Episode 1
I Need Light
When a woman is found murdered, Chief Inspector Abberline believes Jack the Ripper has returned.
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TV series
Ripper Street
2012TV-MA5 seasons7.4 / 10
The law for the lawless.
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
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A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
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Episode 2
In My Protection
A toymaker is beaten to death, and a possible culprit refuses to deny the charge.
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Episode 3
The King Came Calling
Deliberate contamination is suspected in a sudden cholera outbreak . Emily's search for a charity patron proves difficult.
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Episode 4
The Good of This City
The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground railway reveals an almost indecipherable murder scene and an unreliable slum girl witness. Lucy Eames, beautiful and disturbed, is the unlikely key to a Byzantine web of conspiracy.
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Episode 5
The Weight of One Man's Heart
A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies keeps Reid and his team busy and leads to a blast from the past for Drake when he is confronted by his former army colonel. As the net closes in on the robbers, the sergeant finds his loyalties put to the test.
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Episode 6
Tournament of Shadows
As the dock strike of August '89 takes hold of the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist leads Reid and the team into the heartless chicanery of the British government's fight against distant empires and global terrorism.
Where to watch Ripper StreetEpisode 7
A Man of My Company
International haulage tycoon TP Swift arrives in town to acquire an ailing shipping line, accompanied by a team of private detectives, who proceed to cut a violent swathe through the borough on a mission of vengeance. As Reid focuses on the murder of an engine inventor, Jackson and Susan's past comes back to haunt them, bringing their future in Whitechapel - and their very lives - into question.
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Episode 8
What Use Our Work?
Reid is adrift, his team in pieces and Leman Street shaken to its foundations following recent events. A kidnapping offers him cause to assemble his men and tackle the white slavery ring operating in their midst. But Reid is gripped by a growing obsession that this leads back to the terrible secret from his own past.
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More about Ripper Street
Cast
Matthew MacfadyenEdmund Reid
Adam RothenbergHomer Jackson
MyAnna BuringLong Susan Hart
Charlene McKennaRose Erskine
Amanda HaleEmily Reid
Jonathan BarnwellDick Hobbs
Leanne BestJane Cobden
David WilmotDonald ArthertonCredits
- Created by
- Richard Warlow
- Written by
- Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay, Rachel Bennette, Rob Green, Declan Croghan, Julie Rutterford, Thomas Martin, Jamie Crichton, Marnie Dickens, Matt Delargy, Justin Young
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 36
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
Prime Video
Tiger AspectUnited Kingdom
Lookout PointUnited Kingdom
Element PicturesIreland
Themes
19th centurydarkjack the ripperlondon, englandperiod dramaperiod piecepolice detectiveserial killer
