Jack the Ripper (1988)
Jack the Ripper was a 1988 two-part television movie/mini-series portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack The Ripper, the killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders. Using historical characters involved in the genuine 1888 hunt for the killer, the film was written by Derek Marlowe and David Wickes
London, autumn 1888. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline of Scotland Yard is assigned by his superiors to investigate the murder and brutal mutilation of a prostitute in the East End of London. As the mutilated corpses of other "shilling whores" turn up in the same area, London's tabloid journalists - particularly Benjamin Bates of The Star - whip up a public frenzy. The killer is nicknamed "Jack the Ripper" after a letter bearing that name and supposedly from the killer, is forwarded to Scotland Yard. As the Ripper terrorizes London, public outrage erupts throughout the country, and Police Commissioner Sir Charles Warren fears that a revolution is in the air in London's East End.
London, autumn 1888. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline of Scotland Yard is assigned by his superiors to investigate the murder and brutal mutilation of a prostitute in the East End of London. As the mutilated corpses of other "shilling whores" turn up in the same area, London's tabloid journalists - particularly Benjamin Bates of The Star - whip up a public frenzy. The killer is nicknamed "Jack the Ripper" after a letter bearing that name and supposedly from the killer, is forwarded to Scotland Yard. As the Ripper terrorizes London, public outrage erupts throughout the country, and Police Commissioner Sir Charles Warren fears that a revolution is in the air in London's East End.
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Michael Caine | Inspector Frederick Abberline |
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Rodman |
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Jane Seymour | Emma |
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Armand Assante | Richard Mansfield |
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Ken Bones | Robert James Lees |
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Hugh Fraser | Sir Charles Warren |
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Harry Andrews | Coroner Wynne Baxter |
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Neville Phillips | Cabinet Secretary |
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Gerald Sim | Dr. Bagster Phillips |
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David Ryall | Bowyer |
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Christopher Fulford | Sergeant Brent |
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Patrick Allen | Narrator |
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Roy Evans | Doorkeeper |
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John Dair | Isenschmid |
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Michael Gothard | George Lusk |
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Ricci Harnett | Pickpocket |
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Eric Mason | Publican |
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Lysette Anthony | Mary Jane Kelly |
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Jon Croft | Mr. Thackeray |
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Trevor Baxter | Lanyon |
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Desmond Askew | Copy Boy |
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T.P. McKenna | O'Connor |
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Ray McAnally | Sir William Gull |
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Gertan Klauber | Diemschutz |
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Frank Jarvis | 1st Passer by |
| Director | David Wickes |
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| Writer | Derek Marlowe, David Wickes | |
| Producer | Al Burgess, Leonard Hill, Robert O'Connor, Lloyd Shirley, David Wickes | |
| Musician | John Cameron | |
| Photography | Alan Hume | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Regions | Region 1 |
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| Index | 2586 |
| Added Date | Oct 20, 2021 00:07:04 |
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