- 9.1/10347 votesLoading...
#1 - Edmund Reid Did This
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2016
The walls close in on Reid as a secret from his past threatens to destroy his future in Whitechapel.
Director: Anthony Byrne
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.9/10422 votesLoading...
#2 - The Peace of Edmund Reid
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/26/2014
When an American journalist is killed in Whitechapel, his story threatens the peace.
Director: Saul Metzstein
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.7/10258 votesLoading...
#3 - A Last Good Act
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/2016
With Reid locked in the cells it seems that all hope is lost, but is there time for one last roll of the dice?
Director: Ashley Way
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.6/10431 votesLoading...
#4 - Our Betrayal (2)
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2013
Death and violence comes to Whitechapel once again. Some decayed and murdered bodies are discovered in a slum tenement, and the advanced stages of the police divisional boxing championship reveals the vengeful ferocity to be seen within the ranks of the police force.
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.6/10467 votesLoading...
#5 - The Beating of Her Wings
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/14/2014
A murder inquiry in a curiosity shop reveals a secret dungeon and signs of a captive girl.
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
- 8.6/10397 votesLoading...
#6 - Your Father, My Friend
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/28/2014
Ghosts of Whitechapel's past come alive, setting our heroes on a path of destruction.
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.5/10586 votesLoading...
#7 - A Man of My Company
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2013
International haulage tycoon TP Swift arrives in town to acquire an ailing shipping line, accompanied by a team of private detectives, who proceed to cut a violent swathe through the borough on a mission of vengeance. As Reid focuses on the murder of an engine inventor, Jackson and Susan's past comes back to haunt them, bringing their future in Whitechapel - and their very lives - into question.
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.5/10585 votesLoading...
#8 - What Use Our Work?
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/2013
Reid is adrift, his team in pieces and Leman Street shaken to its foundations following recent events. A kidnapping offers him cause to assemble his men and tackle the white slavery ring operating in their midst. But Reid is gripped by a growing obsession that this leads back to the terrible secret from his own past.
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.4/10502 votesLoading...
#9 - Am I Not Monstrous?
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2013
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.
Director: Tom Shankland
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.4/10272 votesLoading...
#10 - No Wolves in Whitechapel
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2016
Drake's life unravels as he questions whether he sent an innocent man to the gallows.
Director: Anthony Byrne
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.4/10248 votesLoading...
#11 - The Dreaming Dead
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2016
Thatcher discovers a fresh lead of a double murder committed by Nathaniel, giving Reid cause for hope.
Director: Nick Rowland
Writer: Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
- 8.2/10406 votesLoading...
#12 - Our Betrayal (1)
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2013
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.
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.2/10453 votesLoading...
#13 - Whitechapel Terminus
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2014
Reid and Long Susan are set on a collision course after a locomotive disaster.
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.2/10347 votesLoading...
#14 - The Strangers' Home
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2016
Reid must return to Whitechapel to covertly re-investigate a case made by Drake and Jackson.
Director: Kieron Hawkes
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.2/10303 votesLoading...
#15 - Some Conscience Lost
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2016
Reid struggles to adapt on his first day back at H Division under Drake’s command.
Director: Luke Watson
Writer: Richard Warlow, Rachel Bennette
- 8.2/10274 votesLoading...
#16 - All The Glittering Blades
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2016
The serial killer - Nathaniel Dove - is hid in the Hackney Marshes, but how long can he stay out of trouble?
Director: Nick Rowland
Writer: Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
- 8.1/10663 votesLoading...
#17 - The Weight of One Man's Heart
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/27/2013
A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies keeps Reid and his team busy and leads to a blast from the past for Drake when he is confronted by his former army colonel. As the net closes in on the robbers, the sergeant finds his loyalties put to the test.
Director: Colm McCarthy
Writer: Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
- 8.1/10358 votesLoading...
#18 - Live Free, Live True
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/19/2014
The murder of a chemist lifts the lid on a backstreet abortion racket.
Director: Saul Metzstein
Writer: Richard Warlow, Rachel Bennette
- 8.1/10285 votesLoading...
#19 - Men of Iron, Men of Smoke
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2016
When a footballer is brutally murdered, a key suspect is a man close to Drake's heart.
Director: Luke Watson
Writer: Richard Warlow, Matt Delargy
- 8.0/10450 votesLoading...
#20 - Become Man
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2013
The abduction of a prominent member of the London County Council introduces Reid to Councilor Jane Cobden, the first woman appointed to the LCC - because it appears the kidnappers are radical supporters of Cobden's aims. Long Susan is taken by force to the gang's hideout, and she soon finds herself growing sympathetic to her captors' lives and aims.
Director: Christopher Menaul
Writer: Richard Warlow, Marnie Dickens
- 8.0/10439 votesLoading...
#21 - A Stronger Loving World
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/2013
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.
Director: Kieron Hawkes
Writer: Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
- 8.0/10343 votesLoading...
#22 - Heavy Boots
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/5/2014
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.
Director: Anthony Byrne
Writer: Richard Warlow, Rob Green
- 8.0/10376 votesLoading...
#23 - The Incontrovertible Truth
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/12/2014
The recovering Reid finds the unconscious Lady Vera Montacute in Whitechapel next to the corpse of a flower seller.
Director: Anthony Byrne
Writer: Richard Warlow
- 8.0/10281 votesLoading...
#24 - A White World Made Red
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2016
Jackson feels the heat when a double murder throws light upon his recent illicit activities.
Director: Luke Watson
Writer: Richard Warlow, Justin Young
- 8.0/10267 votesLoading...
#25 - Closed Casket
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2016
Reid - on the run from the police - must find a way to bring down Assistant Commissioner Augustus Dove.
Director: Daniel Nettheim
Writer: Richard Warlow
The Best Episodes of Ripper Street
Every episode of Ripper Street ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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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Best Episodes Summary
"Edmund Reid Did This" is the best rated episode of "Ripper Street". It scored 9.1/10 based on 347 votes. Directed by Anthony Byrne and written by Richard Warlow, it aired on 2/19/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Peace of Edmund Reid".