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Season 1 – Ripper Street

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Jack the Ripper was a serial killer who butchered a number of women in and around the Whitechapel District of London in 1888. This drama begins about six months after the final murder, with now-peaceful East London hoping that the reign of terror is over. Among the hopeful are members of H Division, the police precinct tasked with keeping order in the district, including Detective Inspector Edmund Reid, a forward-thinking detective haunted by a past mistake that ended in tragedy. While trying to keep order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel, Reid is soon drawn into the seedy criminal underworld of Victorian London, where each new murder elicits fear that the Ripper may be back.
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Ripper Street — Season 1

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Gritty, sinister, and visually striking, Ripper Street is a gripping thriller, with well-crafted characters and compellingly lurid plotlines.

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Grace Dent Independent (UK) I fought through episode one of Ripper Street trying to float above the chat - always all-male scenes - about sperm deposits, ripped-out Fallopian tubes - thinking: "Who enjoys this? Who is this really for?" Oct 22, 2018 Full Review Alex Hardy Times (UK) It's still bally ridiculous at times, but the visuals, stories and soap are so well defined. Rated: 4/5 Oct 18, 2018 Full Review David Wiegand San Francisco Chronicle Ripper Street boasts superb performances, cast and production values, and, beyond the copycat elements, thoughtfully written scripts loaded with surprises and a compellingly complicated moral base. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 19, 2013 Full Review Jan Moir Daily Mail (UK) How did such a godforsaken, blood-spattered, flamboyantly violent, women-hating television series ever get made in the first place? Oct 24, 2018 Full Review Michael Noble PopMatters The effect is a fictional history that even professional historians can enjoy without making too many dismissive shakes of the head. Rated: 7/10 Mar 17, 2014 Full Review J.C. Maçek III PopMatters As these and other images are not only what they seem, they help also to develop Ripper Street's more distressing themes. Rated: 8/10 Aug 20, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cookie M Visual setting a dark place which never seems to find sunlight. Especially fond of the Captain, though his character gritty, a heart bigger than grand canyon. Disappointed they let his character die, just after he got his son. Reid awkward but bright lost in work, eventually and again puts work over daughter. Ending was blah, maybe I expected a glimmer of sunshine just a little to lighten the ending. Overall it is worth the watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/02/24 Full Review Malcolm M Excellent!! But you must be able to tolerate some gory scenes. I'm currently watching season 3, and will be sad when it is over. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/03/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best series I have ever seen. Each character is fascinating and so well-acted that you forget that this is a show and not a real-time glimpse into the past. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member They need to replace the main characters wife current one is such a Downer Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Best series I've seen since The Game of Thrones Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review shubham s AMAZING !!! It has to be said upfront - " Leman Street team is better than Sherlock". Plot has many twists & turns but most amazing is the depth of each character & their different shades. Victorian Dark Age is shown with some accuracy. A must watch for any suspense fan. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Matthew Macfadyen

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MyAnna Buring

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Charlene McKenna

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Adam Rothenberg

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Jerome Flynn

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Amanda Hale

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 30, 2012 I Need Light A young woman is found brutally murdered, the hallmark signs of the Ripper upon her, but authorities are divided on the question of suspects. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 6, 2013 In My Protection A beloved toy maker is beaten to death for a mysterious brass box and the coins in his pocket, and the 14-year-old culprit refuses to deny the charge. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 13, 2013 The King Came Calling H Division and the Independent City of London force search for an underlying pattern amidst the tide of sickness. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 20, 2013 The Good of This City The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground railway reveals an almost undecipherable murder scene and an unreliable witness. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 27, 2013 The Weight of One Man's Heart A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies draws the attention of Reid and his team, while Drake is confronted with a specter from his past in the form of his one-time colonel. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 3, 2013 Tournament of Shadows As a dock strike takes hold of the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist leads Reid and the team into the chicanery of the British government's fight against distant empires and global terrorism. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 16, 2013 A Man of My Company A shipping magnate want to complete the acquisition of an ailing line; an engine inventor's body gains Reid's attention. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 9, 2013 What Use Our Work Reid is adrift, his team in pieces and Leman Street shaken to its foundations; a kidnapping offers Reid cause to assemble his men and tackle the white slavery ring operating in their midst. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Greg Brenman, Will Gould, Simon Vaughan
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Dec 30, 2012
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