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Ripper Street
2012–2016
· TV Show
· 59 min episodes
· 5 seasons
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Every rating
72–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94.
See the most agreed on TV shows →The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.
Details
- Created by
- Richard Warlow
- Studio
- Tiger Aspect, Lookout Point, Element Pictures
- Released
- 30 December 2012
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 59 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 36 across 5 seasons
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