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An air date has been announced for new ITV drama The Long Shadow – and it’s set to hit screens tonight (Monday).

The six-part series will begin on ITV1 on Monday, September 25 at 9pm.

The series is the depiction of the desperate five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, with creators saying it will “sensitively focussing on the lives of the victims who crossed his path and those of the officers at the heart of the police investigation”.

Toby Jones as DCS Dennis Hoban and Lee Ingleby as DCS Jim Hobson. Picture: ITV

Toby Jones, David Morrissey and Katherine Kelly are among those set to feature in the upcoming drama.

The Long Shadow has been written by screenwriter George Kay (Hijack, Criminal: UK) who researched the extensive archive of the investigation, comprising of hundreds of case files, interview transcripts and police reports.

The series is also based on Wicked Beyond Belief, Michael Bilton’s account of the case.

The Long Shadow will begin on Monday, September 25 at 9pm on ITV1.

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