Against a society in rapid decline, the men of H Division take on new crimes including a new drug scourge of an imperial nature, a female gang set on vengeance against their industrial tormentors, escaped bombers, subversive cult Svengalis and a mad eugenicist that stalks the circus freak shows for prey – an investigation that brings the elusive “Elephant Man” (Joseph Drake) to their aid. These new threats will test Reid and his allies to their very limit, all while facing corruption in their own ranks from the neighboring force of Limehouse’s K Division, and its formidable and entirely amoral leader, Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine (Joseph Mawle).
The team faces challenges on the home front too. Without his wife Emily to anchor him, Reid wrestles personal demons of guilt and isolation. Drake has a new wife; but in committing to her, may have lost the brutal intensity that was a hallmark of his policing. Jackson, no longer bound by the need to keep a low profile, questions the suitability of Whitechapel as a place to call home while ‘Long’ Susan Hart (Myanna Buring) struggles to protect her brothel on Tenter Street and livelihood from the secret debt she owes the ruthless moneylender, Silas Duggan.
The past is gone but our heroes need to find a way to come to terms with a new present in order to combat the ever-shifting menace of life on the Whitechapel frontline.
Guest stars this season also include Paul Kaye as Gabriel Cain, Neve McIntosh as Raine, Gina Bellman as Jemima Swan and James Wilby (Maurice, Clapham Junction) as Charles Broadwick.
I've been most of season 2 and it does not disappoint. Fingers crossed BBC reverses its decision to cancel this excellent show.
ReplyDeleteAttention: RIPPER STREET fans: here's a link to the largest online petition to save this great show (cancelled by the BBC after only two seasons): http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/reverse-the-bbc-s-decision-to-cancel-ripper-street Over 37,700 viewers from inside and outside the UK have signed already. Tweet the BBC at @BBCOne, @bbcpress and @BBCAMERICA to help #SaveRipperStreet PLEASE NOTE, via Twitter: Correction from @BBCAMERICA: #RipperStreet will premiere at 9/8c (not 10/9c) on Saturday, February 22.
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