7.3

Jack the Ripper•Season 1•Episode 1

Episode 1

7.3/10 · 235 votesOct 11, 198896 min

Ranked #2 of 2 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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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.

Directed byDavid Wickes

Written byDavid Wickes, Derek Marlowe

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Cast18

Michael Caine

Inspector Frederick Abberline

Jane Seymour

Emma

Lewis Collins

Sergeant George Godley

Armand Assante

Richard Mansfield

Lysette Anthony

Mary Jane Kelly

Michael Gothard

George Lusk

T. P. McKenna

O'Connor

Richard Morant

Dr. Acland

Christopher Fulford

Beggar

Harry Andrews

Coroner Wynne Baxter

Peter Armitage

Sergeant Kerby

Hugh Fraser

Sir Charles Warren

Crew3

David Wickes

Director

David Wickes

Writer

Derek Marlowe

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Episode 1" is episode 1 of Jack the Ripper season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 235 votes, ranking #2 of 2 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by David Wickes and written by David Wickes, Derek Marlowe, it aired on October 11, 1988.

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