TV series
Jack the Ripper
1988 · 1 season
A grim, methodical Victorian procedural that immerses you in foggy, gaslit dread and the grinding frustration of an investigation haunted by politics and press.
- Created by
- David Wickes, Derek Marlowe
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Crime
- Starring
- Michael Caine, Jane Seymour, Lewis Collins
- Tagline
- The hunt is on for the world's most infamous diabolical murderer.
- 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.
- How it feels
- Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Crime, mystery, corruption, power
- Content
- Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- David Wickes, Derek Marlowe
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Crime
- Starring
- Michael Caine, Jane Seymour, Lewis Collins
