'The Long Shadow' Audio Quality Slammed as 'Atrocious' by ITV1 Viewers

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1. The quality of the audio for The Long Shadow has been a source of contention for some viewers.

2. The show focuses mainly on the police's investigation into the notorious criminal's murders that took place between 1975 and 1980, and places the "victims, their families and the survivors at the heart of this series", in an effort to bring a "new perspective" to an already "well-documented story."

3. The star-studded cast includes Toby Jones as DCS Dennis Hoban, who initially led the enquiry, while David Morrissey portrays DCS George Oldfield, who took on the investigation.

4. Katherine Kelly plays Emily Jackson, a 42-year-old mother who was Sutcliffe's second victim, while Daniel Mays plays her husband, Sydney, and Shaun Thomas portrays her son, Neil Jackson.

5. Gemma Laurie plays Wilma McCann, a 28-year-old woman who became Sutcliffe's first victim in October 1975 after she was murdered by the deranged killer five minutes from her front door.

6. Katherine Kelly plays Emily Jackson, Peter Sutcliffe's second murder victim.

7. Despite its first episode receiving mostly positive reviews from critics, there's one grievance that seems to have unified viewers. Several people took to the Internet following the premiere of The Long Shadow to call out ITV for its poor sound quality, which has been blamed for making the show difficult to follow and compromising its overall enjoyment.

     The long-awaited ITV1 true-crime drama The Long Shadow has finally premiered, but viewers have been left disappointed by the show's audio quality. The drama, which follows the five-year-long hunt to find the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, has been slammed for its 'atrocious' sound, with some viewers forced to put on subtitles in order to follow the show.

     The star-studded cast includes Toby Jones as DCS Dennis Hoban, David Morrissey as DCS George Oldfield, Katherine Kelly as Emily Jackson, Peter Sutcliffe's second murder victim, Daniel Mays as Emily's husband Sydney, and Shaun Thomas as her son Neil. Directed by Lewis Arnold and written by George Kay, The Long Shadow focuses on the police's investigation into the notorious criminal's murders and places the victims and their families at the heart of the series.

     Despite its first episode receiving mostly positive reviews from critics, viewers have taken to the Internet to express their disdain over the show's poor sound quality. Many have complained that the dialogue is so difficult to hear they've had to put on subtitles in order to follow the plot, with one person describing the audio as 'muffled', 'dire', 'atrocious' and 'dreadful'.

     Others have criticised the show's lighting, with one person writing, "Why is everything so dark, we had the same electric power as now, so turn the lights on." This sentiment was echoed by another viewers who wrote, "Thoroughly enjoyed The Long Shadow, but it would have been better if I could actually see it! We did have electricity in the 1970's!"

     It remains to be seen whether ITV will take action to improve the sound quality of The Long Shadow or leave it as is. In the meantime, viewers are advised to make sure they have their subtitles on and the volume up if they want to follow the show.

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