‘To Be Continued…’ That’s the caption that the fourth season of Ripper Street leaves us with. In a lesser show, such a brazen indicator that the story is still incomplete would feel frustrating, robbing the season of any satisfying finality. Thankfully, this season finale does more than enough to justify that ending caption. In fact, … >
Following its premiere on Amazon Prime Video earlier this year, The fourth season of Ripper Street arrives on BBC Two. David Threlfall and Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis join returning regulars Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring and Charlene McKenna for the seven new episodes. Other new cast members include Jonas Armstrong (Robin Hood), David … >
The new season of Ripper Street will begin on BBC Two later this month. The period crime drama launched on BBC One in December 2012 and now moves to BBC Two for its fourth run, which premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime Video earlier this year. Buy the complete Season 1-3 box set on Amazon. Season 4 starts at 9pm … >
Ripper Street will move to BBC Two when it returns to television screens later this month. The period crime drama launched on BBC One in December 2012 and the fourth season premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime Video earlier this year. > Buy the complete Season 1-3 box set on Amazon. Shameless star David Threlfall and … >
Amazon has confirmed that Ripper Street will come to an end with its next season. The period crime drama’s fifth season has started filming in Dublin and will premiere on Amazon Prime Video later in 2016. The final episodes will see Joseph Mawle (In the Heart of the Sea) rejoin the series as Detective Inspector … >
Adam Rothenberg has revealed that Ripper Street will end following its fifth season. The period crime drama’s fourth season launched earlier this year concluded on Amazon Prime Video last week. Season 4 and Season 5 were commissioned together in May 2015 following Amazon’s revival of the show and the 13 new episodes began filming last … >
After last week’s visceral, gory case that leaned heavily on plot, Ripper Street went in the other direction this week with a case of the week that doubled up as something of a character study. The character in question was Thomas Gower (Jake Mann), a surprise returnee who first appeared all the way back as … >
As one of British TV’s more graphic and gory shows, Ripper Street has featured a copious amount of blood in its time, increasingly so now it’s made the jump to Amazon. Naturally, the next step was an episode that was all about blood. ‘A White World Made Red’ began with a superbly atmospheric opening scene … >
Having established a familiar yet different status quo in Season 4’s two-part opening story, it was back to business for Ripper Street in this solid second episode. ‘Some Conscience Lost’ won’t go down as a classic, but it’s an assured outing that takes the traditional case-of-the-week formula from previous seasons and adds considerable complexity to … >
Having made the transition to Amazon Prime in supremely confident style with its third season, the grim and gritty Whitechapel drama is back for a fourth run. Clocking in at a mammoth, movie-length 130 minutes, this double-bill opener starts off on very shaky ground. The central characters start the season off in vastly different situations, … >