I was not disappointed.
The novels (and films) are fictionalized accounts of the investigation into the Yorkshire Ripper, a brutal serial killer that stalked the Yorkshire area of England in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
The cast includes Sean Bean ( a personal soft spot for my steel city brother), Warren Clarke, David Morrissey and Rebecca Hall. According to one of the writers, the overall plan is to create nothing less than a new TV genre, to be known as “Yorkshire noir”
The series begins with 1974, Yorkshire - a time of paranoia, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford (Andrew Garfield) is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit that characterises a police investigation into a series of child abductions.
Several groups who won’t enjoy it much. Among them are anybody with a dicky stomach, any old officers from the West Yorkshire police, and any viewers who were banking on a "Life On Mars"
Incredibly refreshing material produced by Channel 4. Fantastic.
( Watch it again 4on demand)
(Trailer)
Quote of the evening
Sean Bean held at gun point
Sean Bean: " All this for a fuckin' cinema?"
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