Series 2 of the period crime drama is currently airing at 9pm on Monday nights on BBC One.
> Order Series 2 on DVD on Amazon.
A BBC spokesperson commented: “We are very proud of Ripper Street which has enjoyed two highly ambitious series on BBC One. However, the second series didn’t bring the audience we hoped and in order to make room for creative renewal and new ideas it won’t be returning.”
Actor Jerome Flynn, who plays Sergeant Bennet Drake, told BBC London 94.9: “We’re all in absolute shock because it’s a wonderful job and we feel like it’s kind of this unfinished work.”
He added: “There’s these wonderful storylines which Richard [Warlow] and Toby [Finlay], the writers, have marked out, and it’s one of the most captivating characters I’ve played and also been part of in terms of the story, so it is suddenly like a marriage being broken.”
> Buy Series 1 on DVD on Amazon.
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