A new BBC One documentary about one of the most infamous serial killers of all time.

[Trevor Marriott]

Just what we need.

A BBC documentary featuring an earnest-looking Professor and his actress-assistant daintily clad in a plastic SOC outfit, examining non-existent clues whilst discussing a subject about which they know absolutely nothing.

And not a mention of any organs being taken away by the killer, at least they got that right !

www.trevormarriott.co.uk

[Tonylondon]

Pretty **** but imo did get the right suspect

[Herlock Sholmes]

I’ve recorded this. I don’t think I’ll bother watching it.

[Simon Wood]

Just what we need.

A BBC documentary featuring an earnest-looking Professor and his actress-assistant daintily clad in a plastic SOC outfit, examining non-existent clues whilst discussing a subject about which they know absolutely nothing.

[richardnunweek]

Verdict.Not impressed, I have been following this case for some 54 years,and expected more expertise

[Robert]

"Verdict = rubbish"

You're supposed to wait for me to say "What do you think of it so far?"

[richardh]

They should have got you to do the reconstructions!

Actually, I think they employed Ikea shopfitters for the reconstructions.

[Joshua Rogan]

They should have got you to do the reconstructions!

[richardh]

After 30 mins of watching this programme, my initial verdict is... it's crap. Utterly pointless, superficial chat cobbled together as a vehicle for Fox and Wilson. Wilson stating the bleedin' obvious and Fox reacting with Oscar-nominated acting skills!

Even that CSI computerised autopsy table was utterly, UTTERY pointless. They could've scribbled on a bit of paper and demonstrated the same thing.

Verdict = rubbish

Also: Those state of the art recreations of the crime scenes!

[richardh]

Is thIs the documentary that's about to start on BBC1 at 21:00?

Yes. And I'm not overly impressed with it so far.. apart from Fox's acting skills!

[Joshua Rogan]

Is thIs the documentary that's about to start on BBC1 at 21:00?

[Trevor Marriott]

• Greetings Trevor! To my shame, I hadn't visited your website for some time and only today clicked on the link to "the medical evidence" and was really impressed with your excellent presentation. New material, well documented and presented, dealing with one of the issues that's always bothered me, namely Jack's skill in being able to remove organs in near to total darkness within a very limited period of time. Your suggestion of harvesting the organs at the mortuary prior to autopsy makes perfect sense and gives a whole new perspective on the Ripper's skill and cunning, or perhaps lack thereof! Your well-qualified experts and the virtual reality demonstration make a convincing argument for your theory. Well done sir!

Thank you for you kind comments. I should at this point mention that since that prog was made further investigative work into the Eddowes murder has cut the time down that the killer could have had with the victim even more, to the point where it would have been almost impossible for the killer to have done all that it said he did in the time available to him.

https://www.trevormarriott.co.uk

[Dr. John Watson]

I note that in the advance publicity they state that new never before ground breaking virtual reality technology was used with regards to the bodies.

Can i point out that this is not new It was first used in the making of "Finding Jack the Ripper" in 2011 here is the results

http://www.trevormarriott.co.uk/medical-evidence/

• Greetings Trevor! To my shame, I hadn't visited your website for some time and only today clicked on the link to "the medical evidence" and was really impressed with your excellent presentation. New material, well documented and presented, dealing with one of the issues that's always bothered me, namely Jack's skill in being able to remove organs in near to total darkness within a very limited period of time. Your suggestion of harvesting the organs at the mortuary prior to autopsy makes perfect sense and gives a whole new perspective on the Ripper's skill and cunning, or perhaps lack thereof! Your well-qualified experts and the virtual reality demonstration make a convincing argument for your theory. Well done sir!

[Herlock Sholmes]

If anyone saw ‘London: 2000 Years Of History,’ a recent 4 part channel 5 documentary series HR made an appearance in the final one which came up to the Victorian era and a brief JTR section focusing on poverty. Suzanna Lipscombe talked to her upstairs in The Ten Bells about Booth’s Poverty Map. An enjoyable series if you haven’t seen it.

[PaulB]

I think it was protesting against HR's excessive use of the whip - she was flogging her book mercilessly.

It was never going to win the race. It had no legs.