Jack the Ripper

Overview

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.

Episodes

Episode 1

S01E01 Episode 1

October 11, 1988 5.3 96 min
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...
Episode 2

S01E02 Episode 2

October 18, 1988 6.2 94 min
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....

Cast

Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Inspector Frederick Abberline
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
Emma
Lewis Collins
Lewis Collins
Sergeant George Godley
Armand Assante
Armand Assante
Richard Mansfield
Lysette Anthony
Lysette Anthony
Mary Jane Kelly
Michael Gothard
Michael Gothard
George Lusk
T. P. McKenna
T. P. McKenna
O'Connor
Richard Morant
Richard Morant
Dr. Acland
Christopher Fulford
Christopher Fulford
Beggar
Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
Coroner Wynne Baxter
Peter Armitage
Peter Armitage
Sergeant Kerby
Hugh Fraser
Hugh Fraser
Sir Charles Warren

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