7.8/10487 votes#1 - Pure as the Driven
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2013
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.
Director: Tom Shankland
Writer: Richard Warlow
8.4/10501 votes#2 - 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
8.0/10449 votes#3 - 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
7.8/10414 votes#4 - Dynamite and a Woman
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/2013
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.
Director: Christopher Menaul
Writer: Richard Warlow, Jamie Crichton
7.9/10440 votes#5 - Threads of Silk and Gold
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/2013
An investigation into the brutal murder of a Telegraph Boy reveal a vice racket being run from the offices of the GPO. A ledger leads Reid to the centre of the one of London’s most august financial institutions, Barings Bank.
Director: Kieron Hawkes
Writer: Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay, Thomas Martin
8.0/10439 votes#6 - 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
8.2/10404 votes#7 - 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
8.6/10429 votes#8 - 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
The Best Episodes of Ripper Street Season 2
Every episode of Ripper Street Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ripper Street Season 2!
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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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Pure as the Driven" is the best rated episode of "Ripper Street" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 487 votes. Directed by Tom Shankland and written by Richard Warlow, it aired on 10/28/2013. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Am I Not Monstrous?".