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The Worst Episodes of Ripper Street

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A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 3 - Become Man
    6.1/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Become Man

    S2:E3

    The abduction of a prominent member of the London County Council introduces Reid to Councilor Jane Cobden, the first woman appointed to the LCC - because it appears the kidnappers are radical supporters of Cobden's aims. Long Susan is taken by force to the gang's hideout, and she soon finds herself growing sympathetic to her captors' lives and aims.

    Director:Christopher Menaul
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Marnie Dickens

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  2. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 5 - Threads of Silk and Gold
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Threads of Silk and Gold

    S2:E5

    An investigation into the brutal murder of a Telegraph Boy reveal a vice racket being run from the offices of the GPO. A ledger leads Reid to the centre of the one of London’s most august financial institutions, Barings Bank.

    Director:Kieron Hawkes
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Thomas Martin, Toby Finlay

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  3. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 6 - Tournament of Shadows
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Tournament of Shadows

    S1:E6

    As the dock strike of August '89 takes hold of the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist leads Reid and the team into the heartless chicanery of the British government's fight against distant empires and global terrorism.

    Director:Colm McCarthy
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  4. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 8 - Our Betrayal (2)
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Our Betrayal (2)

    S2:E8

    Death and violence comes to Whitechapel once again. Some decayed and murdered bodies are discovered in a slum tenement, and the advanced stages of the police divisional boxing championship reveals the vengeful ferocity to be seen within the ranks of the police force.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  5. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 3 - The King Came Calling
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    #5 - The King Came Calling

    S1:E3

    Deliberate contamination is suspected in a sudden cholera outbreak . Emily's search for a charity patron proves difficult.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Declan Croghan

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  6. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 1 - Closed Casket
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Closed Casket

    S5:E1

    Reid - on the run from the police - must find a way to bring down Assistant Commissioner Augustus Dove.

    Director:Daniel Nettheim
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  7. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 4 - The Good of This City
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #7 - The Good of This City

    S1:E4

    The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground railway reveals an almost indecipherable murder scene and an unreliable slum girl witness. Lucy Eames, beautiful and disturbed, is the unlikely key to a Byzantine web of conspiracy.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Julie Rutterford

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  8. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 6 - Occurrence Reports
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Occurrence Reports

    S5:E6

    Reid must finally bring Augustus Dove to justice, but also find his peace in Whitechapel.

    Director:Ashley Way
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  9. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 1 - I Need Light
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #9 - I Need Light

    S1:E1

    When a woman is found murdered, Chief Inspector Abberline believes Jack the Ripper has returned.

    Director:Tom Shankland
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  10. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 5 - The Weight of One Man's Heart
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #10 - The Weight of One Man's Heart

    S1:E5

    A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies keeps Reid and his team busy and leads to a blast from the past for Drake when he is confronted by his former army colonel. As the net closes in on the robbers, the sergeant finds his loyalties put to the test.

    Director:Colm McCarthy
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  11. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 7 - A Man of My Company
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #11 - A Man of My Company

    S1:E7

    International haulage tycoon TP Swift arrives in town to acquire an ailing shipping line, accompanied by a team of private detectives, who proceed to cut a violent swathe through the borough on a mission of vengeance. As Reid focuses on the murder of an engine inventor, Jackson and Susan's past comes back to haunt them, bringing their future in Whitechapel - and their very lives - into question.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  12. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 8 - What Use Our Work?
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #12 - What Use Our Work?

    S1:E8

    Reid is adrift, his team in pieces and Leman Street shaken to its foundations following recent events. A kidnapping offers him cause to assemble his men and tackle the white slavery ring operating in their midst. But Reid is gripped by a growing obsession that this leads back to the terrible secret from his own past.

    Director:Andy Wilson
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  13. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 2 - A Brittle Thread
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - A Brittle Thread

    S5:E2

    Reid and Dove engage the press in their battle for the hearts and minds of the people of Whitechapel.

    Director:Daniel Nettheim
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  14. Ripper Street Season 1 Episode 2 - In My Protection
    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #14 - In My Protection

    S1:E2

    A toymaker is beaten to death, and a possible culprit refuses to deny the charge.

    Director:Tom Shankland
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  15. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 3 - Ashes and Diamonds
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Ashes and Diamonds

    S3:E3

    Alex le Shayne, a mysterious clairvoyant is found dead at the local performance place. Jackson presumes poison has a part to play. As Reid is missing Drake steps in to investigate. Elsewhere Susan continues to care for Mathilda and plans to send her to Switzerland.

    Director:Anthony Byrne
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  16. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 3 - A White World Made Red
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #16 - A White World Made Red

    S4:E3

    Jackson feels the heat when a double murder throws light upon his recent illicit activities.

    Director:Luke Watson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Justin Young

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  17. Ripper Street Season 5 Episode 3 - All The Glittering Blades
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - All The Glittering Blades

    S5:E3

    The serial killer - Nathaniel Dove - is hid in the Hackney Marshes, but how long can he stay out of trouble?

    Director:Nick Rowland
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  18. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 1 - Pure as the Driven
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Pure as the Driven

    S2:E1

    Jack the Ripper may be fading into memory, but east London has found no peace. An investigation into the assault of a policeman leads DI Reid and the men of H-Division to the newly-emergent Chinatown, where Jackson discovers evidence of a new and devastatingly powerful opiate. Reid fears a new kind of hell is to be released onto his streets.

    Director:Tom Shankland
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  19. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 6 - A Stronger Loving World
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #19 - A Stronger Loving World

    S2:E6

    Churches and synagogues are being burnt and desecrated in Whitechapel and Reid suspects the same hand behind the various attacks. Meanwhile, the all-too-brief domestic happiness that Sergeant Drake has enjoyed is disrupted by the arrival of a friend from his wife Bella's past, the mysterious and charismatic scholar, Gabriel Cain.

    Director:Kieron Hawkes
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay

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  20. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 6 - The Incontrovertible Truth
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #20 - The Incontrovertible Truth

    S3:E6

    The recovering Reid finds the unconscious Lady Vera Montacute in Whitechapel next to the corpse of a flower seller.

    Director:Anthony Byrne
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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  21. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 7 - Live Free, Live True
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Live Free, Live True

    S3:E7

    The murder of a chemist lifts the lid on a backstreet abortion racket.

    Director:Saul Metzstein
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Rachel Bennette

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  22. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 2 - Some Conscience Lost
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Some Conscience Lost

    S4:E2

    Reid struggles to adapt on his first day back at H Division under Drake’s command.

    Director:Luke Watson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Rachel Bennette

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  23. Ripper Street Season 3 Episode 5 - Heavy Boots
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Heavy Boots

    S3:E5

    A destructive gang of youths unleash hell upon the streets, but it's not until daylight breaks that the true horror of their brutal work is revealed. The trail leads the team of H Division into the heartland of one of the city's oldest trades - the London Breweries - where conflicted loyalties reign, and grief and anger create a potent concoction.

    Director:Anthony Byrne
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Rob Green

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  24. Ripper Street Season 4 Episode 4 - Men of Iron, Men of Smoke
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Men of Iron, Men of Smoke

    S4:E4

    When a footballer is brutally murdered, a key suspect is a man close to Drake's heart.

    Director:Luke Watson
    Writers:Richard Warlow, Matt Delargy

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  25. Ripper Street Season 2 Episode 2 - Am I Not Monstrous?
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Am I Not Monstrous?

    S2:E2

    A young woman is found murdered at the London Hospital and the only clue to her identity is an unusual deformity. The hunt for her killer takes Reid and the team into the shadowy netherworld of the freakshows, where they must seek the help of Joseph Merrick, aka the Elephant Man. Reinforcements for H-Division arrive in the form of DC Albert Flight.

    Director:Tom Shankland
    Writer:Richard Warlow

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Become Man" is the worst rated episode of "Ripper Street". It scored 6.1/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Christopher Menaul and written by Richard Warlow, Marnie Dickens, it aired on 11/11/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Threads of Silk and Gold".