Ripper Street

When a woman is found murdered, Chief Inspector Abberline believes Jack the Ripper has returned.

A toymaker is beaten to death, and a possible culprit refuses to deny the charge.

Deliberate contamination is suspected in a sudden cholera outbreak . Emily's search for a charity patron proves difficult.

The brutal clearing of a local slum for the underground railway reveals an almost indecipherable murder scene and an unreliable slum girl witness. Lucy Eames, beautiful and disturbed, is the unlikely key to a Byzantine web of conspiracy.

A string of brilliantly masterminded robberies keeps Reid and his team busy and leads to a blast from the past for Drake when he is confronted by his former army colonel. As the net closes in on the robbers, the sergeant finds his loyalties put to the test.

As the dock strike of August '89 takes hold of the city, the killing of a Jewish anarchist leads Reid and the team into the heartless chicanery of the British government's fight against distant empires and global terrorism.