A dark, stylish detective thriller, told over five series, about Victorian London in the shadow of Jack the Ripper. Haunted by the failure to catch London’s most evil killer, Inspector Edmund Reid now heads up the notorious H Division – the toughest police district in the East End. Aided by the hard-boiled Sergeant Bennett Drake and American forensics expert Captain Homer Jackson Reid has his hands full trying to keep the streets safe from others only too willing to fill the void.
Ripper Street
CREATOR & WRITER:
Richard Warlow
WRITERS:
Julie Rutterford, Declan Croghan, Toby Finlay, Marnie Dickens, Thomas Martin, Jamie Crichton, Rob Green, Rachel Bennette, Justin Young, Matt Delargy
DIRECTORS:
Tom Shankland, Andy Wilson, Colm McCarthy, Chris Menaul, Kieron Hawkes, Anthony Byrne, Saul Metzstein, Luke Watson, Daniel Nettheim, Nick Rowland, Ashley Way
CAST:
Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, David Wilmot, Charlene McKenna, David Dawson, Anna Burnett, Clive Russell, Lydia Wilson, Matthew Lewis, Jonas Armstrong, David Threlfall, Joseph Mawle
CREDIT:
A Tiger Aspect and Lookout Point production in association with Brown Bear Films for Amazon and BBC Worldwide co-produced with BBC America.
“The script is real, alive and human. It’s beautifully performed, and beautiful to look at.”
THE GUARDIAN
“Triumphant….it has wit and conviction. Above all it has Macfayden who is terrific.”
THE TIMES
“Ripper Street is a well-acted, well-written and compelling mystery series.”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
AWARDS:
2013
BAFTA, Drama Series, Nominee
BAFTA, Costume Design, Nominee
BAFTA, Make-Up & Hair Design, Nominee
BAFTA, Editing Fiction, Nominee
BAFTA, Photography and Lighting Fiction, Nominee
RTS, Music, Original Score, Nominee
RTS, Production Design: Drama, Nominee
AEAF, VFX in TV Series, Winner
BSC, Cinematography in TV Drama, Nominee
IFTA, Make Up and Hair, Winner
IFTA, Costume Design, Nominee
IFTA, Production Design, Winner
IFTA, Editing, Nominee
Televisual Bulldog Award, Music, Nominee
2014
BAFTA, Supporting Actor – Jerome Flynn, Nominee
BAFTA, Production Design, Winner
Ivor Novello, Television Soundtrack, Winner
AEAF, VFX in TV Series, Winner
IFTA, Director of Photography, Winner
IFTA, Costume Design, Nominee
IFTA, Production Design, Nominee
IFTA, Editing, Nominee
2015
BAFTA, Digital Creativity: Titles, Nominee
IFTA, Make Up and Hair, Nominee
VES, Visual Effects, Nominee
HPA, Visual Effects – Television, Nominee
BSC, Cinematography in TV Drama, Nominee
AEAF, VFX in TV Series, Winner
2016
Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Best Episode in a TV Series, Nominee
IFTA, Director, Nominee
IFTA, Visual Effects, Nominee
HPA, Outstanding Visual Effects – Television, Nominee
2017
IFTA, Actress in a Supporting Role: Drama, Nominee
IFTA, Director, Nominee
IFTA, Visual Effects, Nominee
HPA, Visual Effects – Television, Nominee
AEAF, VFX in TV Series, Winner
