Red Riding

A series of three TV movies based on David Peace's four Red Riding novels. The three specials take place over three years - 1974, 1980, and 1983 - in Yorkshire, and deal with a series of murders mirroring the Real Life Yorkshire Ripper killings. With an ensemble cast of British actors, Red Riding is a dark and engrossing (and disgusting) trilogy. The first film sees Intrepid Reporter Eddie Dunford of the Yorkshire Post investigate a child's murder which may or may not be connected with Corrupt Corporate Executive John Dawson's plan to build a shopping centre over the place that the body was found in. The second and third deal with the Yorkshire Ripper and Wearside Jack cases.

This show provides examples of:

 * Amateur Sleuth
 * Affably Evil: John Dawson.
 * The Coroner Doth Protest Too Much: The death of
 * Crapsack World: Anywhere in the North before about 1990 is generally portrayed as exaggeratedly crappy.
 * Dirty Cop:
 * Intrepid Reporter: Eddie Dunford.
 * I Can Still Fight
 * Inherent in the System:
 * Oop North: The series is set in the three districts, or 'ridings', of Yorkshire.
 * Police Brutality: Two corrupt cops corner
 * Serial Killer: The major focus of the middle episode is on the Yorkshire Ripper, a real life serial killer.
 * Serial Killer: The major focus of the middle episode is on the Yorkshire Ripper, a real life serial killer.