"Red Riding 1974" is the first entry in an ambitious, dark, and thrilling trilogy of interlinking films set in Yorkshire in the 1970s and 80s. 1974: Yorkshire - a time of paranoia, mistrust and institutionalized police corruption. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit that characterizes a police investigation into a series of child abductions. The film is directed by julian jarrold and produced by Michael winterbottom and Andrew Eaton. The film is set for release on February 6th, 2009.