Jack the Ripper (1988)

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1988 · NR · 1 season · 2 episodes

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Regular Cast

Michael CaineInspector Frederick Abberline(2 episodes)

Armand AssanteRichard Mansfield(2 episodes)

Jane SeymourEmma(2 episodes)

Deirdre CostelloAnnie Chapman(2 episodes)

Gary Love

Will OldhamDonald Turnupseed

Plot

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.

Directors:David Wickes, Todd Rohal

Writers:David Wickes, Derek Marlowe, Todd Rohal

Composers:John Cameron, David Wingo

Producers:Robert O'Connor, David Wickes, Al Burgess, Leonard Hill, Lloyd Shirley, Megan Griffiths, Todd Rohal

Genres:Crime Drama Mystery

Production companies:

Euston Films

Thames Television

Seasons & Episodes

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#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.
Release: 1988-10-11Grade
#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.
Release: 1988-10-18Grade

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