Whitechapel

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Monday 9:00 PM on ITV Premiered Feb 02, 2009 Between Seasons

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Whitechapel III, Episode Six
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AIRED ON 3/5/2012

Whitechapel III, Episode Six

Season 3 : Episode 6

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S 3 :  Ep 6 Aired 3/5/12
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S 3 :  Ep 5 Aired 2/27/12
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S 3 :  Ep 4 Aired 2/20/12
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S 3 :  Ep 3 Aired 2/13/12
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S 3 :  Ep 2 Aired 2/6/12
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Show Summary

Rupert Penry-Jones stars as DI Joseph Chandler, a detective hunting a modern-day serial killer. In his first big murder investigation, the man Chandler was after was no ordinary killer; he was copying the murders committed by Jack the Ripper in the 1880s. With the help of self-proclaimed Ripperologist Edward Buchan and DS Ray Miles, Chandler sought to catch the killer before he emulated Jack's final kill, never to be seen again. In the second story, the team is on the trail of a serial killer who appears to be targeting people who had crossed the Kray twins, gangsters who dominated the East End in the 1950s and 1960s.moreless

Cast & Crew

Rupert Penry-Jones

Rupert Penry-Jones

DI Joseph Chandler
Phil Davis

Phil Davis

DS Ray Miles
Steve Pemberton

Steve Pemberton

Edward Buchan
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  • Whitechapel

    4.0
    By jiamaio1, Apr 06, 2013
    My wife, a nurse and I, a teacher and family counselor, have immensely enjoyed the content of Whitechapel. We have appreciated the various personality types and how they clash and yet, often times bond with each other. However, the one negative that we found in the program was the inappropriate use of Jesus Christ on several different occasions. As Christians we would appreciate it if the writers would have respect for His name in future Whitechapel programs. Hopefully, this matter will be corrected so that we can highly recommend this series to others.moreless

  • clever idea that gets patchy

    7.0
    By Grumpyclown, Feb 16, 2013
    the first couple of stories are very interesting, but then the idea starts getting silly

  • More of this, please!

    9.5
    By sandyshaw, Feb 26, 2009
    While the premise might not be the most original one ever (a Jack the Ripper copycat - not exactly the most ground-breaking of story lines), its the execution that made "Whitechapel" one of the most fascinating British crime dramas of the past few years: a fast-paced, strongly atmospheric thriller with an intriguing set of characters, well-acted and succeeding to keep the suspense at a nail-biting level. It's the kind of show where I wish we'd get more than just a three-part mini-series. Forget the Jack-the-Ripper thing; a full TV series with this team solving regular cases would be rewarding on its own. Instead, "Law & Order: UK" takes its spot with what, judging by episode one, promises to be a less than exciting series.moreless

  • Here we go again - all full of potential and lacking on it's originality.

    6.5
    By marcsinclair, Feb 06, 2009
    Whitechapel – well seems like a rehash of an old idea but put together very well but the conflict between upper and lower ranks was seen-it-all-before boring. Do the police really argue as much as they are shown to do in cop shows? If this is the case the crime clear-up rate would be zero in this

    country. On this occasion the policemen did seem to be even more stupid than usual. You have a serial killer murdering victims in the precise way

    and in the same places as Jack the Ripper. The officer-in-charge is given a book by a Ripperologist (?!) laying out the hows, whys and wherefores of

    each murder. The officer-in-charge reads the book, seems to be convinced by what he learns, but still doesn't manage to get to the scene of the second

    murder in time to save the victim. Like most of today's "remakes" and old plotlines are being for what it is their pulp horror value only and not much else – one would have hoped that it would be a little more "gothic" but with the police eating Dona Kebabs and take away Chinese in the street and drinking beer at the same time it all

    seems very odd.



    The atmosphere of the episode was good, but I found it very disappointing.moreless
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    WE REVIEW THE POPULAR ITV DRAMA AS IT RETURNS FOR A SECOND SEASON, IN WHICH A COPY-CAT KILLER (OR TWO) UNLEASH VIOLENCE LIKE LONDON'S NOTORIOUS KRAY TWINS.

    Revisiting Whitechapel Will Give you Chills

    We review the popular ITV drama as it returns for a second season, in which a copy-cat killer (or two) unleash violence like London's notorious Kray twins.

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      http://www.itv.com/dramapremieres/whitechapel2/series3/ Coming in 2012 - a six episode run. According to the itv website, the te...
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    • Second Season!
      A new season (about the Kray twins) starts on ITV1 on Monday, October 11, at 9pm!
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    • If they did it again who would be next?
      Ok, admittedly this consept can't last forever and keep its following but Jack the Ripper, The Kray Twins... ? who would you like ...
      By DeodatusGirl, Oct 12, 2010
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