Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

hatlad I remember watching this miniseries on TV in the late 1980s and being enthralled with it then. This is one of those movies/shows/whatever where IMHO everything just comes together perfectly - the casting, the dialogue, the costumes and sets, everything. It really helps one feel immersed in the settings and involved in the scenes like a bystander to the events.I remember that there were some alternate theories/endings shown on the last night of the miniseries. If I remember right, there was a panel of experts involved that postulated their theory as to who the killer was. Then they showed the other alternative endings wherein the other suspects were accused, etc. Anybody know if those alternate endings are available on the DVD?

Tweekums I got the DVD of this series free with the newspaper and wasn't sure what to expect; in fact I initially assumed it was a film as it stars Michael Caine! One could be forgiven for thinking it was a film right up until the half way point when the first episode ends as it has a surprisingly cinematic look. There are always going to be some difficulties in bringing the Ripper case to the screen; the largest of which being that it is probably the most famous unsolved case in history and a good story needs a proper conclusion. In this adaptation that problem is handled fairly well by showing a culprit then giving an logical explanation as to why the public must never know… of course after all this time it is almost certain that we will never learn who the ripper was. For those unfamiliar with the story it is 1888 and somebody is murdering prostitutes in Whitechapel them mutilating them in a way that suggests a good knowledge of anatomy. Chief Inspector Abberline is put on the case but it isn't going to be easy; the local police seem keener to clean up the mess than to preserve a crime scene, the populace don't want to talk to the police and a rabble-rouser is whipping up a mob because 'the police are doing nothing'. Abberline and his Sergeant, Sgt. Godley persevere however and establish a long list of suspects that includes doctors, an actor, a psychic and even a grandson of Queen Victoria herself! I really enjoyed this, although in hindsight I think it would have been better to watch the two parts separately rather than in one sitting… it is quite long! Michael Caine, in a rare TV performance is great as Abberline and is ably supported by Lewis Collins as Sgt. Godley the rest of cast were pretty good too. I quite liked how they got around the problem of solving a real unsolved crime and the wide variety of suspects kept me guessing to the end. While there is no swearing or nudity there are scenes showing the Ripper's victims, which some viewers may find disturbing, although they are still fairly tame by today's standards. If you like a good mystery drama this is certainly worth watching… especially if you see it being given away on a newspaper; even if it isn't your usual read.

sirclive Simply the best world-wide TV production ever. It's a SHAME there's no french version of this gem available on DVD. Why should I write ten lines of text about it, just get it and see by yourself : a splendid time is guaranteed for all ! I'd like to tell the IMDb crew that it's not easy for non-English speaking people to write 10-line commentaries, so they should be allowed to mail shorter texts ! Some might call it R.E.S.P.E.C.T. ! But I want to post this one, so I'll do what I am asked to : what do U think 'bout the following words : cats, dogs, chairs, beds, beards, heads, ears, legs, feet, arms, stomach, torso, music, book, trees, birds, walls, paper, pencil, cars, roads ... well, the ten lines are done, I think I can quit now.

Caz1964 This is my favourite of the Ripper movies,although i don't believe all the facts are right.This film gives us its own solution,as we all know Jack the Ripper was never caught,so to give us a theory at the end made this mini series more worth watching,just to see what they would come up with.All the theories presented in this drama are all legendary old ones,that have long been eliminated,for instance the Duke of Clarence theory,well really his name just went well with the legend but thats about all,its been proved that he was never in the country on any of the murder dates.The same goes for all the other supposed suspects in this film.The best theory for me is the one of the Montague John Druit,whose body was found floating in the Thames shortly after the last murder,he was a failed medical student,its the only one of the original theories that still carries any weight,and yet it isn't mentioned in the film.Recently Ripperologists done a search on all the mental hospitals in the country,to see if any patients were admitted in late 1889.There were two, one was a very old infirm man who it couldn't have been,the other was a young pole who we now believe was either Aarron Kosminski or Nathan Kasminski,both of these men had gone missing during the late 1880s,which ever man it was the hospital decided to register him as David Cohen he apparently was very violent and had to be restrained .The polices chief witness,who has never been identified,pointed him out as the man he had seen running away at the scene of one of the murders.So what is now known is that David Cohen was definitely Liz Strides killer,the other murders are still a mystery.The chief witness would not give evidence in court against a fellow Jew,which could have brought about bad Anti semitic feelings from the public.So it ended that the police were satisfied that they believed their killer was incarcerated in a mental hospital and out of harms way.David Cohen is now believed to have been a paranoid schizophrenic,and wouldn't have been able to stand trial any way. This is one of the most up to date stories on Jack the Ripper and to me makes a lot of sense,its often been quoted that the police didn't appear to be searching for any one in late 1889-1890,they had become a lot more relaxed and more confident on their beat. It was always obvious that there was a big cover up from the authorities,but not the cover up people thought it was.They decided to hush this all up,for the right reasons, i think they made the right decision.We will never be really sure who killed all the other women,and if their deaths were in any way connected with David Cohen,it will remain a mystery.Back to the film i thought it was really well acted,especially from Micheal Cain,Lewis Collins and Ray Mackanally,who i believe was his last film before his sudden death.If you don't know much about the theories on Jack the Ripper this isn't a bad film to start off on as it has all the usual suspects that for years crop up with the now infamous legend.