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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. 8.5/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Edmund Reid Did This

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    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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  2. 7.8/10(4 votes)

    #2 - No Wolves in Whitechapel

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    S4:E5

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

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  3. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Dreaming Dead

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    S5:E4

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

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  4. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - A Last Good Act

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    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
  5. 7.5/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Our Betrayal (1)

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    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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  6. 7.5/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Your Father, My Friend

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    S3:E4

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

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  8. 7.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Heavy Boots

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    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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  9. 7.5/10(4 votes)

    #8 - The Peace of Edmund Reid

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    S3:E8

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

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  10. 7.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Men of Iron, Men of Smoke

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    S4:E4

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

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  11. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Whitechapel Terminus

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    S3:E1

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

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  12. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Beating of Her Wings

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    S3:E2

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

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  13. 7.3/10(11 votes)

    #12 - In My Protection

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    S1:E2

    When a toy-maker is murdered, a 14-year-old boy is the suspect but Reid digs deeper and discovers a vicious child gang and its brutal master. Jackson's gambling may expose his American past.

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  14. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Dynamite and a Woman

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    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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  15. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - All The Glittering Blades

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    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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  16. 7.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Pure as the Driven

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    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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  17. 7.2/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Am I Not Monstrous?

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    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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  18. 7.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - A Stronger Loving World

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    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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  19. 7.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - The Strangers' Home

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    S4:E1

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

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  20. 7.0/10(11 votes)

    #19 - I Need Light

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    S1:E1

    A young woman is discovered brutally murdered in the fashion of Jack the Ripper. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline believes The Ripper has returned, but Reid, the new head of the precinct, believes a different kind of evil may be at work.

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  21. 7.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Ashes and Diamonds

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    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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  22. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - The Incontrovertible Truth

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    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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  23. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Live Free, Live True

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    S3:E7

    The murder of a chemist lifts the lid on a backstreet abortion racket.

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  24. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #23 - A White World Made Red

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    S4:E3

    Jackson feels the heat when a double murder throws light upon his recent illicit activities.

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  25. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - A Brittle Thread

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    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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  26. 6.8/10(10 votes)

    #25 - The Good of This City

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    S1:E4

    The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground railway reveals an almost indecipherable murder scene and an unreliable slum girl witness. Lucy Eames, beautiful and disturbed, is the unlikely key to a Byzantine web of conspiracy.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Edmund Reid Did This" is the best rated episode of "Ripper Street". It scored 8.5/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Anthony Byrne and written by Richard Warlow, it aired on 2/19/2016. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "No Wolves in Whitechapel".