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Ripper Street: Season 1

8 episodes Premiered Dec 30, 2012 Updated Jul 24, 2026

Ripper Street is a British drama television series set in the East End of London in 1889. The show is centered around the H Division, a police district known for its toughness. The series focuses on the aftermath of the "Ripper" and the efforts of the police to address the lawlessness in the area. The show is a mystery and crime drama.

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Ripper Street is a British drama television series set in the East End of London in 1889. The show is centered around the H Division, a police district known for its toughness. The series focuses on the aftermath of the "Ripper" and the efforts of the police to address the lawlessness in the area. The show is a mystery and crime drama.

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

I Need Light

Dec 30, 2012 · 52 min

When a woman is found murdered, Chief Inspector Abberline believes Jack the Ripper has returned.

S1·E2 Core

In My Protection

Jan 6, 2013 · 52 min

A toymaker is beaten to death, and a possible culprit refuses to deny the charge.

S1·E3 Core

The King Came Calling

Jan 13, 2013 · 52 min

Deliberate contamination is suspected in a sudden cholera outbreak . Emily's search for a charity patron proves difficult.

S1·E4 Mytharc

The Good of This City

Jan 20, 2013 · 52 min

The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground railway reveals an almost indecipherable murder scene and an unreliable slum girl witness. Lucy Eames, beautiful and disturb

S1·E5 Core

The Weight of One Man's Heart

Jan 27, 2013 · 52 min

A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies keeps Reid and his team busy and leads to a blast from the past for Drake when he is confronted by his former army colonel. As the ne

S1·E6 Core

Tournament of Shadows

Feb 3, 2013 · 52 min

As the dock strike of August '89 takes hold of the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist leads Reid and the team into the heartless chicanery of the British government's fight ag

S1·E7 Mytharc

A Man of My Company

Feb 17, 2013 · 52 min

International haulage tycoon TP Swift arrives in town to acquire an ailing shipping line, accompanied by a team of private detectives, who proceed to cut a violent swathe through t

S1·E8 Mytharc

What Use Our Work?

Feb 24, 2013 · 52 min

Reid is adrift, his team in pieces and Leman Street shaken to its foundations following recent events. A kidnapping offers him cause to assemble his men and tackle the white slaver