7.4/10196 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/1988
In the early hours of Friday morning, August 31st 1888 a penniless prostitute was slaughtered on a London Street. Her name was Mary Ann Nichols. With the death of this one woman began a reign of terror so horrifying that the world remembers it still.
Director: David Wickes
Writer: Derek Marlowe, David Wickes
7.4/10177 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/1988
In the autumn of 1888 London's huge metropolis was gripped by fear. On the teeming streets of Whitechapel women were being torn to pieces by a killer who vanished in the shadows time after time. So terrible was the savagery, that the world remembers it still.
Director: David Wickes
Writer: Derek Marlowe, David Wickes
The Best Episodes of Jack the Ripper Season 1
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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...
Genres:DramaMysteryCrime
Network:ITV1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Jack the Ripper" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 196 votes. Directed by David Wickes and written by Derek Marlowe, David Wickes, it aired on 10/11/1988. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".