BBC America goes on the hunt for Jack the Ripper with new series, Ripper Street

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 14 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

BBC America has announced that shooting recently commenced on a new series called “Ripper Street”, a period thriller that takes place during the frenzy of the Jack the Ripper murders.

Being shot on location in Dublin, the eight part series, created by Richard Warlow, is set in and around Whitechapel in London’s East End in 1889, during the aftermath of the Jack The Ripper murders. The action centers on the notorious H Division, which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of East London.

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