Jack the Ripper (1973 TV series)
| Jack the Ripper | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Troy Kennedy Martin Elwyn Jones |
| Starring | Stratford Johns Frank Windsor |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | July 13 – August 17, 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 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.
The series aired in six episodes, as follows
13 Jul 1973 The First Two
20 Jul 1973 Double Event
27 Jul 1973 Butchery
03 Aug 1973 Panic
10 Aug 1973 Suspects
17 Aug 1973 The Highest in the Land?
Cast
- Stratford Johns... (DCS Charlie Barlow)
- Frank Windsor...(DCS John Watt)
- Gordon Christie...(Inspector Abberline)
- Hugo De Vernier...(Albert Cadoche)
- Christopher Fenwick...(John Richardson)
- Chris Gannon...(Timothy Donovan)
- Gabrielle Hamilton...(Mrs. Richardson)
- Basil Henson...(Sir Charles Warren)
- Julie May...(Mrs Fiddymont)
- Geoffrey Rose...(Dr. Bagster Phillips)
- Rosalind Ross...(Elizabeth Long)
- Hilary Sesta...(Catherine Eddowes)
- Peter Spraggon...(Sargeant Thicke)
- Varley Thomas...(Emily Holland)
- Kenneth Thornett...(PC Neil)
- Gabor Vernon...(Louis Diemschütz)
- Wendy Williams...(Mrs Barnett)
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 recaps. This was done to provide additional running time to fill U.S. programming slots.
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