Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
“An epic tale of murder, corruption and obsession.”
Overview
Yorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions that draw them into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.
Director
Julian Jarrold
Budget
9.0M
Status
Released
Production
Screen Yorkshire, Lipsync Productions, Revolution Films, Film4 Productions
Cast
Andrew Garfield
Eddie Dunford
Warren Clarke
Bill Molloy
Sean Bean
John Dawson
David Morrissey
Maurice Jobson
John Henshaw
Bill Hadley
Anthony Flanagan
Barry Gannon
Jennifer Hennessy
Mrs Kemplay
Mary Jo Randle
Eddie's Mum
Rita May
Aunty Win
Rachel Jane Allen
Susan Dunford
Graham Walker
Uncle Eric
Michelle Dockery
Kathryn Tyler
Robert Sheehan
BJ
Eddie Marsan
Jack Whitehead
Daniel Mays
Michael Myshkin
Cara Seymour
Mary Cole
Peter Mullan
Martin Laws
Gerard Kearns
Leonard Cole
Ian Mercer
Paul Booker
Rebecca Hall
Paula Garland
Sean Harris
Bob Craven
Steven Robertson
Sgt. Bob Fraser
Shaun Dooley
Dick Alderman
Roger Morlidge
Court Clerk
Mike Mitchell
Henchman
Danny Cunningham
Gaz
Katherine Vasey
Steph
Margaret Blakemore
Rochdale's Neighbour
Tony Mooney
Tommy Douglas
Lynn Roden
Bet
Liz Hume Dawson
Staff Nurse
Cathryn Bradshaw
Marjorie Dawson
Chris Walker
Jim Prentice
Kelly Freemantle
Clare Strachan
Berwick Kaler
George Greaves
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