The Long Shadow is a seven-part British true crime drama television series, written by George Kay and directed by Lewis Arnold.

The series details the five-year manhunt for the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, commonly referred to as the Yorkshire Ripper.

Screenwriter George Kay used the Michael Bilton 2003 book Wicked Beyond Belief combined with case files, interview transcripts, and police reports, to pen the series.

"[10] She also says: "We have come to expect virulent misogyny and racism to be on show in dramas set in earlier decades and involving the police – or any other unwieldy, male-dominated institution – but The Long Shadow succeeds in embedding it more quietly but firmly.

In March 2024, the series was nominated in the Best Limited Drama category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards.