Toby Jones stars in 'The Long Shadow' on ITV

Toby Jones leads an all-star cast in 'The Long Shadow', the first episode of which airs tonight at 9pm on ITV.

The series, which also includes fellow yakker Dorothy Atkinson, is the definitive depiction of the desperate five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, sensitively focusing on the lives of the victims who crossed his path and those of the officers at the heart of the police investigation.

It is going to be made up of seven one-hour episodes, which will all be released on ITVX upon the series’ launch tonight.