Whitechapel

Description: ITV1 / British Drama / In Whitechapel, London in 2008 a series of horrific murders occur which closely resemble those ... more

Whitechapel ... carried out by Jack the Ripper 120 years after the killer first struck in 1888. Despite DNA and CCTV the crimes are recreated with an alarming accuracy to the connected original case.

Newest Review: ... his tidy and domesticated ways and public schoolboy upbringing don't sit well with his colleagues and he is out of his depth but through his willingness to solve the mystery with the help of hardened Whitechapel DS Miles and a ripperologist who does Jack the Ripper Tours they start to make progress. Can the modern day copycat Jack the Ripper be discovered? I thought this was a very clever ... more

... little drama and by detailing the crime in the way they did, the most obvious of suspects managed to pass my attention! I have to say that the anorach behaviour of the ripperologist is done to perfection by Steve Pemberton!...more

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Whitechapel: Jack is back! (258 words)
by - written on 15/05/09 (Very useful, 12 readings)
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I desperately wanted to watch a murder mystery recently and had seen all the films in this genre that I wanted to see. I purposefully went looking for something which I hadn't heard of and came across Whitechapel on Amazon. A drama originally released on ITV last year, this is now available on DVD. Split into 3 parts of around 45 minutes for television viewing, it's just the right length for an enjoyable drama. There's tension, humour, suspense, a bit of gore and some historical info thrown in to create a very enoyable dark murder mystery. When a fast tracking DI Chandler gets the DI position, he is not exactly greeted by his new team who have come ... Read the complete review

A modern day ripper at large!!! (340 words)
by - written on 01/04/09 (Very useful, 46 readings)
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I really enjoyed this mini series when it was shown on ITV1 a few weeks ago. It filled in that Monday night blues feeling. The acting was really good - I usually like the dramas that Phil Davies stars in - he doesn't seem to be on our screens that often so I think he must pick his roles carefully. I had seen Rupert Penry-Jones in Spooks and had enjoyed his style of acting there also. I didn't see his version of the 39 steps over Christmas so not sure how he was in that. I did find that his character Joseph Chandler was played in a similar style to Adam in spooks. The premise of the series is that there is a copy cat Ripper murderer on the loose in ... Read the complete review

Whitechapel: Jack's back.... and he's starting all over again!! (477 words)
by - written on 19/03/09 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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Recently shown on ITV and advertised to much hype and shameless publicity, this latest in ITV's seemingly endless stable of crime dramas had much to live up to in recreating the murders of the infamous Jack The Ripper in modern day London. It starred Rupert Penry-Jones, formerly of Spooks fame and more recently seen in the modern remake of The 39 Steps, as DI Chandler; an up and coming officer whose promotion to head of the Ripper task force was seen by the big brass as a make or break career move for the young hopeful. A public school boy done good, Chandler at first finds it hard entering the ranks of Phil Davies detective team but gradually earns begrudging respect ... Read the complete review

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