Who do you think could solve the Ripper case?

[Grabbit]

I've spent so much of my precious little free time lately reading about the minutiae of cases that I thought something a little more fun orientated was in order. So here goes.

Which TV (or otherwise fictional) Detective would you put in charge of the Ripper case for the best chance to solve it. And since it's my question I'm ruling out the use of private detectives, so no Sherlock Holmes, no Miss Marple etc.

For my money it has to be Jane Tennyson (Prime Suspect). She's intelligent, tenacious and capable of picking a good team in order to assist her. I reckon she could nail him if anyone could.

That's just my contribution for the hell of it at any rate. Look forward to hearing any other contenders.

Ally.

[protohistorian]

I've spent so much of my precious little free time lately reading about the minutiae of cases that I thought something a little more fun orientated was in order. So here goes.

Which TV (or otherwise fictional) Detective would you put in charge of the Ripper case for the best chance to solve it. And since it's my question I'm ruling out the use of private detectives, so no Sherlock Holmes, no Miss Marple etc.

For my money it has to be Jane Tennyson (Prime Suspect). She's intelligent, tenacious and capable of picking a good team in order to assist her. I reckon she could nail him if anyone could.

That's just my contribution for the hell of it at any rate. Look forward to hearing any other contenders.

Ally.

Spock

[Supe]

Grabbit,

Too bad you ruled out private detectives as I write an occasional series (The Detectives) of short stories for Ripperologist magazine that feature some famed fictional detectives like Cadfael, Miss Marple, Sir Henry Merrivale and Sam Spade tangling with JtR.

Don.

[Sam Flynn]

Anna Lee. But only because I had a major crush on Imogen Stubbs.

[Mike Covell]

Sam from Quantum Leap, he would probably end up in JTR's body...oh boy!

Mulder and Scully, just to see Scully in a corset!

Frank Drebin!

[RJM]

Lt. Columbo of course

[Mike Covell]

Kolchak-The Night Stalker!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Kolchak

TJ Hooker!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.J._Hooker

The A-Team!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A-Team

Street Hawk!

http://www.streethawkonline.com/

Manimal!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimal

Airwolf!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf

MacGyver!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacGyver

Or all of them in one kick as show!!!

[anna]

BARNABY for me!!


John Nettles,......I just love him.

He deserves a recognition,maybe a medal,for all the years he's been an excellent detective on our screens.....never been rewarded....such a shame.

[Chris]

Lt. Columbo of course

If he could only work out just how the murders were committed ...

[RJM]

If he could only work out just how the murders were committed ...

Good one. I think his rumpled appearance though, would be advantageous for gathering information from the locals.

Hey, Mike... no room on your dream team for David Hasselhoff and Knight Rider!

[Chris]

Good one. I think his rumpled appearance though, would be advantageous for gathering information from the locals.

Absolutely - particularly as Peter Falk comes from Russian/Polish Jewish stock.

"Oh, Mr Kozminski, just one more thing ..."

[Howard Brown]

Dear RJM:

...we could also count on Peter Falk, of Hungarian Jewish as well as Czech/Russian/Polish origin, to interpret what Izzy Schwartz had to say to greater satisfaction..since I doubt many Magyar speaking cops were in the East End at the time.

[protohistorian]

Sam from Quantum Leap, he would probably end up in JTR's body...oh boy!

Mulder and Scully, just to see Scully in a corset!

Frank Drebin!

Evcellent choice

[Mike Covell]

Hey, Mike... no room on your dream team for David Hasselhoff and Knight Rider!

I didn't want to Hassle the Hoff!

[Grabbit]

DI Spock of the Yard! The mind boggles!

Love the idea of Columbo speaking Magyar.

No takers for Dixon of Dock Green then?
Or am I just showing my age now?


Ally