Jack the Ripper 1988
Created by Derek Marlowe, David Wickes
- Drama, Mystery, Crime
- 1 season
- 2 episodes
- Ended
- NR
The hunt is on for the world's most infamous diabolical murderer.
Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.
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- earnestironic
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Cast
- Michael CaineInspector Frederick Abberline
- Jane SeymourEmma
- Lewis CollinsSergeant George Godley
- Armand AssanteRichard Mansfield
- Lysette AnthonyMary Jane Kelly
- Michael GothardGeorge Lusk
- T. P. McKennaO'Connor
- Richard MorantDr. Acland
- Christopher FulfordBeggar
- Harry AndrewsCoroner Wynne Baxter
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- Derek MarloweCreator
- David WickesCreator
- Keith PalmerEditor
- David WickesProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries2 eps · 1988
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