Jack the Ripper (miniseries)

Jack the Ripper
Cover art for the 2002 DVD release
Genre
Directed byDavid Wickes
Starring
Music byJohn Cameron
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
ProducerDavid Wickes
Production locations
  • Iver, United Kingdom (studio)
  • Belper, United Kingdom
CinematographyAlan Hume
EditorKeith Palmer
Running time93–96 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
  • ITV (United Kingdom)
  • CBS (United States)
Release11 October (1988-10-11) –
18 October 1988 (1988-10-18)
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Jack the Ripper is a drama television miniseries produced for Thames Television and CBS based on the notorious Jack the Ripper murder spree in Victorian London. It was first broadcast on ITV.[1][2][3]

The film was produced to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Whitechapel murders, and was originally screened on British television in two 90-minute episodes, broadcast on consecutive evenings, in October 1988, to coincide with the dates of some of the original events, advertising itself in advance as a solution to the century-old mystery of the murderer's identity using newly discovered original evidence.

  1. ^ marcus, laurence. "JACK THE RIPPER | A TELEVISION HEAVEN REVIEW". www.televisionheaven.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Saucy Jack: A Look Back at Michael Caine's Jack the Ripper Miniseries". That's Not Current. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "TVT 1988/42 – 15–21 October 1988 (TVS and C4) JACK THE RIPPER (ITV) with cover photo of Michael Caine and Jane Seymour". www.radiotimesbacknumbers.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2018.