Jack the Ripper
“The hunt is on for the world's most infamous diabolical murderer.”
1988Drama · Mystery · Crime
First aired
October 11, 1988
TMDB Score
70% match · 120 votes
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Episode 1
Miniseries · Oct 11, 1988 · 1h 36m
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.
About the Series
Synopsis
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.
CreatorsDerek Marlowe, David Wickes
- First aired
- October 11, 1988
- Last aired
- October 18, 1988
- Seasons
- 1 season · 2 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Network
- ITV1
Top Billed Cast
Michael Caine
Inspector Frederick Abberline
Jane Seymour
Emma
Lewis Collins
Sergeant George Godley
Armand Assante
Richard Mansfield
Lysette Anthony
Mary Jane Kelly
Michael Gothard
George Lusk
T. P. McKenna
O'Connor
Richard Morant
Dr. Acland
Christopher Fulford
Beggar
Harry Andrews
Coroner Wynne Baxter
Peter Armitage
Sergeant Kerby
Hugh Fraser
Sir Charles Warren
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Rodman
Desmond Askew
CopyBoy
Ray McAnally
Sir William Gull
Susan George
Catherine Eddowes
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