Whitechapel

[Jeff Leahy]

Stafford...Lichfield...I was close!...And I am on the other side......
Steve

But we might have been on the same side if Rupert had of excepted the throne from Fairfax...?

Pirate

[Steve S]

But we might have been on the same side if Rupert had of excepted the throne from Fairfax...?

Pirate

Dream team........
Steve

[Jeff Leahy]

Dream team........
Steve

Yes..oh to be a fly on the wall at that meeting..

P

[Howard Brown]

Pardon the intrusion...
Jeff...please send me your email address as your pm box is full,my friend.

How
donston1888@aol.com

[Jeff Leahy]

Sorry about that. I have now emptied my mail box. But anyone is welcome to email me at jeff.leahy@btinternet.com

Pirate

[The Grave Maurice]

Looks like this is now available as a DVD, but only in Region 2 format, unfortunately.

[pmerryman]

Can anyone tell me what sort of extras are on the DVD if any?

Thanks

[Mike Covell]

There is a short documentary called "peeling back the layers" which is basically a "making of" and thats yer lot!

[pmerryman]

Thanks for that. May just buy it anyway.

[Mary Kelly's Eyes]

....Interesting to note that the DVD is in 1.85x1 ratio, i.e. cropped from the televised original which was nearly full-screen.The DVD is therefore a little tight top and bottom at times.I've kept my original just to have it 'as shot',but watch the DVD!

[Rob Clack]

The DVD is the 16x9 aspect ratio (about 1:77) which was how it was shot. The difference could be over-scanning as it looked fine on my T.V.

Rob

[Mike Covell]

Rob is correct, the show was shot in 16x9, but the pan and scan version was shown on tv.

[Rob Clack]

Depends on what T.V you have Mike and how it's set up. I've got a 16x9 widescreen T.V. and that's how I watched the series when it was broadcast. If it's an old fashioned 4x3 T.V. and the set top box (Sky,Cable,Freeview) is st up for that then only the middle portion of the show will be shown.

Rob

[Mike Covell]

I change mine according to wether I am watching a tv show or film, as it was a tv show, I left it on the pan and scan feature, but with movies we switch to get the better picture.

[Jon Guy]

D.C. Fitzgerald (the detective with the crate of beer who sold the Ripper story to the press) was played by Christopher Fulford, who was also on the original Ripper team in the Michael Caine series as P.C. Brent (the copper in disguise with crutches who was hanging around the pubs).

Just watched the DVD, avoided this thread and the tv series until I could watch it in one sitting.