Jack the Ripper

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.

Cast & Crew

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

Peter ArmitageSergeant Kerby

Hugh FraserSir Charles Warren

Seasons

Episodes (2)

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