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The Best Episodes of Ripper Street

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The Best Episodes of Ripper Street

A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H...

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  1. Background image for A Last Good Act
    8.7/10(267 votes)

    #1 - A Last Good Act

    S5:E5

    With Reid locked in the cells it seems that all hope is lost, but is there time for one last roll of the dice?

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    Director:Ashley Way
  2. Background image for Edmund Reid Did This
    8.4/10(284 votes)

    #2 - Edmund Reid Did This

    S4:E6

    The walls close in on Reid as a secret from his past threatens to destroy his future in Whitechapel.

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  3. Background image for The Dreaming Dead
    8.4/10(260 votes)

    #3 - The Dreaming Dead

    S5:E4

    Thatcher discovers a fresh lead of a double murder committed by Nathaniel, giving Reid cause for hope.

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  4. Background image for The Strangers' Home
    8.3/10(364 votes)

    #4 - The Strangers' Home

    S4:E1

    Reid must return to Whitechapel to covertly re-investigate a case made by Drake and Jackson.

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  5. Background image for Some Conscience Lost
    8.2/10(315 votes)

    #5 - Some Conscience Lost

    S4:E2

    Reid struggles to adapt on his first day back at H Division under Drake’s command.

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  6. Background image for All The Glittering Blades
    8.2/10(287 votes)

    #6 - All The Glittering Blades

    S5:E3

    The serial killer - Nathaniel Dove - is hid in the Hackney Marshes, but how long can he stay out of trouble?

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  8. Background image for No Wolves in Whitechapel
    8.1/10(296 votes)

    #7 - No Wolves in Whitechapel

    S4:E5

    Drake's life unravels as he questions whether he sent an innocent man to the gallows.

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  9. Background image for Men of Iron, Men of Smoke
    8.0/10(292 votes)

    #8 - Men of Iron, Men of Smoke

    S4:E4

    When a footballer is brutally murdered, a key suspect is a man close to Drake's heart.

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  10. Background image for Closed Casket
    8.0/10(276 votes)

    #9 - Closed Casket

    S5:E1

    Reid - on the run from the police - must find a way to bring down Assistant Commissioner Augustus Dove.

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  11. Background image for A Brittle Thread
    8.0/10(250 votes)

    #10 - A Brittle Thread

    S5:E2

    Reid and Dove engage the press in their battle for the hearts and minds of the people of Whitechapel.

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  12. Background image for Our Betrayal (1)
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Our Betrayal (1)

    S2:E7

    A valuable symbol of the British Empire’s wealth shows up in the form of an uncut diamond. It is a jewel ‘freed’ from the diamond monopoly of De Graal by one Daniel Judge, Captain Jackson’s untrustworthy older brother. Reid and Flight find themselves being drawn to the plight of a local craftsman defrauded of his work and income by a scam that is set to return H Division to the malign influence of Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine.

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  13. Background image for Your Father, My Friend
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Your Father, My Friend

    S3:E4

    Ghosts of Whitechapel's past come alive, setting our heroes on a path of destruction.

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  14. Background image for Heavy Boots
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Heavy Boots

    S3:E5

    A destructive gang of youths unleash hell upon the streets, but it's not until daylight breaks that the true horror of their brutal work is revealed. The trail leads the team of H Division into the heartland of one of the city's oldest trades - the London Breweries - where conflicted loyalties reign, and grief and anger create a potent concoction.

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  15. Background image for The Peace of Edmund Reid
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - The Peace of Edmund Reid

    S3:E8

    When an American journalist is killed in Whitechapel, his story threatens the peace.

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  16. Background image for Whitechapel Terminus
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Whitechapel Terminus

    S3:E1

    Reid and Long Susan are set on a collision course after a locomotive disaster.

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  17. Background image for The Beating of Her Wings
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #16 - The Beating of Her Wings

    S3:E2

    A murder inquiry in a curiosity shop reveals a secret dungeon and signs of a captive girl.

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  18. Background image for Occurrence Reports
    7.4/10(351 votes)

    #17 - Occurrence Reports

    S5:E6

    Reid must finally bring Augustus Dove to justice, but also find his peace in Whitechapel.

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  19. Background image for In My Protection
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #18 - In My Protection

    S1:E2

    A toymaker is beaten to death, and a possible culprit refuses to deny the charge.

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  20. Background image for Dynamite and a Woman
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Dynamite and a Woman

    S2:E4

    An Irish bomber is sprung from prison and barely a day later a prominent opponent of the Home Rule movement is murdered. Chief Inspector Abberline is convinced that the Irish Republican Brotherhood is active once more and orders Reid to send the Irish DC Flight undercover into Whitechapel's Irish community.

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  21. Background image for Pure as the Driven
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Pure as the Driven

    S2:E1

    Jack the Ripper may be fading into memory, but east London has found no peace. An investigation into the assault of a policeman leads DI Reid and the men of H-Division to the newly-emergent Chinatown, where Jackson discovers evidence of a new and devastatingly powerful opiate. Reid fears a new kind of hell is to be released onto his streets.

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  22. Background image for Am I Not Monstrous?
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Am I Not Monstrous?

    S2:E2

    A young woman is found murdered at the London Hospital and the only clue to her identity is an unusual deformity. The hunt for her killer takes Reid and the team into the shadowy netherworld of the freakshows, where they must seek the help of Joseph Merrick, aka the Elephant Man. Reinforcements for H-Division arrive in the form of DC Albert Flight.

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  23. Background image for A Stronger Loving World
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #22 - A Stronger Loving World

    S2:E6

    Churches and synagogues are being burnt and desecrated in Whitechapel and Reid suspects the same hand behind the various attacks. Meanwhile, the all-too-brief domestic happiness that Sergeant Drake has enjoyed is disrupted by the arrival of a friend from his wife Bella's past, the mysterious and charismatic scholar, Gabriel Cain.

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  24. Background image for I Need Light
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #23 - I Need Light

    S1:E1

    When a woman is found murdered, Chief Inspector Abberline believes Jack the Ripper has returned.

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  25. Background image for Ashes and Diamonds
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Ashes and Diamonds

    S3:E3

    Alex le Shayne, a mysterious clairvoyant is found dead at the local performance place. Jackson presumes poison has a part to play. As Reid is missing Drake steps in to investigate. Elsewhere Susan continues to care for Mathilda and plans to send her to Switzerland.

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  26. Background image for The Incontrovertible Truth
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #25 - The Incontrovertible Truth

    S3:E6

    The recovering Reid finds the unconscious Lady Vera Montacute in Whitechapel next to the corpse of a flower seller.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Last Good Act" is the best rated episode of "Ripper Street". It scored 8.7/10 based on 267 votes. Directed by Ashley Way and written by Richard Warlow, it aired on 10/12/2016. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Edmund Reid Did This".