
Red Riding
BAFTA Nominated Series The Red Riding Trilogy
“One of the cinematic events of the year”
Red Riding is a mesmerizing neo-noir epic based on factual events and adapted for the screen by Tony Grisoni from David Peace’s electrifying series of novels. acclaimed by critics as an eminent accomplishment.
It’s 1980 and the ‘Ripper’ has tyrannised Yorkshire for six long years.
Senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter is brought in by the Home Office to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.
Paddy Considine’s ‘Hunter’ has been involved with West Yorkshire before; he failed to complete an investigation into a shooting involving Yorkshire coppers back in 1974.
But this time Hunter’s determined not to leave without getting results.
Director
James Marsh
Producer
Andrew Eaton
Writer
Tony Grisoni (screenplay)
David Peace (novel)
Cast Includes
Sean Bean
Warren Clarke
Paddy Considine
Sean Harris
Eddie Marsan
David Morrissey
Joseph Mawle
Maxine Peake