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The actor who played Les Battersby in Coronation Street, Bruce Jones, has had quite a journey since his time on the soap; from being homeless and battling alcohol addiction to landing roles in Hollywood, he's seen it all over the years. On the show, Les Battersby and his family were notorious for causing chaos on the cobbled streets of Weatherfield, but they quickly became soap legends when they burst onto our screens back in 1997.

Emmerdale legend Mark Jordan, who played Daz Spencer on the soap from 2014 to 2019, is making a big TV comeback.The actor was sacked from Emmerdale in late 2019 after being accused of assaulting a pensioner, but he was found not guilty. Mark has been focusing on his stage career since leaving Emmerdale, but now he's returning to TV with a role in the new ITV thriller The Long Shadow.The drama tells the story of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, and Mark will play a character named Ray Wood. His first episode is due to air this month.

An Emmerdale star is set for a major TV comeback with a huge new role after being sacked from the ITV soap.

Emmerdale icon Sammy Winward is returning to TV, eight years after quitting the ITV soap to pursue a "normal" career. Sammy, 38, joined Emmerdale as Katie Sugden in 2001 when she was just 15 years old and was introduced as Andy Sugden’s first girlfriend. She was at the heart of some dramatic storylines over the years which saw her get married, have numerous affairs and suffer a miscarriage, as well as shattering her pelvis after a fall.

Bruce Jones was famed for his role as Les Battersby on the hit ITV soap Coronation Street.

George Kay looks conflicted. Speaking to Deadline before the resolution of the writers strike, the British WGA member had put down his pen on an Amazon Studios movie project and ducked a U.S. publicity round for his Apple TV+ series Hijack. But it’s fair to say that the strikes coincided with Kay having a serious moment.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Distributor All3Media Intl. has sold “The Long Shadow,” written by “Lupin” creator George Kay, to Sundance Now, which has taken exclusive rights in the U.S. and Canada.

Emmerdale star Daz Spencer, played by Mark Jordan, looked unrecognisable as he returns to screens four years later as a murder suspect in the new Yorkshire Ripper drama, The Long Shadow. The Yorkshire Ripper has been the subject of many documentaries and dramas since his arrest in 1981, including Netflix’ s The Ripper and an episode of Crimes That Shook Britain. But The Long Shadow focuses less on serial killer Peter Sutcliffe and more on his victims.

The Yorkshire Ripper to The Long Shadow after criticism from victims’ families.The new drama series will focus on the five-year manhunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe – known as the Yorkshire Ripper – who killed 13 women and attempted to kill seven more between 1975-1980.In a new interview with The Daily Telegraph, screenwriter George Kay said that the name change came after criticism from families, and problems surrounding the use of the popular nickname.“We started by calling it The Yorkshire Ripper but in the beginning we hadn’t learnt, as we did when making the show, that the moniker used to describe Peter Sutcliffe – which obviously began before anyone knew his real name, but continued after – was disrespectful in many ways,” he said.“The victims’ families certainly don’t want that name being applied to Peter Sutcliffe because it creates a dark brand around a man who doesn’t deserve that sort of attention, and especially not that verb.“That was one of our lessons. We’ve been working on this for four years and in that time we’ve met lots of people in all parts of this story.”Kay added: “We’ve tried to learn and change and understand their stories and their opinions, and so because of that the title changed from The Yorkshire Ripper.”The Long Shadow will come to ITV1 and ITVx later this month, and stars Toby Jones as detective Dennis Hoban, and David Morrissey as his successor George Oldfield.Elsewhere, Katherine Kelly plays Sutcliffe’s second victim Emily Jackson, with Daniel Mays playing her husband Sydney.A synopsis of the show reads: “One murder has the power to cast a long shadow and this case plunged a whole society into darkness.

EXCLUSIVE: A Broadmoor hospital doc featuring “brand-new testimony from ex-patients and ex-staff” is in the works at Paramount UK network Channel 5.

Charley Webb teased a glimpse of her outfit as she headed out for dinner to say 'goodbye'. The actress took to Instagram to share how her pals had organised a special meal as she prepares to leave for a while.

Former Emmerdale star Charley Webb has shared a sneak preview of her next big career move - and fans said they "can't wait". The actress played Debbie Dingle on the soap for 19 years, but quit not long after the birth of her third child.

ITV has revealed the star-studded cast for the upcoming true crime drama The Long Shadow - including a number of former Corrie and Emmerdale cast members. The true crime drama follows the five-year hunt for the Yorkshire ripper.

Naman Ramachandran “The Long Shadow,” a true crime drama by “Hijack” and “Lupin” creator George Kay, has revealed a stellar cast. Directed by BAFTA-winner director Lewis Arnold (“Sherwood,” “Time,” “Des”) the 7 x 60′ for U.K. broadcaster ITV and streamer ITVX, drama is a depiction of the five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, focusing on the lives of the victims who crossed his path and those of the officers at the heart of the police investigation.

Toby Jones & David Morrissey Board ITV Yorkshire Ripper Drama

The detective who brought Scots serial killer Peter Tobin to justice will host a talk on murderers in Kilmarnock later this year.

Killers who commit the vilest crimes in the UK are handed a whole-life prison term, meaning they will die behind bars. There are currently dozens of criminals locked up in prison who will never be released.

Coronation Street fans were stunned to see soap actor Bruce Jones, who played Les Battersby, appear in an ITV documentary about the Yorkshire Ripper.The Corrie legend became caught up in the viscous murders when he found a dead body while working on an allotment in the late 1970s. Peter Sutcliffe, the notorious serial killer was only charged for a handful of his despicable murders, which ITV explored in a new documentary on Wednesday 23 February titled Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders. For the first time, the programme also linked 20 unsolved murders and attempted murders to Sutcliffe, along with the murder of 13 women and attempted murder of 7 women that he was charged with from 1975 to 1980.

Former Coronation Street star Bruce Jones has spoken about the moment he discovered a body believed to be that of a Yorkshire Ripper victim.

A sick calendar featuring the face of a different murderer for each month of the year is being sold on Amazon, offering buyers '12 months of serial killer colouring'.

Families of victims murdered by the Yorkshire Ripper are demanding his estate be shared between them.Mystery surrounds the contents of Peter Sutcliffe’s will, amid claims he owns two plots of land in Scotland.The late serial killer boasted that one of the Kray twins offered to buy the land, gifted to him by a female admirer while he was in Broadmoor hospital.But Neil Jackson, 62, whose mother Emily was Sutcliffe’s second victim, said: “Any money or property he had an interest in should be

direct to your inboxA coroner is awaiting the prison ombudsman’s report into the death of the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, who died from a combination of Covid-19, diabetes and heart disease in November 2020, an inquest hearing was told today.Crispin Oliver, the Assistant Senior Coroner for County Durham and Darlington, held a brief hearing at Crook Civic Centre to give an update into how the inquiry was progressing.Sutcliffe, dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, murdered 13 women and attacked

Peter Sutcliffe could have been caught two years earlier. The four-part series landed on the streaming service this week and follows the police struggle to capture the Yorkshire Ripper throughout 1970s Britain.

The Ripper—a four episode docuseries—will drop on Netflix, and it’s going in-depth on the Yorkshire Ripper, who killed 13 women in England in the late ‘70s. The series will retell the crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, examining the chain of events that happened when his killings were taking place, along with how the police may have botched the investigation.

https://t.co/RNBO7V7euk— holly (@hollywheeler_) November 13, 2020So it was little surprise the 74-year-old’s passing made headlines.And it was perhaps the fact his name was everywhere for a few days that Gavin & Stacey fans made the bone chilling connection that not only was Dawn’s husband Pete actually named after the murderer, Peter Sutcliffe, but that in fact, all the surnames in Gavin & Stacey were based on infamous murderers.The show’s writers made a slightly disturbing point of naming

Yorkshire Ripper admitted: “I should be hanged,” moments after being jailed for 13 murders.

the Mirror reports. He was the only family member who kept in contact with the notorious killer, who died last week aged 70.

Peter Sutcliffe expressed a wish to cremated and have his ashes scattered in Paris by his ex-wife. The notorious serial killer spent his honeymoon in the French capital with his former partner Sonia Woodward in 1974.

CNN.He had been suffering from underlying health conditions before testing positive for COVID-19, and prison officials could not confirm whether that was the cause of death.“HMP (Her Majesty’s Prison) Frankland prisoner Peter Coonan (born Sutcliffe) died in hospital on 13 November.

reports the Mirror. Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, who died in hospital this morning aged 74 after contracting coronavirus, had brutally murdered the 20-year-old and dumped her body on an allotment in Manchester.

Peter Sutcliffe has died at the age of 74 after a battle with coronavirus. The notorious serial killer had tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from hospital for an unrelated health condition earlier this month.

is said to be 'gravely ill' after refusing treatment for coronavirus.He spent five nights in hospital but was returned to HMP Frankland in Durham on Monday.Now the sister of a woman thought to have been murdered by Sutcliffe has called on the serial killer to tell them the truth.Gloria Booth, 29, was strangled and dumped in a park in 1971.Her family are convinced Peter Sutcliffe was the culprit.

Peter Sutcliffe had spent five nights in hospital but was returned to HMP Frankland in County Durham today.

ITV has announced a drama on the Yorkshire Ripper – saying it will put victims, their families and survivors “at the heart” of the story.

The famous Broadmoor Hospital, which was once home to the Yorkshire Ripper, could soon be transformed into a luxury hotel.