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The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.
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- 2 nominations
Kenneth Oxtoby
- Hotel Receptionist
- (as Ken Oxtoby)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaMaxine Peake was cast when two previous choices dropped out.
- GoofsWhen Hunter goes to visit Laws the door and windows are clearly made of UPVC which was not available in 1980.
- Quotes
Peter Hunter: You don't like the police much, do you?
Martin Laws: No love lost, no.
Peter Hunter: So when someone kicks down your front door, kills the dog and rapes the wife, who you gonna call?
Martin Laws: Well it certainly wouldn't be the West Yorkshire Police - they'd already *be* in there, wouldn't they!
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A team of investigators attempt to stop a serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper from claiming his next victim, but uncover something far more terrifying.
I really appreciate this story being set in the time of the Yorkshire Ripper. That gives me something familiar, but not something overdone. And although the focus seems to be on a team of detectives trying to track the Ripper, this is more or less just a jumping off point, because it never seems like the story is heading towards a resolution at a quick pace.
(In real life, West Yorkshire Police were criticised for the time they took in apprehending the real killer, despite interviewing him nine times during the murder hunt. Owing to the sensational nature of the case, they were having to handle an exceptional volume of information, some of it misleading, including a hoax recorded message and letters purporting to be from the "Ripper". So the pace is not inaccurate.) This is a good film, but somehow never seems to reach the level of part one. This may be my bias, though, as I prefer journalists over detectives... but even the feel is off. It seems like James marsh was going in and out of documentary mode, while the previous film just wanted to tell a good story.
I really appreciate this story being set in the time of the Yorkshire Ripper. That gives me something familiar, but not something overdone. And although the focus seems to be on a team of detectives trying to track the Ripper, this is more or less just a jumping off point, because it never seems like the story is heading towards a resolution at a quick pace.
(In real life, West Yorkshire Police were criticised for the time they took in apprehending the real killer, despite interviewing him nine times during the murder hunt. Owing to the sensational nature of the case, they were having to handle an exceptional volume of information, some of it misleading, including a hoax recorded message and letters purporting to be from the "Ripper". So the pace is not inaccurate.) This is a good film, but somehow never seems to reach the level of part one. This may be my bias, though, as I prefer journalists over detectives... but even the feel is off. It seems like James marsh was going in and out of documentary mode, while the previous film just wanted to tell a good story.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Red Riding 1980
- Filming locations
- Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK(Brunswick Building, since demolished and now Leeds Arena site)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $148,826
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,526
- Feb 7, 2010
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) officially released in Canada in English?
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