Network: BBC America
Episodes: 37 (hour)
Seasons: Five
TV show dates: January 19, 2013 — TBD
Series status: Ending
Performers include: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Charlene McKenna, Amanda Hale, Jonathan Barnwell, David Wilmot, and David Dawson.
TV show description:
This dramatic TV show begins in April 1889 in London — six months after the last Jack the Ripper killing. H Division is responsible for policing one and a quarter square miles of East London, a district with a population of 67,000 poor and dispossessed and also filled with factories, rookeries, chop shops, brothels and pubs.
The men of H Division had hunted Jack the Ripper and failed to find him. When more women are murdered on the streets of Whitechapel, the police begin to wonder if the killer has returned.
To investigate the killings, calm and meticulous Detective Inspector Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen) and his troubled right-hand-man, Detective Sergeant Bennett Drake (Jerome Flynn), team up with Captain Homer Jackson (Adam Rothenberg), a US Army surgeon and a former Pinkerton detective who’s an expert in the world of early forensics.
They cross paths with Tenter Street brothel madam Long Susan (MyAnna Buring). She and Jackson came to London from America and both reside at the brothel. Their relationship has become strained due to Jackson’s attraction to one of Long’s most profitable girls, Rose Erskine (Charlene McKenna). Rose longs to break free from her role in Whitechapel and travel the world.
Despite her husband’s reservations, Reid’s once-happy wife — Emily Reid (Amanda Hale) — is determined to make a new life by helping the fallen women of Whitechapel though she’s still troubled by a terrible family tragedy. Meanwhile, sensationalist newspaperman Fred Best (David Dawson) knows a dark secret about the Reids’ sorrow.
Episode #37 — Occurrence Reports
Reid tries to bring Augustus Dove to justice and make his peace in Whitechapel.
First aired: TBD
What do you think? Do you like the Ripper Street TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season?
this is one of my favorite shows. Please do not cancel
renew
Please renew this program. It is well done and interesting. The acting is great and the story lines are substantial. This show is far better than anything else on television.
After Reid got shot, his whole persona has changed into a more cerebral detective. I love the way Doctor/ Captain is introducing a more “modern” way of doing autopsies and the last episode using fingerprints to identify the killer. Just an outstanding TV series. Every personality in the series brings something to the table. Even the Desk Sergeant with his gout brought in some comedic relief.
DO NOT CANCEL THIS SERIES!
Keep it on the air. Two more seasons at least three at most.
I really want Ripper Street to be renewed. I really enjoy this series, I’ts one of the best.
I really believe this series should be renewed. It was far better than anything presently on. The entire cast was great. It should be renewed!
I miss this show! Outstanding cast and great story line. Why in the world doesn’t BBC renew this show? I have nothing to watch other than the stupid realility shows than are so contrived to make them interesting (?).
Renew, please.
We love Ripper Street! Wish it were on mainstream channels so more people would watch it. Can’t wait for the next season!
This yank is LOVING Ripper street!! Matthew Macfayden is mesmerizing. I’m really impressed with all the characters and storylines. You’ve got me hooked, please don’t cancel this show. I will say I was a little disappointed with how they dealt (or didn’t deal) with the extramarital affair storyline. I wanted to explore this tortured aspect of the character a little more. And what’s up with Drake getting married so quickly?! That was a little lame. Hopefully they explain these two divergences from the storyline and make up for it.
Please do not cancel Ripper Street. I really enjoy the show and the characters. I am looking forward to a new season.
NO, Please this era of story telling is not easy to come by, you get very invested in the characters and there has to be a vast amount of story lines that good writers can go down.
I’ve seen some terrible series that stay on and really interesting ones like this get cancelled. Please keep it on, it’s a really great show, so interesting.
Please do not cancel Ripper Street. My husband and I really enjoy this series.
Thank You,
Great series!!