'The Long Shadow' - the making of a true crime drama

## Subscribe at robertmurphy.substack.com to see trailers, video interviews and images from the drama. ##How do you dramatise for television the story of Britain’s most notorious serial killer? How can you devise and write compelling scenes while remaining faithful to the facts, respectful to his victims and mindful of the families left behind?Behind the Crimes is an independent reader-supported publication. To receive bonus features including video interviews, images and long-reads, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.To produce the critically-acclaimed drama ‘The Long Shadow’ writer and Executive Producer George Kay (Hijack, Lupin, Criminal UK, Litvinenko) spent four years researching primary sources about Sutcliffe’s crimes, meeting families of his victims and hearing from survivors.In this interview-episode, George tells Rob Murphy how he managed this sensitive balancing act to create this absorbing series. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertmurphy.substack.com

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### WINNER 'Outstanding Indie Podcast at the True Crime Awards 2024. ### What makes a criminal? What makes a truly great detective? Award-winning TV crime correspondent Robert Murphy speaks with people involved with some of the most fascinating true crime cases of recent years: detectives, victims, experts and sometimes even the criminals themselves. What drives a person to ignore the morals, laws and conventions of normal society and pushes them to perform the darkest acts? Sex? Money? Revenge? Love? Humiliation? Are criminals born bad or are they a creation of their circumstances? How can detectives catch people who are intent on causing truly dreadful harm to others? What happens when that criminal has done a brilliant job covering their tracks? This podcast and newsletter explores some of our biggest crime stories - and some of the lesser-known, compelling cases which deserve a better understanding. For video interviews, evidence from each case, articles and more, go to https://robertmurphy.substack.com/about robertmurphy.substack.com