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And just like that, it’s time to bid farewell to Ripper Street. The good news is that, despite the series being axed after disappointing ratings (you can blame I’m A Celebrity), there remains a small glimmer of hope that LoveFilm could be funding a third series. Whatever happens, we couldn’t have asked for much more from this final gut punch of an episode.
The second series of period crime drama Ripper Street concludes on BBC One next week with ‘Our Betrayal – Part 2’, and death and violence stalk Whitechapel once more.
With the seventh episode of Ripper Street Series 2 tonight came both the first half of a thrilling two-part finale and – as we found out last week – the penultimate episode EVER.
The second series of period crime drama Ripper Street continues on BBC One next week with ‘Our Betrayal – Part 1’ and the pall of personal tragedy looms over the men of H Division as, from far shores, a very real and very valuable symbol of the British Empire’s wealth arrives in the form of an uncut diamond.
If the theme of last week’s Ripper Street was love, then this week it was faith.
In another brilliantly sharp and tragic episode, the second series of BBC One’s period crime drama continued to entertain on the one hand, whilst quietly investigating what it means to be human on the other – this time through the lens of religious faith.
The second series of period crime drama Ripper Street continues on BBC One next week with ‘A Stronger Loving World’ and the all-too-brief domestic happiness that Sergeant Drake has enjoyed is to be disrupted by the arrival of a friend from his wife Bella’s past.
After last week’s disappointing effort, Series 2 of Ripper Street is firmly back on track with a brilliant episode inspired by the very relevant topic of gay rights. With tears, twists and a script frothing with delectable period dialogue, ‘Threads of Silk and Gold’ reminded us that at the heart of this rollicking police procedural is a series invested in the bigger picture.
The second series of period crime drama Ripper Street continues on BBC One next week with ‘Threads of Silk and Gold’ and investigations into the brutal slaying of a Telegraph Boy lift the lid on a vice racket run from the offices of the GPO.
Coming after three very solid weeks, Episode 4 of Ripper Street’s second series marked a slight dip in quality. Though still undeniably enjoyable fare, this week’s story was let down by its over-exaggerated villains, hastily-resolved ending and watery subplot involving newbie Constable Flight.
The second series of period crime drama Ripper Street continues on BBC One next week with ‘Dynamite and a Woman’ and, after over 20 years in Newgate Gaol, the Irish dynamiter, Aiden Galvin, is sprung from his prison wagon’s journey through Whitechapel.