Jack the Ripper

"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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Created By	David Wickes Derek Marlowe
Status	Ended
Original Name	Jack the Ripper
First Air Date	October 11, 1988
Last Air Date	October 18, 1988
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America, United Kingdom
Production Companies	Thames Television Euston Films
Networks	ITV1

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Episode 2

In the autumn of 1888 London's huge metropolis was gripped by fear. On the teeming streets of Whitechapel women were being torn to pieces by a killer who vanished in the shadows time after time. So terrible was the savagery, that the world remembers it still.

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