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The Worst Episodes of Ripper Street

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The Worst 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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  1. Background image for A White World Made Red
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - A White World Made Red

    S4:E3

    Jackson feels the heat when a double murder throws light upon his recent illicit activities.

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  2. Background image for Occurrence Reports
    7.4/10(360 votes)

    #2 - Occurrence Reports

    S5:E6

    Reid must finally bring Augustus Dove to justice, but also find his peace in Whitechapel.

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  3. Background image for I Need Light
    7.7/10(967 votes)

    #3 - I Need Light

    S1:E1

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

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  4. Background image for In My Protection
    7.7/10(790 votes)

    #4 - In My Protection

    S1:E2

    A toymaker is beaten to death, and a possible culprit refuses to deny the charge.

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  5. Background image for The King Came Calling
    7.8/10(711 votes)

    #5 - The King Came Calling

    S1:E3

    Deliberate contamination is suspected in a sudden cholera outbreak . Emily's search for a charity patron proves difficult.

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  6. Background image for Pure as the Driven
    7.8/10(514 votes)

    #6 - Pure as the Driven

    S2:E1

    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.

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  8. Background image for Dynamite and a Woman
    7.8/10(437 votes)

    #7 - Dynamite and a Woman

    S2:E4

    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.

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  9. Background image for The Good of This City
    7.9/10(694 votes)

    #8 - The Good of This City

    S1:E4

    The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground railway reveals an almost indecipherable murder scene and an unreliable slum girl witness. Lucy Eames, beautiful and disturbed, is the unlikely key to a Byzantine web of conspiracy.

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  10. Background image for Tournament of Shadows
    7.9/10(604 votes)

    #9 - Tournament of Shadows

    S1:E6

    As the dock strike of August '89 takes hold of the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist leads Reid and the team into the heartless chicanery of the British government's fight against distant empires and global terrorism.

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  11. Background image for Threads of Silk and Gold
    7.9/10(466 votes)

    #10 - Threads of Silk and Gold

    S2:E5

    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.

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  12. Background image for Ashes and Diamonds
    7.9/10(397 votes)

    #11 - Ashes and Diamonds

    S3:E3

    Alex le Shayne, a mysterious clairvoyant is found dead at the local performance place. Jackson presumes poison has a part to play. As Reid is missing Drake steps in to investigate. Elsewhere Susan continues to care for Mathilda and plans to send her to Switzerland.

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  13. Background image for Become Man
    8.0/10(469 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. Background image for A Stronger Loving World
    8.0/10(463 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. Background image for Heavy Boots
    8.0/10(365 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. Background image for The Incontrovertible Truth
    8.0/10(397 votes)

    #15 - The Incontrovertible Truth

    S3:E6

    The recovering Reid finds the unconscious Lady Vera Montacute in Whitechapel next to the corpse of a flower seller.

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  17. Background image for Men of Iron, Men of Smoke
    8.0/10(301 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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  18. Background image for Closed Casket
    8.0/10(285 votes)

    #17 - Closed Casket

    S5:E1

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

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  19. Background image for A Brittle Thread
    8.0/10(258 votes)

    #18 - A Brittle Thread

    S5:E2

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

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  20. Background image for The Weight of One Man's Heart
    8.1/10(692 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. Background image for Live Free, Live True
    8.1/10(379 votes)

    #20 - Live Free, Live True

    S3:E7

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

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  22. Background image for No Wolves in Whitechapel
    8.1/10(306 votes)

    #21 - No Wolves in Whitechapel

    S4:E5

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

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  23. Background image for Our Betrayal (1)
    8.2/10(430 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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  24. Background image for Whitechapel Terminus
    8.2/10(476 votes)

    #23 - Whitechapel Terminus

    S3:E1

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

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  25. Background image for The Strangers' Home
    8.2/10(376 votes)

    #24 - The Strangers' Home

    S4:E1

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

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  26. Background image for Some Conscience Lost
    8.2/10(325 votes)

    #25 - Some Conscience Lost

    S4:E2

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A White World Made Red" is the worst rated episode of "Ripper Street". It scored 7/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Luke Watson and written by Richard Warlow, Justin Young, it aired on 1/29/2016. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Occurrence Reports".