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      Season 1 – Whitechapel

      2009 Crime Drama List
      90% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 86% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Whether it's a Jack the Ripper copycat committing horrific murders in the Whitechapel district of London, or gruesome crimes in the East End prompting a look back at 300 years of history, it's up to the investigative team led by Detective Inspector Joseph Chandler, Detective Sergeant Ray Miles and jack-of-all-trades historical adviser Edward Buchan to decipher the nightmares of the past to help solve the horrors of the present. Summoning ghosts, however, can be a tricky proposition, especially when it leads Chandler, Miles and Buchan to places darker still. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      Critics Consensus

      Whitechapel is a handsomely mounted modernization of the Ripper, bringing considerable atmosphere and verve into another examination of London's grisliest serial killer.

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      Dave S Great tv show very gory great stories great cast . Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/22 Full Review Audience Member Disappointed. Expected a meaty uk crime drama. What we got was a great cast but a script a bit thin in depth. I like Rupert Penry Jones, he was great in Spooks however as this senior officer with an annoying OCD issue and a reliance on the annoying crime expert, I felt he was wasted. Basing each episode on a real historic crime didn't work for me. I watched the first few episodes and gave up. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Watched all 4 seasons probably about 150 times and still not bored. One of the BEST series ever made. Just wish they had done season 5 and finished the story Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Homicide detectives at key scenes not wearing gloves? Jerky out of focus visual 'filler' between scenes? A DI who can't stand the sight of blood? A mature hospital nurse who doesn't answer the phone.....when the ripper is outside her door? Pro critics who give the 2nd rate first episode 90%? Yikes! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Feb 2, 2009 Ambitious DI Joseph Chandler takes on what looks like a straightforward case of domestic violence, but when Edward Buchan connects the evidence with murders committed by Jack the Ripper, the investigation becomes a race to catch a copycat killer. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 9, 2009 Detectives attempt to penetrate Jack the Ripper conspiracies; Chandler concentrates on trapping a suspect. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 16, 2009 The Ripper must kill one more victim to complete his re-enactment of the 1888 murders; DI Chandler approaches a breakdown as he struggles to find an answer; the team looks to the past for clues to the killer's identity. Details

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      June Thomas Slate Accents, creepy historical crimes, that handsome English actor who always plays princes and posh boys, that less handsome English actor who always plays taxi drivers and oiks. What's not to like? Nov 26, 2013 Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times If this clich is accurate, clearly police academy trainees on both sides of the Atlantic need to be exposed to a few more corpses before they graduate. Oct 26, 2011 Full Review Brian Lowry Variety Whitechapel can be enjoyed for what it is - an excuse to take another bloody stroll down memory lane. Oct 26, 2011 Full Review Matt Springer Common Sense Media It's compelling to watch these disparate men clash and collaborate, even as the suspense level quickly ratchets up with the pursuit of the Ripper copycat. Rated: 4/5 Oct 26, 2011 Full Review Mildred Stockard PopMatters Whitechapel is a show that relishes these sorts of easily drawn high-and-low dichotomies, and yet flourishes as a diverting and atmospheric crime drama despite them Rated: 7/10 Oct 26, 2011 Full Review Matt Roush TV Guide The mystery is perhaps a too time-honored classic, and there's little subtlety to the shock-cut gruesomeness. Oct 26, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      S.J. Clarkson
      Executive Producer
      Sally Woodward Gentle
      Screenwriter
      Ben Court, Caroline Ip
      Network
      ITV
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Feb 2, 2009
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