As the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe (dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper) continues in ITV1’s true-crime drama The Long Shadow, Jill Halfpenny plays Doreen Hill, whose daughter Jacqueline (The Durrells actor Daisy Waterstone) is murdered by the serial killer. Here, the former Waterloo Road and EastEnders star reveals more…
How would you describe your character?
Doreen is a very forward-thinking woman, who has ambitions for her children. When we first meet her, she’s so proud that her daughter is going to university. Doreen’s not loud. She’s quietly steely and confident. She can’t understand why people can’t do whatever they’re capable of doing, no matter where they’re from, or what