Whitechapel TV Series

[Bridewell]

I watched season 1 over a year ago and just managed to catch the last few episodes of season 3. The character development in season 3 is almost more compelling to me than the story lines. Still a fantastic series. I'm staying up until 4 am to catch the repeats of the first few episodes of season 3 --if only my DVR was working, I could get some sleep

Was anyone else disappointed by the resolution to the Thames torso murders?

I missed the Torso Murders series. I think it was repeated yesterday on ITV3 - but I missed that as well!

[DrummondStreet]

I watched season 1 over a year ago and just managed to catch the last few episodes of season 3. The character development in season 3 is almost more compelling to me than the story lines. Still a fantastic series. I'm staying up until 4 am to catch the repeats of the first few episodes of season 3 --if only my DVR was working, I could get some sleep

Was anyone else disappointed by the resolution to the Thames torso murders?

[Cogidubnus]

Not the Pope de Locksley pillock because he got far too much right!

All the best

Dave

[Bridewell]

Any thoughts on who the 'Ripperologist' character was based on?

Regards, Bridewell.

[Steve S]

Of course,we can't PROVE they're myths........

[Barnaby]

Forgive me if there is already a thread on this subject, but I did do a quick search on this media board and didn't find anything.

I'm a few years late but finally saw the first season of Whitechapel in which a modern day Jack copy cat is prowling the streets. As entertainment, I really enjoyed it even though it was obvious from the beginning who the killer was. From a more critical perspective I found it slightly annoying that they had a "Ripperologist" character who was busy correcting the many myths associated with the case (and I appreciate this!), but at the same time the miniseries propagates the following (SPOILER ALERT!): 1. Jack was a doctor; 2. Jack killed himself shortly after MJK; 3. Eddowes had previously seen the killer; 4. Eddowes was dumped due to the tight timeline; 5. Jack sent the kidney. Oh well. I found it predictable but nonetheless very entertaining, perhaps because I have yet to visit London and loved getting to see the various Whitechapel locations. I found the Hanbury Street walkthrough to the backyard and yard itself quite disturbing and well done.

One serious question: The film makes the argument that Jack may have been trying to remove Eddowes face (cut a flap here and there and the entire face could then be lifted off). I have never heard this. Is this complete fiction or has it been seriously considered?