Begins a series of powerful dramatic and criminal events that seem strong, where the mother of a girl who used to work for Long Susan is killed, along with the rental collector. The girl claims she has no memory of the event, which may be related to the construction of a new railway. On the other hand, there is a man dying in the street for no known reason, where everyone suspects that cholera is the cause of this.
The chemistry between the three men is palpable, the acting superlative and the seeds of each of their backstories intriguing enough to warrant a consistent week-to-week tune in to see how they unfold.
There's a dash of The Alienist, the bestselling novel by Caleb Carr, with the detectives arming themselves with brand-new forensic techniques and marveling upon the wonders the new era will bring.
Ripper Street boasts superb performances, cast and production values, and, beyond the copycat elements, thoughtfully written scripts loaded with surprises and a compellingly complicated moral base.
Despite a notable dropoff from the first-rate premiere to the so-so second episode, for those drawn to the oft-told Ripper story, this is definitely a "Street" worth visiting.
