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Ripper Street

TV·2012–2016·5 seasons, 36 episodes·BBC Two·Drama, Crime, Mystery·1h 2m·8.1·Created by Richard Warlow

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The Whitechapel police fight to bring law to the lawless in the wake of Jack the Ripper's reign of terror.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Ripper Street S01E05The Weight of One Man's HeartS01E05 · 8.2A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies draw the attention of Reid and his team. While Jackson works to trace the thieves' hardware, Drake is confronted with a spectre from his past in the form of his onetime Colonel. As Reid closes in on the brash robbers and their ultimate target, Drake finds his loyalties put to the ultimate test.
  2. 02Ripper Street S01E07A Man of My CompanyS01E07 · 8.2An international shipping magnate arrives in town with his Pinkerton retinue to complete the acquisition of an ailing London shipping line. Meanwhile, the murdered body of an engine inventor draws Reid's attention just as Jackson and Long Susan's past comes back to haunt them.
  3. 03Ripper Street S03E04Your Father, My FriendS03E04 · 8.2Ghosts of Whitechapel's past come alive, setting our heroes on a path of destruction.

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Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2012–13Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Ripper Street S01E01I Need LightDecember 30, 2012 7.0A young woman is found brutally murdered, the hallmark signs of the Ripper upon her. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline believes it Jack's
  2. S01E02Ripper Street S01E02In My ProtectionJanuary 6, 2013 7.0A beloved toy maker is beaten to death for a mysterious brass box and the coins in his pocket. The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee presents
  3. S01E03Ripper Street S01E03The King Came CallingJanuary 13, 2013 7.3H Division and the Independent City of London force are thrown together when the panic surrounding a sudden cholera outbreak leads them to s
  4. S01E04Ripper Street S01E04The Good of This CityJanuary 20, 2013 7.1The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground railway reveals an indecipherable murder scene and an unreliable slum girl witness.
  5. S01E05Ripper Street S01E05Season's bestThe Weight of One Man's HeartJanuary 27, 2013 8.2A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies draw the attention of Reid and his team. While Jackson works to trace the thieves' hardware,
  6. S01E06Ripper Street S01E06Tournament of ShadowsFebruary 3, 2013 7.5As the dock strike of August 1889 takes hold of the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist leads Reid and the team into the merciless chica
  7. S01E07Ripper Street S01E07A Man of My CompanyFebruary 17, 2013 8.2An international shipping magnate arrives in town with his Pinkerton retinue to complete the acquisition of an ailing London shipping line.
  8. S01E08Ripper Street S01E08What Use Our WorkFebruary 24, 2013 7.7Reid is adrift. His team is in pieces and Leman Street is shaken to its foundations following recent events. A kidnapping offers him cause t

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2013Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S02E01Ripper Street S02E01Pure as the DrivenOctober 28, 2013 7.1East London has found no peace; H Division's beat is more chaotic and lawless than ever.
  2. S02E02Ripper Street S02E02Am I Not Monstrous?November 4, 2013 7.3Joseph Merrick, aka The Elephant Man helps the team to identify an unusual murder victim.
  3. S02E03Ripper Street S02E03Become ManNovember 11, 2013 7.0Long Susan finds herself sympathising with a group of kidnappers with radical aims.
  4. S02E04Ripper Street S02E04Season's bestDynamite and a WomanNovember 18, 2013 7.5Reid sends DC Flight undercover into Whitechapel's Irish community.
  5. S02E05Ripper Street S02E05Threads of Silk and GoldNovember 25, 2013 7.3Investigations into the slaying of a Telegraph Boy lift the lid on a secret vice racket.
  6. S02E06Ripper Street S02E06A Stronger Loving WorldDecember 2, 2013 7.0The domestic happiness that Drake has enjoyed is disrupted by a friend from Bella's past.
  7. S02E07Ripper Street S02E07Our Betrayal (1)December 9, 2013 7.1Jackson's reckless elder brother arrives in Whitechapel carrying a valuable uncut diamond.
  8. S02E08Ripper Street S02E08Our Betrayal (2)December 16, 2013 7.0Reid and Drake are powerless to resist a final reckoning with K Division's Jedediah Shine.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2014Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S03E01Ripper Street S03E01Whitechapel TerminusNovember 14, 2014 6.7A locomotive disaster sets Reid and Long Susan on a collision course.
  2. S03E02Ripper Street S03E02The Beating of Her WingsNovember 14, 2014 7.1A murder inquiry in a curiosity shop reveals a secret dungeon and signs of a captive girl.
  3. S03E03Ripper Street S03E03Ashes and DiamondsNovember 21, 2014 7.2The mysterious death of a clairvoyant unlocks the heart of a deceptive scheme.
  4. S03E04Ripper Street S03E04Season's bestYour Father, My FriendNovember 28, 2014 8.2Ghosts of Whitechapel's past come alive, setting our heroes on a path of destruction.
  5. S03E05Ripper Street S03E05Heavy BootsDecember 5, 2014 6.8A destructive gang sense a moment of weakness within H Division and unleash hell.
  6. S03E06Ripper Street S03E06The Incontrovertible TruthDecember 12, 2014 7.0Whitechapel witnesses a dark new breed of tourist and the team has a single night to solve a vicious stabbing.
  7. S03E07Ripper Street S03E07Live Free, Live TrueDecember 19, 2014 7.2The murder of a chemist lifts the lid on a backstreet abortion racket.
  8. S03E08Ripper Street S03E08The Peace of Edmund ReidDecember 26, 2014 6.7When an American journalist is killed in Whitechapel, his story threatens the peace.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2016Aired 6.8Season avg
  1. S04E01Ripper Street S04E01The Strangers' HomeJanuary 15, 2016 6.6Reid must return to Whitechapel to covertly re-investigate a case made by Drake and Jackson.
  2. S04E02Ripper Street S04E02Some Conscience LostJanuary 22, 2016 6.9Reid struggles to adapt on his first day back at H Division under Drake's command.
  3. S04E03Ripper Street S04E03A White World Made RedJanuary 29, 2016 6.4One month has passed since Inspector Reid returned to H Division. Drake and Reid are working once more in harmony but Whitechapel is forever
  4. S04E04Ripper Street S04E04Season's bestMen of Iron, Men of SmokeFebruary 5, 2016 7.3Just as it seems that Reid and Drake have found their working dynamic once more, they are forced to engage with a difficult murder case that
  5. S04E05Ripper Street S04E05No Wolves in WhitechapelFebruary 12, 2016 6.6Drake's life unravels as he questions whether he sent an innocent man to the gallows.
  6. S04E06Ripper Street S04E06Edmund Reid Did ThisFebruary 19, 2016 6.7The walls close in on Reid as a secret from his past threatens to destroy his future in Whitechapel.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2016Aired 6.7Season avg
  1. S05E01Ripper Street S05E01Closed CasketOctober 12, 2016 6.4Reid - on the run from the police - must find a way to bring down Assistant Commissioner Augustus Dove.
  2. S05E02Ripper Street S05E02A Brittle ThreadOctober 12, 2016 6.9Reid and Dove engage the press in their battle for the hearts and minds of the people of Whitechapel.
  3. S05E03Ripper Street S05E03All the Glittering BladesOctober 12, 2016 6.9The serial killer - Nathaniel Dove - is hid in the Hackney Marshes, but how long can he stay out of trouble?
  4. S05E04Ripper Street S05E04Season's bestThe Dreaming DeadOctober 12, 2016 7.4Thatcher discovers a fresh lead of a double murder committed by Nathaniel, giving Reid cause for hope.
  5. S05E05Ripper Street S05E05A Last Good ActOctober 12, 2016 7.1With Reid locked in the cells it seems that all hope is lost, but is there time for one last roll of the dice?
  6. S05E06Ripper Street S05E06Occurrence ReportsOctober 12, 2016 5.3Reid must finally bring Augustus Dove to justice, but also find his peace in Whitechapel.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

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