UK, 13-17 July 1973
1 series, 6 episodes, average 50m
colour, 4:3
mono, English
A British horror television series. When it was shown in the USA, additional footage featuring Sebastian Cabot was inserted to both provide introductions and recaps and to bring the episodes up to the running times required by US television.
Premise
Fictional 1970s cops Barlow and Watt (from the long-running television series Z-Cars (1962-1978) and its spin-offs Softly, Softly (1966-1969) and Barlow at Large (1971-1975)) re-open the Jack the Ripper case and examine all the available evidence in search of clues as to his identity.
Episodes
The First Two (13 July 1973)
Double Event (20 July 1973)
Butchery (27 July 1973)
Panic (3 August 1973)
Suspects (10 August 1973)
The Highest in the Land? (17 August 1973)
Links
Extracts included in
A&E Biography: Jack the Ripper – Phantom of Death (1995)
References
Periodicals
- CinemaTV Today no.10016 (27 January 1973) p.16 – note (Ripper series)
