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The Worst 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 Worst Episode
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    Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 6 - Occurrence Reports
    7.4/10(390 votes)

    S5:E6

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

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  2. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 1 - I Need Light
    7.7/10(1045 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Tom Shankland
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  3. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 2 - In My Protection
    7.7/10(846 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Tom Shankland
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  4. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 3 - The King Came Calling
    7.8/10(761 votes)

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Declan Croghan

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  5. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 1 - Pure as the Driven
    7.8/10(547 votes)

    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.

    Director:Tom Shankland
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  6. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 4 - Dynamite and a Woman
    7.8/10(467 votes)

    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.

    Director:Christopher Menaul
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Jamie Crichton

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  7. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 3 - A White World Made Red
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    S4:E3

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

    Director:Luke Watson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Justin Young

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  8. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 4 - The Good of This City
    7.9/10(749 votes)

    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.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Julie Rutterford

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  9. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 6 - Tournament of Shadows
    7.9/10(651 votes)

    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.

    Director:Colm McCarthy
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  10. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 5 - Threads of Silk and Gold
    7.9/10(497 votes)

    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.

    Director:Kieron Hawkes
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Thomas Martin, Toby Finlay

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  11. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 3 - Ashes and Diamonds
    7.9/10(422 votes)

    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.

    Director:Anthony Byrne
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  12. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 3 - Become Man
    8.0/10(503 votes)

    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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  13. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 6 - A Stronger Loving World
    8.0/10(495 votes)

    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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  14. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 5 - Heavy Boots
    8.0/10(397 votes)

    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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  15. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 6 - The Incontrovertible Truth
    8.0/10(431 votes)

    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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  16. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 4 - Men of Iron, Men of Smoke
    8.0/10(336 votes)

    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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  17. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 2 - A Brittle Thread
    8.0/10(287 votes)

    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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  18. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 5 - No Wolves in Whitechapel
    8.1/10(338 votes)

    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(315 votes)

    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 1 Episode 5 - The Weight of One Man's Heart
    8.2/10(742 votes)

    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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  21. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 7 - Our Betrayal (1)
    8.2/10(464 votes)

    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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  22. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 1 - Whitechapel Terminus
    8.2/10(512 votes)

    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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  23. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 7 - Live Free, Live True
    8.2/10(410 votes)

    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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  24. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 1 - The Strangers' Home
    8.2/10(412 votes)

    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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  25. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 3 - All The Glittering Blades
    8.2/10(326 votes)

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Occurrence Reports" is the worst rated episode of "Ripper Street". It scored 7.4/10 based on 390 votes. Directed by Ashley Way and written by Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay, it aired on 10/12/2016. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "I Need Light".