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A young woman is found brutally murdered, the hallmark signs of the Ripper upon her. One-time H Division boss Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline believes that Jack has returned, but Reid - the precinct's new master - suspects a different evil at work.
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Sun 30 Dec 201221:00
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Faking a Ripper murder
Duration: 02:26
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Detective Inspector Edmund Reid | Matthew Macfadyen |
| Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake | Jerome Flynn |
| Captain Homer Jackson | Adam Rothenberg |
| Long Susan | MyAnna Buring |
| PC Dick Hobbs | Jonathan Barnwell |
| Chief Inspector Fred Abberline | Clive Russell |
| Sergeant Donald Artherton | David Wilmot |
| Fred Best | David Dawson |
| Rose Erskine | Charlene McKenna |
| Emily Reid | Amanda Hale |
| Christian Thwaites | Steven Robertson |
| Sir Arthur Donaldson | Mark Dexter |
| Joseph Smeaton | Geoff Bell |
| Cecil Creighton | Julian Bleach |
| Pornographer | Morgan Jones |
| Tour Guide | Garry Mountaine |
| Maud Thwaites | Sarah Gallagher |
| Copper | Bush Moukarzel |
| Fight Umpire | Sean Duggan |
| Producer | Stephen Smallwood |
| Director | Tom Shankland |
| Writer | Richard Warlow |
Broadcast
- Sun 30 Dec 201221:00
Policing the meanest streets
"Committed lawmen doing the best they can in the most impossible circumstances."
Who braves the mean streets of east London?
Meet Reid, Jackson, Drake and their cohorts...
