Episode 1 “I Need Light”

Whitechapel,1889. It is some months since Jack the Ripper last struck but when another young woman is found slain with ‘Down With Whores’ daubed on an nearby wall the supposition is that he has returned. Tough inspector Reid,however,forces journalist Fred Best to confess he added the paintwork to perpetuate interest in the Ripper.

Episode 2 “In My Protection”

A beloved toy maker is beaten to death for a mysterious brass box and the coins in his pocket. The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee presents a 14-year-old culprit who refuses to deny the charge, leading Reid into the savage world of merciless child gangs.

Episode 3 “T he King Came Calling”

H Division and the independent City of London have to work together after the panic surrounding a sudden cholera outbreak leads them to the conclusion that a contamination is afoot in both boroughs. Inspector Sydney Ressler works with Reid’s team as they look around Whitechapel for clues and connections.

Episode 4  “The Good of This City”

During the clearing of a local slum for the underground railway an almost indecipherable murder scene is revealed and an unreliable slum girl witness is also found.

Season 1 Episode 5 – The Weight of One Man’s Heart

A series of celverly masterminded robberies comes to theattention of Reid and his team, and also manges to steal Drake away from his attempted courtship of Rose.

Season 1 Episode 6 – Tournament of Shadows

With the dock strike of August ’89 taking grip of the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist sees Reid and the team moving into the merciless chicanery of the British government’s fight against international terrorism.