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Coronation Street actor Bruce Jones – who played the iconic role of Les Battersby – in Netflix's new true-crime offering,
The Ripper.
The four-part series details the horrendous crimes of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, who plagued West Yorkshire and Manchester in the '70s. It also offers a play-by-play of the investigation, and a window into the climate and attitudes of the time.
Why then, did the former soap actor appear in episode two? Well, similarly to many living in the area at that time, Jones had a traumatic personal anecdote to share. His experience was a particularly harrowing one, which he recalled for the filmmakers of the docu-series.