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Jack the Ripper (1988)

7.0Drama — Mystery — Crime

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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A high-signal pick with 120 votes.

Thames Television / Euston Films

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Director: Leonard Hill

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Michael Caine as Inspector Frederick Abberline

Michael Caine

Inspector Frederick Abberline

Jane Seymour as Emma

Jane Seymour

Emma

Lewis Collins as Sergeant George Godley

Lewis Collins

Sergeant George Godley

Armand Assante as Richard Mansfield

Armand Assante

Richard Mansfield

Lysette Anthony as Mary Jane Kelly

Lysette Anthony

Mary Jane Kelly

Michael Gothard as George Lusk

Michael Gothard

George Lusk

T. P. McKenna as O'Connor

T. P. McKenna

O'Connor

Richard Morant as Dr. Acland

Richard Morant

Dr. Acland

Christopher Fulford as Beggar

Christopher Fulford

Beggar

Harry Andrews as Coroner Wynne Baxter

Harry Andrews

Coroner Wynne Baxter

Peter Armitage as Sergeant Kerby

Peter Armitage

Sergeant Kerby

Hugh Fraser as Sir Charles Warren

Hugh Fraser

Sir Charles Warren

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