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Jack the Ripper

The hunt is on for the world's most infamous diabolical murderer.

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Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.

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Starring

Michael Caine, Jane Seymour, Lewis Collins

Created by

Derek Marlowe, David Wickes

Miniseries

1.Episode 1

In the early hours of Friday morning, August 31st 1888 a penniless prostitute was slaughtered on a London Street. Her name was Mary Ann Nichols. With the death of this one woman began a reign of terror so horrifying that the world remembers it still.

96 minOct 11, 1988

2.Episode 2

In the autumn of 1888 London's huge metropolis was gripped by fear. On the teeming streets of Whitechapel women were being torn to pieces by a killer who vanished in the shadows time after time. So terrible was the savagery, that the world remembers it still.

94 minOct 18, 1988

Jack the Ripper

DramaMysteryCrime

Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.

The hunt is on for the world's most infamous diabolical murderer.

Information

Released
Oct 11, 1988
Episode length
Seasons
1
Episodes
2
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
GB
Rating
NR
Created by
Derek Marlowe, David Wickes

Networks

Network
ITV1

People in this story

Michael CaineInspector Frederick Abberline
Jane SeymourEmma
Lewis CollinsSergeant George Godley
Armand AssanteRichard Mansfield
Lysette AnthonyMary Jane Kelly
Michael GothardGeorge Lusk
T. P. McKennaO'Connor
Richard MorantDr. Acland
Christopher FulfordBeggar
Harry AndrewsCoroner Wynne Baxter
Peter ArmitageSergeant Kerby
Hugh FraserSir Charles Warren

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