TV Series2020Ended

The Ripper

Name: The Ripper
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Cast: Alan Whitehouse, Keith Hellawell, Bruce Jones, Jeremy Thompson

Taste attributes: crimedocumentarydetectivetried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedall consuming questfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Once upon a time in Yorkshire..."

Boxlist takeA grounded documentary series that is weighty, small-scale and gritty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

6.6/10

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Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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.

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