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Ripper Street•Season 1•Episode 1

I Need Light

7.7/10 · 1,045 votesDec 30, 201252 min

Ranked #7 of 8 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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

Directed byTom Shankland

Written byRichard Warlow

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Seasons5

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Season 1 Episodes8

E1 7.7Now viewing

I Need Light

E2 7.7

In My Protection

E3 7.8

The King Came Calling

E4 7.9

The Good of This City

E5 8.2

The Weight of One Man's Heart

E6 7.9

Tournament of Shadows

E7 8.5

A Man of My Company

E8 8.6

What Use Our Work?

Cast8

Matthew Macfadyen

Edmund Reid

Adam Rothenberg

Homer Jackson

MyAnna Buring

Long Susan Hart

Charlene McKenna

Rose Erskine

Amanda Hale

Emily Reid

Jonathan Barnwell

Dick Hobbs

David Wilmot

Donald Artherton

Jerome Flynn

Bennet Drake

Crew2

Richard Warlow

Writer

Tom Shankland

Director

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Episode Summary

"I Need Light" is episode 1 of Ripper Street season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 1,045 votes, ranking #7 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Tom Shankland and written by Richard Warlow, it aired on December 30, 2012.

Next: E2 · In My Protection Best of Season 1