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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009 · 93 min

A grim, rain-soaked procedural that burrows into institutional rot, leaving you uneasy and chilled long after.

Overview: After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interviewed The Ripper and let him back into the world to continue his reign of terror upon the citizens of Yorkshire. Assistant Chief Constable of the Manchester Police, Peter Hunter, is called in to oversee the West Yorkshire Police's Ripper investigation and see what they could have missed.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Corruption, crime, conspiracy, power
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
crime
conspiracy
power
justice
Places: countryside
workplace
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild