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The Best Episodes of Ripper Street

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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 Division – the police precinct from hell – which is

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 8 - The Peace of Edmund Reid
    8.9/10(473 votes)

    #1 - The Peace of Edmund Reid

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Saul Metzstein
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  2. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 5 - A Last Good Act
    8.8/10(294 votes)

    #2 - 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?

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  3. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 8 - Our Betrayal (2)
    8.7/10(482 votes)

    #3 - Our Betrayal (2)

    S2:E8

    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

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  4. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 4 - Your Father, My Friend
    8.7/10(445 votes)

    #4 - Your Father, My Friend

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  5. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 8 - What Use Our Work?
    8.6/10(640 votes)

    #5 - What Use Our Work?

    S1:E8

    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

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  6. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 2 - The Beating of Her Wings
    8.6/10(514 votes)

    #6 - The Beating of Her Wings

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  7. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 7 - A Man of My Company
    8.5/10(648 votes)

    #7 - A Man of My Company

    S1:E7

    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

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  8. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 4 - The Dreaming Dead
    8.5/10(287 votes)

    #8 - The Dreaming Dead

    S5:E4

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

    Director:Nick Rowland
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  9. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 2 - Am I Not Monstrous?
    8.4/10(555 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Tom Shankland
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  10. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 6 - Edmund Reid Did This
    8.4/10(316 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Anthony Byrne
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  11. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 1 - The Strangers' Home
    8.3/10(405 votes)

    #11 - The Strangers' Home

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Kieron Hawkes
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  12. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 2 - Some Conscience Lost
    8.3/10(352 votes)

    #12 - Some Conscience Lost

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Luke Watson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Rachel Bennette

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  13. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 5 - The Weight of One Man's Heart
    8.2/10(734 votes)

    #13 - The Weight of One Man's Heart

    S1:E5

    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
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  14. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 7 - Our Betrayal (1)
    8.2/10(458 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  15. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 1 - Whitechapel Terminus
    8.2/10(502 votes)

    #15 - Whitechapel Terminus

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  16. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 7 - Live Free, Live True
    8.2/10(404 votes)

    #16 - Live Free, Live True

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Saul Metzstein
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Rachel Bennette

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  17. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 3 - All The Glittering Blades
    8.2/10(314 votes)

    #17 - 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?

    Director:Nick Rowland
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  18. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 5 - No Wolves in Whitechapel
    8.1/10(331 votes)

    #18 - No Wolves in Whitechapel

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Anthony Byrne
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  19. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 1 - Closed Casket
    8.1/10(308 votes)

    #19 - Closed Casket

    S5:E1

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

    Director:Daniel Nettheim
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  20. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 2 - A Brittle Thread
    8.1/10(281 votes)

    #20 - A Brittle Thread

    S5:E2

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

    Director:Daniel Nettheim
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  21. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 3 - Become Man
    8.0/10(499 votes)

    #21 - Become Man

    S2:E3

    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
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Marnie Dickens

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  22. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 6 - A Stronger Loving World
    8.0/10(492 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.

    Director:Kieron Hawkes
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  23. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 5 - Heavy Boots
    8.0/10(389 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Anthony Byrne
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Rob Green

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  24. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 6 - The Incontrovertible Truth
    8.0/10(423 votes)

    #24 - The Incontrovertible Truth

    S3:E6

    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

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  25. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 4 - Men of Iron, Men of Smoke
    8.0/10(329 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Luke Watson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Matt Delargy

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Peace of Edmund Reid" is the best rated episode of "Ripper Street". It scored 8.9/10 based on 473 votes. Directed by Saul Metzstein and written by Richard Warlow, it aired on 12/26/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Last Good Act".