The Ripper

[murraymints]

off to watch part one on BBC1...

[hc4361]

He was working under cover?

[Mrsspagnoli57]

Enjoyed it. Good cast/costumes etc. Think 1hr is just a bit too rushed-90mins would have been less frenetic but deffo watching again as its a change for BBC to have some decent home grown drama on.

[ummmm]

I think so. It was when he lost the fight that they arrested the bookmaker.

[hc4361]

Thanks, ummmm

[anotheoldgit]

It's amazing how the Ripper murders still capture the imagination after over 100 years, and yet the stabbings and murders that take place in London on almost a daily basis these days hardly reach the headlines, let alone anyone remembering the victims or perpetrators names.

http://www.citizensreportuk.org/news/2012/06/11/london-knife-crime-with-injury-2007-2011/

[hc4361]

AOG, serial killers get full headline news and are well documented and shock the nation - Fred and Rose West; the Yorkshire Ripper as examples.

The Ripper captures our imagination because the killer was never caught so there is room for much speculation; the events happened so long ago that it is possible to enjoy dramas about it without worrying about the feelings of the relatives.