Whitechapel: Season 1

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ITV1 | BBC America | ITV | Season Premiere Date: February 2, 2009

Starring: Phil Davis, Rupert Penry-Jones, Steve Pemberton

Summary: A Jack the Ripper copycat murderer may be on the loose in this British detective drama. Veteran DS Ray Miles (Phil Davis) is less than thrilled when formerly deskbound DI Chandler (Rupert Penry-Jones) joins the Whitechapel station as his new boss.

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E3. Episode Three
Air Date: February 16, 2009
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S1:E2. Episode Two
Air Date: February 9, 2009
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S1:E1. Episode One
Air Date: February 2, 2009

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Melissa Maerz

Oct 24, 2011

Prepare for gullet slicing, blood spurting, cop-versus-cop conflict, and more blood spurting. We can't get enough. Read full review

Curt Wagner

Oct 26, 2011

Whitechapel defies the odds, however, rising above its cliches with solid writing, taut direction, evocative cinematography and great performances by Penry-Jones, Davis and Pemberton. Read full review

David Wiegand

Oct 24, 2011

Whitechapel may not reinvent the police procedural, but it's great fun, and the third episode is a heart-stopping race against time. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Oct 26, 2011

[An] evocative six-part crime thriller. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Oct 25, 2011

Whitechapel can be enjoyed for what it is--an excuse to take another bloody stroll down memory lane, while tacking on yet another cinematic addition to the house that Jack built. Read full review

Ross Langager

Oct 26, 2011

Even if it slips into generic tropes here and there, Whitechapel's own veneer of nicely crafted entertainment remains intact. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Oct 25, 2011

The revisiting of Ripper lore, though, is relatively painless, especially since the most interesting character in this series is Edward Buchan (Steve Pemberton), the Ripperologist who tips Chandler to the similarities between the then and the now. Read full review

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muggsmulligan

Nov 24, 2011

A bit of quality drama on ITV for a change, excellent acting, great script and story regarding Jack the Ripper :) second series was also good, hope for a third soon!

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david2013

Oct 2, 2013

Engrossing story and excellent mix of characters and actors. This cast, if given ample opportunity, will grow into a solid well rounded show with scope to move in to the shadows of the mind.

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jeremyp

Dec 3, 2011

Another British police caper along the lines of Luther with the same inane dialog and plotting. We've got a new inspector who's obsessive compulsive, just to tweak the character line, an ongoing story line of copy cat murderers following historical cases, and as usual with Brit shows aAnother British police caper along the lines of Luther with the same inane dialog and plotting. We've got a new inspector who's obsessive compulsive, just to tweak the character line, an ongoing story line of copy cat murderers following historical cases, and as usual with Brit shows a corrupt bosses track. If you can ignore ludicrous plot holes and faux characters it's just entertaining enough to while away an hour. The guys who wrote MI-5 seem to be writing all this UK crap.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 4, 2013
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 30, 2012
Season 2

69
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 11, 2010
Season 1

76
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 2, 2009
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  S1:E3. Episode Three
  Air Date: February 16, 2009
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  S1:E2. Episode Two
  Air Date: February 9, 2009
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  S1:E1. Episode One
  Air Date: February 2, 2009