Ripper Street Premieres This Week: Watch The First Three Minutes Here
Premiering on BBC America this week is Ripper Street, an 8-part miniseries set in the late 19th century, during the time when Jack the Ripper was tearing up the London streets. The series premiere on BBC One last month and makes its stateside debut this Saturday night. BBC America has released the first few minutes of the series premiere. Check it out ahead!
The story is set in the aftermath of Jack the Ripper's murders in London. As you'll see in the 3-minute introduction below, the streets of Whitechapel still aren't safe as the elusive murderer has left his fearful mark on the community, and possibly even more than that.
It's interesting to see how violence is used in these first few minutes, as the intro is split between the creepy neighborhood streets with a man talking rather enthusiastically about the murderous Jack the Ripper, and a boxing match that gets increasingly bloody and violent as people watch on and cheer. And then a body is found in the streets. Is Jack the Ripper back? By the look on the inspector's face, there's a good possibility of that.
Here's BBC America's released description and information about the cast involved n this new miniseries, which premieres Saturday, January 19.
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