Whitechapel

[Steve S]

Well...Not only Robert Lees...But Drs Phillips & Llewellyn...My wife had to stop me joining in on the wound descriptions..........Will watch again.
Steve

[Suzi]

That hat!!! that hat!!!!! Local hat for local people!!!!! Loved it and had TLoJTR TAN by my side -just in case!!!!

Can we keep this as THE WHITECHAPEL site- sorry Jeff- bed me now! Hoping for at least 12" tonight!!!.....and snow!!! Blimey hope it doesn't rain cos it's going to be I C E tomorrow!!!!!!! xx

[AdamWalsh]

Just finished watching the first episode. It seemed so obvious at the beginning - why would those detectives not make the association with Aug 31st and the injuries working in that area of all areas in London? Strange - but I guess like they said every murder there gets compared to Jack.......

[George Hutchinson]

No, no one as well known as you Philip, some bloke called Rumbelow I think.

Would this be the Rumbelow that's due to be interviewed in The Times tomorrow, Stewart? I had a phone call this evening telling me. Some bloke called Evans, I think.

PHILIP

[protohistorian]

The RT issue itself has some lovely little errors in it...

They say they didn't film at Durward Street but they did film in the shadow of a large school... because the one at the site of the Nichols murder had been demolished.

Typical; a bloody great huge monolith and they think it's not there! They also say you can stand on the cobbles at the spot where CE was murdered, and have quoted such in enlarged text. 1) Not cobbles; setts. 2) She didn't die on setts OR cobbles. They also claim it's the only murder site you can actually get to (I think).

One thing Ripperology gives me is a vent for my pedantry!

PHILIP

You do nnot want to let that build up, thats what happened to Michel Foucault

[Stewart P Evans]

Well Known

Well, it weren't me. I suspect no one did - it hasn't been mentioned. Funny about Mitre Square as that's always the easy one to get access to. Every TV show I've done on JTR we've filmed there at some point.
PHILIP

No, no one as well known as you Philip, some bloke called Rumbelow I think.

[George Hutchinson]

Well, it weren't me. I suspect no one did - it hasn't been mentioned. Funny about Mitre Square as that's always the easy one to get access to. Every TV show I've done on JTR we've filmed there at some point.

PHILIP

[Jenni Shelden]

A character named after Robert Lees is in it - who care that they cant see the board school!! Lol

unless Robert Lees is the killer then i will hate it forever and ever!!!!

Wonder why they wouldnt let them film it at the square.

Ps whose took them round the siteS?

[Mike Covell]

My issue of Radio Times was purchased this morning, like Philip says, several errors, and a short time line.

The show will be a three part show.

[Mike Covell]

I read some similar statements.

"The program was shot close to the original locations"
Total TV Guide

"We know when he's going to kill them and sort of where, though a lot of the original sites are no longer there"
Rupert Jones in TV Choice



"When we were filming me doing ripper tours, we were held up by the real ripper tours who wanted to do their talks where we were standing. So I think they were a bit annoyed"
Steve Pemberton TV Choice

Wonder who is was annoying?

[George Hutchinson]

The RT issue itself has some lovely little errors in it...

They say they didn't film at Durward Street but they did film in the shadow of a large school... because the one at the site of the Nichols murder had been demolished.

Typical; a bloody great huge monolith and they think it's not there! They also say you can stand on the cobbles at the spot where CE was murdered, and have quoted such in enlarged text. 1) Not cobbles; setts. 2) She didn't die on setts OR cobbles. They also claim it's the only murder site you can actually get to (I think).

One thing Ripperology gives me is a vent for my pedantry!

PHILIP

[Suzi]

Hi Caz

Great trailer there the twitching bit on the trailer was a bit- 'er twitchy but loved it and am going to allow a Radio Times into the house- as long as there's not a write up in the Mail all will be well!

See you on 7th! xxxxxxxx

[Mike Covell]

The following magazines feature write ups and articles on the show,

TV Times 31 Jan-6 Feb
TV Choice 31 Jan-6 Feb
Total TV Guide 31 Jan-6 Feb

Will look through more tomorrow.

[Mike Covell]

ITV has posted several video's on their website here

http://www.itv.com/Drama/copsandcrime/Whitechapel/default.html

There is a trailer, and several cast interviews.

The trailer is quite gory, and features a knife, so has been locked for viewing to minors. However, if you click on the trailer, accept the terms and conditions you can bypass the age restriction and view it.

Looks good.

[caz]

Hi All,

There's more about this in the new Radio Times - even the front cover features Pemberton, Penry-Jones & Davis and announces it as a 'Ripping Yarn: Are they facing Jack the Ripper all over again?'

Pages 12-16 carry an article about the series, explaining that all the characters have been given names of people who were involved in one capacity or another in the original ripper case.

While the writers acknowledge that they are bound to get into trouble with 'Ripperologists' over any factual mistakes, I can't really see why they should, since a modern copycat killer would more than likely get some of his own facts wrong, and have his own ideas about the case and its red herrings, and I can see him sending a Dear Boss equivalent, or popping half a kidney in the post, even if he thinks they were hoaxes back in 1888.

At one point in episode three they get an image of a suspect on CCTV. Co-writer Ben Court, in Radio Times, says: "A true Ripperologist will recognise him as a historical suspect straightaway".

RT refers to: "a hidden army of Jack obsessives out there who continue to pore over every gory detail of the case. They've written countless books; they mass at conventions, and there's a website (www.casebook.org) chock-full of perpetual analysis, carried out in fiendish, exhaustive and exhausting depth". I didn't know that - did you?

Co-writer Caroline Ip says: "Really, we'd be gutted if, after it's broadcast, we snuck onto the forums and they were going, 'God, it was rubbish!' That's why we've put a lot of nods to them in the script".

I can't wait to see it!

Love,

Caz
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PS They wanted to film the 2008 version of the Eddowes murder in Mitre Square but couldn't get permission, so they are well aware that Ripperologists will notice that one!