Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper (1988)

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

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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.

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  • First Air Date: 1988-10-11
  • Last Air Date: 1988-10-18
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 2
  • Network: ITV1
  • Creator: David Wickes, Derek Marlowe

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    2 Episodes

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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

  • Ken Bones

    Robert James Lees

  • David Ryall

    Bowyer

  • John Dair

    Isenschmid

  • John Fletcher

    P.C. Watkins

  • Denys Hawthorne

    Assistant Commissioner

  • Jon Laurimore

    Inspector Spratling

  • Trevor Baxter

    Lanyon

  • Gerald Sim

    Dr Bagster Phillips

  • Angela Crow

    Liz Stride

  • Ricci Harnett

    Pickpocket

  • Sheridan Forbes

    Millie

  • Jon Croft

    Mt. Thackery

  • Ronald Hines

    Henry Matthews

  • Edward Judd

    DCS Arnold

  • Ann Castle

    Lady Gull

  • Deirdre Costello

    Annie Chapman

  • Martin Friend

    Newsvendor

  • Gertan Klauber

    Diemschutz

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