This could have been a fascinating breakdown of the most prolific serial killer (pre. Harold Shipman) but chooses to ignore him and focus on his targets rather than examining his (skewed/perverted) justifications.
While it's an interesting perspective, it soon becomes clear that the series is a propaganda tool to tell us how poorly women were treated by the Police and how men should be ashamed to have an XY chromosome. A perfect example of this is where the women march through the streets with lingering shots of anti male placards, and the song "Bridge over Troubled Water" is sung not by Simon and Garfunkle, but by a woman. These are all subtle markers placed in the Visual and audio narrative but so obvious wants it becomes clear the message being pushed onto the viewer.
Looking back at the events in the cold light of hindsight it's so easy to be critical, but opportunities were missed, more women died but the series doesn't give us any insight into the mind of the killer, it actively tries not to give him any airtime as it doesn't want to dwell on the male, it really wants to brush him under the carpet so the victims are the focus and the failings of the Police are showcased with great pleasure.
What were Sutcliffe's motivations, what was his back story, why did his wife not come forward, why did she protect him, what were the 9 times he was interviewed, was there any mention of the money he used that was tracked to his workplace, how did he evade capture for so long, why did the Police Officer go back and check the location, how many more victims were there, once he was captured dis they find any evidence at his property, in his car, any souvenirs?
There are so many unanswered questions and the obvious reason was, they don't want to empower the offender and give him any more airtime other than the bare minimum.
Ultimately it feels like an unfinished project, created to focus on how badly women/prostitutes and Women Police officers were treated in the buzz word "misogynistic" climate.
This could have been so much more but once you see the anti male undercurrent, it's easy to see where the heart of this project lies.
While it's an interesting perspective, it soon becomes clear that the series is a propaganda tool to tell us how poorly women were treated by the Police and how men should be ashamed to have an XY chromosome. A perfect example of this is where the women march through the streets with lingering shots of anti male placards, and the song "Bridge over Troubled Water" is sung not by Simon and Garfunkle, but by a woman. These are all subtle markers placed in the Visual and audio narrative but so obvious wants it becomes clear the message being pushed onto the viewer.
Looking back at the events in the cold light of hindsight it's so easy to be critical, but opportunities were missed, more women died but the series doesn't give us any insight into the mind of the killer, it actively tries not to give him any airtime as it doesn't want to dwell on the male, it really wants to brush him under the carpet so the victims are the focus and the failings of the Police are showcased with great pleasure.
What were Sutcliffe's motivations, what was his back story, why did his wife not come forward, why did she protect him, what were the 9 times he was interviewed, was there any mention of the money he used that was tracked to his workplace, how did he evade capture for so long, why did the Police Officer go back and check the location, how many more victims were there, once he was captured dis they find any evidence at his property, in his car, any souvenirs?
There are so many unanswered questions and the obvious reason was, they don't want to empower the offender and give him any more airtime other than the bare minimum.
Ultimately it feels like an unfinished project, created to focus on how badly women/prostitutes and Women Police officers were treated in the buzz word "misogynistic" climate.
This could have been so much more but once you see the anti male undercurrent, it's easy to see where the heart of this project lies.