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Ripper Street•Season 5•Episode 2

A Brittle Thread

8.0/10 · 287 votesOct 12, 201661 min

Ranked #5 of 6 in Season 5•−0.2 vs season avg

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

Directed byDaniel Nettheim

Written byRichard Warlow

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Season 5 Episodes6

E1 8.1

Closed Casket

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A Brittle Thread

E3 8.2

All The Glittering Blades

E4 8.4

The Dreaming Dead

E5 8.8

A Last Good Act

E6 7.4

Occurrence Reports

Cast5

Matthew Macfadyen

Edmund Reid

Adam Rothenberg

Homer Jackson

MyAnna Buring

Long Susan Hart

Charlene McKenna

Rose Erskine

Matthew Lewis

Samuel Drummond

Crew2

Richard Warlow

Writer

Daniel Nettheim

Director

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Episode Summary

"A Brittle Thread" is episode 2 of Ripper Street season 5. It scored 8.0/10 from 287 votes, ranking #5 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Daniel Nettheim and written by Richard Warlow, it aired on October 12, 2016.

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