Jack the Ripper (1973 TV series)
| Jack the Ripper | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Troy Kennedy Martin Elwyn Jones |
| Starring |
Stratford Johns Frank Windsor |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 13 July – 17 August 1973 |
Jack the Ripper is a six-part BBC television drama made in 1973, in which the case of the Jack the Ripper murders is reopened and analysed by Detective Chief Superintendents Barlow and Watt (Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor, respectively). These characters were hugely popular with UK TV viewers at the time from their appearances on the long-running police series Z-Cars and its sequels Softly, Softly and Barlow at Large. The programme was presented partly as a discussion between the two principals in the present day, interspersed with dramatised-documentary scenes set in the 19th century. The series discusses suspects and conspiracies, but concludes there is insufficient evidence to determine who was Jack the Ripper. The experiment was seen to be a success, and the formula was repeated in 1976 with Second Verdict, in which Barlow and Watt cast their gaze over miscarriages of justice and unsolved mysteries from the past.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The First Two" | TBA | TBA | 13 July 1973 |
| 2 | "Double Event" | TBA | TBA | 20 July 1973 |
| 3 | "Butchery" | TBA | TBA | 27 July 1973 |
| 4 | "Panic" | TBA | TBA | 3 August 1973 |
| 5 | "Suspects" | TBA | TBA | 10 August 1973 |
| 6 | "The Highest in the Land?" | TBA | TBA | 17 August 1973 |
Cast
- Stratford Johns as DCS Charlie Barlow
- Frank Windsor as DCS John Watt
- Gordon Christie as Inspector Abberline
- Hugo De Vernier as Albert Cadoche
- Christopher Fenwick as John Richardson
- Chris Gannon as Timothy Donovan
- Gabrielle Hamilton as Mrs. Richardson
- Basil Henson as Sir Charles Warren
- Julie May as Mrs Fiddymont
- Geoffrey Rose as Dr. Bagster Phillips
- Rosalind Ross as Elizabeth Long
- Hilary Sesta as Catherine Eddowes
- Peter Spraggon as Sergeant Thicke
- Varley Thomas as Emily Holland
- Kenneth Thornett as PC Neil
- Gabor Vernon as Louis Diemschütz
- Wendy Williams as Mrs Barnett
Release
Jack the Ripper was made available for syndication, and was televised in the United States in 1974 with additional footage of actor Sebastian Cabot providing introductions and episode recaps. This was done to provide additional running time to fill U.S. programming slots.