Ripper Street: Season 1

MA15+
2012
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A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action... More

Where to watch Ripper Street: Season 1

Ripper Street: Season 1 is available to stream in Australia... More now on Google TV and Apple TV Store and Foxtel and Binge.

Ripper Street: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1.1

I Need Light

A young woman is discovered brutally murdered in the fashion... More of Jack the Ripper. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline believes The Ripper has returned, but Reid, the new head of the precinct, believes a different kind of evil may be at work.

Episode 1.2

In My Protection

When a toy-maker is murdered, a 14-year-old boy is the... More suspect but Reid digs deeper and discovers a vicious child gang and its brutal master. Jackson's gambling may expose his American past.

Episode 1.3

The King Came Calling

Deliberate contamination is suspected in a sudden cholera outbreak .... More Emily's search for a charity patron proves difficult.

Episode 1.4

The Good of This City

The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground... More railway reveals an almost indecipherable murder scene and an unreliable slum girl witness. Lucy Eames, beautiful and disturbed, is the unlikely key to a Byzantine web of conspiracy.

EPISODE 1.5

The Weight of One Man's Heart

A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies keeps Reid and his... More team busy and leads to a blast from the past for Drake when he is confronted by his former army colonel. As the net closes in on the robbers, the sergeant finds his loyalties put to the test.

EPISODE 1.6

Tournament of Shadows

As the dock strike of August '89 takes hold of... More the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist leads Reid and the team into the heartless chicanery of the British government's fight against distant empires and global terrorism.

EPISODE 1.7

A Man of My Company

International haulage tycoon TP Swift arrives in town to acquire... More an ailing shipping line, accompanied by a team of private detectives, who proceed to cut a violent swathe through the borough on a mission of vengeance. As Reid focuses on the murder of an engine inventor, Jackson and Susan's past comes back to haunt them, bringing their future in Whitechapel - and their very lives - into question.

EPISODE 1.8

What Use Our Work?

Reid is adrift, his team in pieces and Leman Street... More shaken to its foundations following recent events. A kidnapping offers him cause to assemble his men and tackle the white slavery ring operating in their midst. But Reid is gripped by a growing obsession that this leads back to the terrible secret from his own past.

Ripper Street: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

Ripper Street: Season 1 | Details

Rating
MA15+, Strong themes and violence
Genre
Drama
Country of origin
UK