC Wakeman See fewer	A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)
Martin Ronan DC Sandford DC Sandford See fewer	Split Second (1992)
Terence Mann DC Marks DC Marks See fewer	It's Your Movie (2002)
Marcus Romer DC Barkham DC Barkham See fewer	The Knife That Killed Me (2014)
John Griffin DC Garrett DC Garrett See fewer	This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
David Maybrick Keighley Constable Keighley Constable See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Craig Cheetham Peter Sutcliffe Peter Sutcliffe See fewer	Life on Mars (2006)
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)
Neil Boorman Wilf MacDonald Wilf MacDonald See fewer	Wallander (2008)
Suzanne Ellison Irene MacDonald Irene MacDonald See fewer	This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
Liz Hume Dawson Chapeltown Prostitute Chapeltown Prostitute See fewer	Sorted (2006)
Tanya Myers Myra Lawton (as Tania Myers) Myra Lawton (as Tania Myers) See fewer	Control (2007)
Mark Benton Terence Hawkshaw Terence Hawkshaw See fewer	Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
Jean Stevens Mrs. Hawkshaw Mrs. Hawkshaw See fewer	Labrats (2010)
Ken Bradshaw Adrian Windows Adrian Windows See fewer	Shameless (2004)
Vinette Robinson Rita Rytka Rita Rytka See fewer	Sherlock (2010)
Ted Robbins Chauffeur Chauffeur See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Gemma Phoenix Schoolgirl (as Gemma Pheonix) Schoolgirl (as Gemma Pheonix) See fewer	Raining Stones (1993)
Peter Lorenzelli Barker Barker See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Laura Crossley Tracey Browne Tracey Browne See fewer	The Secret Garden (1993)
Christine Mackie Mrs. Browne Mrs. Browne See fewer	Outlaws (2004)
James Higgins Stevenson Stevenson See fewer	This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
Gillian Brownson Nurse Nurse See fewer	This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
Stephen Carlton-Woods Police Pathologist (as Stephen Woods) Police Pathologist (as Stephen Woods) See fewer	Let Them Speak (2020)
Zoie Kennedy WPC WPC See fewer	The Royal (2003)
Jack P. Shepherd Actor Actor See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Juel Stokes Prostitute (uncredited) Prostitute (uncredited) See fewer	Aarya (2020)