Following their major hit last year with Copper, BBC America premieres their latest atmospheric drama, Ripper Street, Saturday, January 19 at 9:00 PM. If you like a good mystery/thriller with a different perspective, then Ripper Street is it. Don’t be put off that its set in Victorian London, that’s half the fun.
Or as the BBC America’s PR Department explains in their initial press release:
In the aftermath of Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror, London’s Whitechapel sits on a precipice, and H Division – the precinct charged with keeping order – must work diligently to police the toughest district in the East End. Welcome to Ripper Street, where fear lurks that each new murder could mark the return of the Ripper. As imitators emerge and feral gangs terrorize, Inspector Edmund Reid – one of the lead detectives on the Ripper case – and his team are further drawn into the criminal underbelly of Victorian London. And their vigilance must be swift to stop those that threaten the calm of the city. Starring Matthew Macfadyen (Anna Karenina, Pride and Prejudice), Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones), Adam Rothenberg (Alcatraz) and MyAnna Buring (Downton Abbey, The Twilight Saga) and loosely based on real characters and events, the eight-part BBC America co-production created by Richard Warlow, premieres Saturday, January 19, at 9:00 PM.
With all the new shows being premiered and established hit shows coming back after a holiday hiatus it’s easy to overlook something really good. So don’t miss Ripper Street from the network that also gives you Doctor Who and Top Gear. They know what they’re doing.
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