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Summary A Jack the Ripper copycat murderer may be on the loose in this British detective drama. Veteran DS Ray Miles (Phil Davis) is less than thrilled when formerly deskbound DI Chandler (Rupert Penry-Jones) joins the Whitechapel station as his new boss.

  • 2009
  • TV-14
  • ITV1
  • 2009
  • TV-14
  • ITV1

Whitechapel

Season 1 Premiere: Feb 2, 2009
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 49 User Ratings
7.4
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Summary A Jack the Ripper copycat murderer may be on the loose in this British detective drama. Veteran DS Ray Miles (Phil Davis) is less than thrilled when formerly deskbound DI Chandler (Rupert Penry-Jones) joins the Whitechapel station as his new boss.

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
74
82% Positive
9 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
74
82% Positive
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18% Mixed
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0% Negative
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91
Oct 24, 2011
Prepare for gullet slicing, blood spurting, cop-versus-cop conflict, and more blood spurting. We can't get enough.
By Melissa Maerz FULL REVIEW
88
Oct 26, 2011
Whitechapel defies the odds, however, rising above its cliches with solid writing, taut direction, evocative cinematography and great performances by Penry-Jones, Davis and Pemberton.
By Curt Wagner FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 28, 2012
Whitechapel is like a British Criminal Minds, albeit with a much more appealing sense of macabre wit in its appreciation for the history of Grand Guignol.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 24, 2011
Whitechapel may not reinvent the police procedural, but it's great fun, and the third episode is a heart-stopping race against time.
By David Wiegand FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 25, 2011
Whitechapel can be enjoyed for what it is--an excuse to take another bloody stroll down memory lane, while tacking on yet another cinematic addition to the house that Jack built.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
67
Mar 26, 2012
They [Rupert Penry-Jones and Phil Davis] make an appealing upstairs-downstairs odd couple, even if the nifty concept--studying centuries-ago crimes to help solve contemporary cases--is starting to wear thin.
By Darren Franich FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 28, 2012
The show's historical bread-and-butter is accompanied by a thin dramatic gruel, for the most part.
By Ross Langager FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 49 User Ratings
7.4
78% Positive
38 Ratings
12% Mixed
6 Ratings
10% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 49 User Ratings
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78% Positive
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12% Mixed
6 Ratings
10% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Carnival Film & Television
  • ITV - Independent Television
Initial Release Date: Feb 2, 2009
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Monte-Carlo TV Festival
• 5 Nominations
Crime Thriller Awards, UK
• 2 Nominations
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
• 1 Nomination

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