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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

  • TV Movie
  • 20092009
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
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7.1/10
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
The police and the public are still baffled that the "Ripper" remains at large and may have inspired a copycat killer. A veteran police officer, Peter Hunter (Paddy Considine), is called in from Manchester to take over the investigation, but his new theories about the case only incite growing opposition to his involvement.
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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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9.2K
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    • James Marsh
    • Tony Grisoni
    • David Peace(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Warren Clarke
    • Paddy Considine
    • James Fox
    • James Marsh
    • Tony Grisoni
    • David Peace(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Warren Clarke
    • Paddy Considine
    • James Fox
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    • 28User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
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    Red Riding: 1980
    Trailer 1:01
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    The Red Riding Trilogy
    Trailer 2:27
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    Red Riding: 1980
    Clip 1:06
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    Red Riding: 1980
    Clip 1:17
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    Red Riding: 1980
    Clip 0:43
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    Making of The Red Riding Trilogy
    Featurette 3:01
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    Photos15

    Paddy Considine in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
    Paddy Considine and Maxine Peake in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
    Shaun Dooley and Sean Harris in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
    Paddy Considine and Sean Harris in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
    Paddy Considine and Tony Pitts in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
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    Maxine Peake in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
    James Marsh in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
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    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
    Paddy Considine in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)

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    Warren Clarke
    Warren Clarke
    • Bill Molloy
    Paddy Considine
    Paddy Considine
    • Peter Hunter
    James Fox
    James Fox
    • Philip Evans
    David Calder
    David Calder
    • Sir John Marsden
    Nicholas Woodeson
    Nicholas Woodeson
    • Michael Warren
    Ron Cook
    Ron Cook
    • Clement Smith
    Maxine Peake
    Maxine Peake
    • Helen Marshall
    Tony Pitts
    Tony Pitts
    • John Nolan
    Jim Carter
    Jim Carter
    • Harold Angus
    David Morrissey
    David Morrissey
    • Maurice Jobson
    Eddie Marsan
    Eddie Marsan
    • Jack Whitehead
    Sean Harris
    Sean Harris
    • Bob Craven
    Tony Mooney
    • Tommy Douglas
    Shaun Dooley
    Shaun Dooley
    • Dick Alderman
    Kenneth Oxtoby
    • Hotel Receptionist
    • (as Ken Oxtoby)
    Lesley Sharp
    Lesley Sharp
    • Joan Hunter
    John Barber
    • Police Officer 1
    Peter Mullan
    Peter Mullan
    • Martin Laws
      • James Marsh
      • Tony Grisoni
      • David Peace(based on the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Maxine Peake was cast when two previous choices dropped out.
    • Goofs
      When 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!

    • Connections
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    User reviews28

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    7/10
    Decent Film, Good Backdrop
    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.
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      • March 12, 2009 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Channel 4
      • Screen Yorkshire
      • Lipsync Productions
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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