Jack the Ripper

The hunt is on for the world's most infamous diabolical murderer.

Episodes

Episode 1

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.

1 hr 36 min

Episode 2

In the autumn of 1888 London's huge metropolis was gripped by fear. On the teeming streets of Whitechapel women were being torn to pieces by a killer who vanished in the shadows time after time. So terrible was the savagery, that the world remembers it still.

1 hr 34 min

Videos

Jack the Ripper (TV 1988) - Arresting Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper (TV 1988) ending (spoilers).

Jack The Ripper 1988 CBS Mini Series Intro

Jack The Ripper : Now You're Going To Hang

Cast and Crew

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

John Cameron

Music

Alan Hume

Cinematography

Keith Palmer

Editor

Raymond Hughes

Costume Design

Paul Taylor

Third Assistant Director

Leonard Hill

Executive Producer

Gerry Toomey

Second Assistant Director

Al Burgess

Associate Producer

Tony Reading

Art Direction

Lois Burwell

Makeup Artist

Jack the Ripper

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.

Orignal Language

Seasons

Genre

Drama, Mystery, Crime

Status

Ended

Release Data

1988-10-11

Production Companies

Thames Television, Euston Films

Streaming Network

ITV1