The Ripper [1997]

Country of Origin: Australia / USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 6 December 1997
Number of Seasons:
Total Number of Episodes:
Average Episode Running Times:
Format: colour
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Michael R. Joyce Productions / Mutual Film Company / Starz! Pictures / Universal TV
Executive Producers: Gary Levinsohn, Mark Gordon
Supervising Producer: Michael R. Joyce
Producer: Allison Lyon Segan
Co-Producer: Tony Winley
Production Manager: Barbi Taylor

SCRIPT
Script: Robert Rodat

DIRECTION
Director: Janet Meyers
1st Assistant Director: Colin Fletcher
2nd Assistant Director: Toni Raynes
3rd Assistant Director: Julian Ryan

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Martin McGrath

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Elba Sanchez-Short

MUSIC
Music: Mason Daring, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [String Quartet in C Major 'Dissonanzen', K.465 - 1st Movement]
Song: Georges Bizet, Michel Carre, Eugene Cormon Au bord du temple saint [from Les pecheurs des perles]
Music Designer: Jeanine Cowen

SOUND
Sound: Gary Wilkins
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Peter Austin
Dialogue Editors: Barbara Issak, Dennis Gray, Gary Lewis, Ralph Osborn III, Ron Evans
Supervising ADR Editor: Peter Austin
ADR Editors: James Hebenstreit, Paul Longstaffe, Ron Evans, Walla Group

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Terry Ryan

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Tim Ferrier
Art Director: Michelle McGahey
Set Decorator: Brent Houghton
Storyboard Artist: David Russell

MISCELLANEOUS
Armourer: John Fox

LOCATIONS
Locations: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Chris Anderson, Spike Cherrie

CASTING
Casting: Mary Gail Artz, Barbara Cohen
Casting [UK]: Simone Ireland, Vanessa Pereira
Casting [Australia]: Liz Mullinar, Ann Robinson

CAST
Patrick Bergin [Inspector Jim Hansen]
Gabrielle Anwar [Florry Lewis]
Samuel West [Prince Albert Victor Edward]
Michael York [Sir Charles Warren]
Adam Couper [Sergeant Tommy Bell]
Essie Davis [Evelyn Bookman]
Olivia Hamnett [Lady Margaret]
Karen Davitt [Mary Kelly]
Damien Pree [Officer Peters]
Stewart Morritt [Cullen]
Kevin Miles [Sir William Fraser]
John Gregg [Dr William Gull]
Frank Whitten [Dr Pearce]
Peter Collingwood [Chalmers]
Josephine Keen [Lizzie]
Lisle Jones [Thomas Delaney]
Anthony Morton [cartman]
Christopher Kemp [milkman]
Stephen Sheehan [policeman]
Caroline Huff [spectator]
Denzil Howson [doorman]
Justin Parslow [cop no 1]
Jessica Muschamp [maid]
David Clisby [big man]
Richie Akers [small man]
John Murphy [old gent]
Curtis Barnott [young cop]
Sally Anne Upton [bartender]
Maureen Edwards [matron]
Peter Stratford [snobbish man]
Suzy Cato [prissy woman]
Peter Hardy [patrician]
Shaun Murphy [tenor]
Grant Smith [baritone]
Dean Barton-Ancliffe [drunk]
Dawn Klingberg [old woman]
Hamish Hughes, Larry Price [audience members]
Timothy Wood [Prince Eddy's valet]
John Turner [guard with battle axe]
Colin Duckworth [Major-Domo]
Michael Fry [captain]
Di Diddle, Ross Mathers, Anny Fodor, Santha Press [theatrical troupe]
Stephen McIntyre [pianist]
Monty Maizels [old man]
Andrew Shortell [police photographer]

SUMMARY

As Jack the Ripper stalks the streets of Victorian Whitechapel, suspicion begins to fall on the heir-apparent to the throne of England. One man tries to expose the truth, risking his career and his life to get to the bottom of the mystery.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Video Distributors: Universal Studios Home Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R [for violence and sexuality]

AWARDS

1998
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
Golden Reel Award: Best Sound Editing - Television Movies of the Week - Dialogue and ADR [Peter Austin, Ron Evans, Barbara Issak, Gary Lewis, Ralph Osborn III, Dennis Gray, Paul Longstaffe, James Hebenstreit] - winner

TIMELINE

1997
December
6: USA - television broadcast

1998
December
11: UK - video release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

El asesino de la noche - Spanish video title
Jack el destripador - Venezuelan title
Ripper - Der Schlitzer - German title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
From Hell [2001]
Jack el destripador de Londres [1971]
Jack the Ripper [1959]
Jack the Ripper [1976]
Jack the Ripper [1988]
Murder by Decree [1979]

KEYWORDS

jack the ripper, serial killers, true crime

Last Updated: 21 April, 2008