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Jan 19, 2013 · I Need Light: Directed by Tom Shankland. With Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, Clive Russell. When the disfigured body of a young woman is found in Whitechapel, Detective Inspector Edmund Reid fears that Jack the Ripper has returned to kill again.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Tom Shankland
- 2013-01-19
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When the body of violinist Maude Thwaites is found it bears all the hallmarks of a Ripper killing. However, an autopsy by Jackson suggests it is a copy-cat killing. Despite opposition from journalist Fred Best and Inspector Frederick Abberline, Detective Inspector Reid and his team enter into the world of Sir Arthur Donaldson, a pioneer in early ph...
Prologue
East London, 1889: While conducting a "Ripper" tour of London's East End, the tour guide and his charges are horrified to stumble on the murdered body of a young woman, seemingly mutilated in the same fashion as the Ripper's victims. P.C. Dick Hobbs runs to a warehouse where an illegal bare-knuckle boxing match is being held. Before Hobbs steps inside, an older constable grabs him and strips off his helmet and jacket, telling him that he will foul up the Inspector's entire operation if he ent...
Part One
An angry mob has already assembled outside the crime scene, barely held back by a line of policeman. When Reid arrives, he is hailed by Fred Best, the editor and chief reporter of The Star newspaper, asking if "he" has returned. Reid ignores him and proceeds to the crime scene, which is deserted except for the dead woman and a photographer, Cecil Creighton, hired by Best. Reid says he needs the crime scene preserved until he can see it in daylight, but Drake (actually Reid's sergeant and righ...
Part Two
Rose escorts Jackson to the underground smut studio, where women are posing in various states of undress, often with costumes. Noticing a rubbish skip, Jackson picks up a few photos, and, among the shredded paper, an even more salacious shot. In The Brown Bear pub, adjacent to the police station, Reid and Drake are sharing a pint while reviewing what they know: they know the victim's name and how she was killed, but little else. Then Jackson arrives and drops the photos on the table, includin...
Main Cast
1. Matthew Macfadyen as Detective Inspector Edmund Reid 2. Jerome Flynn as Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake 3. Adam Rothenberg as Captain Homer Jackson 4. MyAnna Buring as Long Susan Hart 5. Charlene McKenna as Rose Erskine
Recurring Cast
1. Clive Russell as Chief Inspector Fred Abberline 2. David Wilmot as Sgt Donald Artherton 3. Jonathan Barnwell as PC Dick Hobbs 4. David Dawson as Fred Best 5. Amanda Hale as Emily Reid
Guest Cast
1. Steven Robertson as Christian Thwaites 2. Mark Dexter as Sir Arthur Donaldson 3. Geoff Bell as Joseph Smeaton 4. Julian Bleach as Cecil Creighton 5. Morgan Jones as Pornographer 6. Garry Mountaine as Tour Guide 7. Sarah Gallagher as Maud Thwaites 8. Bush Moukarzel as Copper 9. Sean Duggan as Fight Umpire 10. Ian Bannon as Policeman 11. Kristian Nairn as Barnaby
To a modern viewer, it may seem odd that Jackson, a medical doctor, performs his autopsy and other medical procedures bare-handed. Rubber gloves were invented in 1889 (the year this episode takes p...
Season 5. Watch Ripper Street Season 1. The aftermath of the 1889 Jack the Ripper murders in London. I Need Light. Episode 1 - 59 mins. When a woman is found murdered, Chief Inspector Abberline believes Jack the Ripper has returned. In My Protection. Episode 2 - 59 mins.
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Jan 20, 2013 · By Roth Cornet. Updated: Jun 15, 2023 12:45 pm. Posted: Jan 19, 2013 4:45 pm. Advance Review: Some spoilers follow... BBC America is set to premiere their period-set procedural crime drama,...
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Details. Sort. S1 E1 - I Need Light. January 18, 2013. 59min. TV-MA. A young woman is found brutally murdered, the hallmark signs of the Ripper upon her. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline believes it Jack's return, but Reid - the precinct's new man in charge - suspects a different evil at work.
When a woman is found murdered, Chief Inspector Abberline believes Jack the Ripper has returned.
Jan 9, 2013 · A review of the first episode of Ripper Street, a BBC1 series set in the aftermath of the Whitechapel murders. The review covers the characters, plot, tone and themes of the episode, as well as the historical context and references.
