The hunt is on for the world's most infamous diabolical murderer.
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.
Jack the Ripper (1988) is a drama, mystery and crime series that premiered on October 11, 1988, spanning 1 season and 2 episodes. It stars Michael Caine, Jane Seymour, Lewis Collins and Armand Assante. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 118 ratings.
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Michael Caine
as Inspector Frederick Abberline
Jane Seymour
as Emma
Lewis Collins
as Sergeant George Godley
Armand Assante
as Richard Mansfield
Lysette Anthony
as Mary Jane Kelly
Michael Gothard
as George Lusk
T. P. McKenna
as O'Connor
Richard Morant
as Dr. Acland
Christopher Fulford
as Beggar
Harry Andrews
as Coroner Wynne Baxter
Peter Armitage
as Sergeant Kerby
Hugh Fraser
as Sir Charles Warren
Executive produced by Leonard Hill, Lloyd Shirley and Robert O'Connor.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 118 ratings.
“This poor woman wasn’t murdered, she was plundered”. This two-part Euston Films drama sees Michael Caine pick up the role of Scotland Yard’s finest Insp. Abberline as he has to investigate the ritual slaughtering of some unfortunate women on the streets of Victorian East London. He’s a penchant for the bottle, has this policeman, but luckily he has stalwart Sgt. Godley (Lewis Collins) to help keep him on the…
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Jack the Ripper has 1 season and 2 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on October 11, 1988.
No. Jack the Ripper is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on October 18, 1988.
Jack the Ripper (1988) stars Michael Caine, Jane Seymour, Lewis Collins, Armand Assante and Lysette Anthony. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
Jack the Ripper (1988) is rated 7.0 out of 10 from 118 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like drama, mystery and crime series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
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