Ripper Street

2013 • BBC

4.8

255 reviews

Eligible

Season 5 episodes (6)

1 Closed Casket

17/03/08

Just days after the cruel murder of Bennet Drake, and despite being outlaws, his old friends Edmund Reid, Homer Jackson and Long Susan are drawn together to avenge his death.

2 A Brittle Thread

17/03/15

After the public humiliation of Frank Thatcher, Shine re-doubles his efforts to capture Reid and Jackson. Meanwhile, Long Susan asks an old friend to help get her son back.

3 All The Glittering Blades

17/03/22

Augustus Dove seeks to hide his murdering brother deep in the Hackney Marshes. Meanwhile, tension rises between Reid, Long Susan, Jackson and Mimi.

4 The Dreaming Dead

17/03/29

Thatcher's role comes good and the race is on to track Nathaniel Dove down - but will Augustus cover his brother's tracks? Jedediah needs Drummond's help to unearth Reid.

5 A Last Good Act

17/04/05

It seems that Augustus Dove has won and all is lost for Reid - but is it? As Jackson and Long Susan prepare to leave London, can they bring themselves to leave their friend behind?

6 Occurrence Reports

17/04/11

Reid has one final enemy to defeat and must find sufficient forensic evidence to prove that Dove killed Robin Sumner - but will he ever live peacefully in nightmarish Whitechapel?

About this show

Haunted by the failure to catch Jack the Ripper, Inspector Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen) is charged with keeping law and order in Whitechapel. Reid is assisted by Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake (Jerome Flynn) and former US Army surgeon and Pinkerton agent Captain Homer Jackson (Adam Rothenberg). They frequently cross paths with brothel madam Long Susan (MyAnna Buring), who came to London with Jackson. All will come to depend on one another to uphold justice - both moral and legal - in the dying days of Victorian England.

Ratings and reviews

4.8

255 reviews

MS DRAGONFIRE

07 October 2016

I wasn't too keen at first as I hate these kind of dramas but after 2 or 3 episodes I was hooked and think it is very well done, well acted and brilliant to watch, such a shame the BBC sold it. I am currently watching it on amazon prime, I am on series 3 and watch it every single night.

Malcolm Cleverley

19 June 2017

Drama at its best! Great storyline with real villains and heroes you can have and love. I can't believe once upon a time this dramamwas nearly canned!!!

angela salter

15 January 2015

What an incredible piece of drama. Even the music and titles are fabulous. As something of a student of historical drama, I have been so impressed by the script, which uses the authentic language which would have been the norm at the time, rather than modernising it as happens so often. The best drama I have seen for many years, the atmosphere is amazing. Love it.

Rate this show

Tell us what you think.