
Whitechapel
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Set against the contrasting facades of Whitechapel, London, a series of bloody, tragic and impossible crimes are carried out.
A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Episode 3The Ripper must kill one more victim to complete his re-enactment of the 1888 murders. DI Chandler is near to breakdown as he struggles to find an answer. - 02
Episode 2New suspects only seem to lead to dead ends, and a frustrated DI Chandler pins his hopes on trapping their latest suspect. - 03
Episode 6The hunt is on to find a gang of suspected cannibalistic killers lurking in the sewers before a missing girl becomes the next victim. The station is under attack and the forces of evil are moving against the team on all sides, and as the case takes a dangerously personal twist for Chandler, he must resort to desperate measures.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Episode 1February 2, 2009Fast-tracker, DI Joseph Chandler, is posted to Whitechapel by Commander Anderson to lead the investigation into the murder of a young woman, - S01E02
Episode 2February 9, 2009New suspects only seem to lead to dead ends, and a frustrated DI Chandler pins his hopes on trapping their latest suspect. - S01E03
Season's bestEpisode 3February 16, 2009The Ripper must kill one more victim to complete his re-enactment of the 1888 murders. DI Chandler is near to breakdown as he struggles to f
Season02
- S02E01
Season's bestEpisode 1October 11, 2010DI Chandler, DC Miles and the team investigate a series of brutal killings and maimings. Local history expert Buchan suggests that London on - S02E02
Episode 2October 18, 2010Miles learns that a criminal called Billy Bunhill has been shot inside another notorious Kray haunt, The Blind Beggar pub. Chandler's intere - S02E03
Episode 3October 25, 2010With the body count rising and nothing conclusive to pin on the twins, Chandler and his team have no option but to play the Krays at their o
Season03
- S03E01
Episode 1January 30, 2012DI Chandler and DS Miles investigate the slaughter of four people at a tailor's fortified workshop. Ed Buchan, retained by Chandler as the t - S03E02
Season's bestEpisode 2February 6, 2012A second mass murder occurs with no signs of an obvious break-in and no forensic evidence for Chandler and the team to use. The crimes begin - S03E03
Episode 3February 13, 2012Part 1 of 2. When Chandler, Miles and the team attend the christening of Miles's daughter, Martha, a fox runs through Whitechapel with a hum - S03E04
Episode 4February 20, 2012When traces of the aphrodisiac Spanish fly are found in murder victims, Chandler and Miles question what kind of killer they could be up aga - S03E05
Episode 5February 27, 2012When a babysitter is murdered and a dangerous patient and former Whitechapel resident escapes from a psychiatric unit, the area is hit by a - S03E06
Episode 6March 5, 2012The masked killer is still at large, and Chandler is particularly interested in a woman who managed to survive an attack. He and Miles must
Season04Best season
- S04E01
Episode 1September 4, 2013The team investigates the murder of a man who is crushed to death by stones and, as the killer's methods are revealed, Chandler unearths a s - S04E02
Episode 2September 11, 2013A connection to a 16th century murder seems to confirm that someone is killing witches in Whitechapel, but the investigation is impeded when - S04E03
Episode 3September 18, 2013Following the discovery of a flayed face in a local gallery, Chandler and Miles find themselves becoming involved in the contemporary art wo - S04E04
Episode 4September 25, 2013As more flayed bodies turn up, Chandler and Miles question the motives behind these bloody deeds. Buchan's research puts him in danger. - S04E05
Episode 5October 2, 2013In the sewers two workmen find the disembowelled corpse of young runner, Thomas Griffin. Dr. Llewellyn believes his killer removed his stoma - S04E06
Season's bestEpisode 6October 9, 2013The hunt is on to find a gang of suspected cannibalistic killers lurking in the sewers before a missing girl becomes the next victim. The st
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