Whitechapel

[tammyy2j]

ADAM from Spooks stars in a gory new three-part thriller kicking off on ITV1 tonight.

WHITECHAPEL (9pm) features Rupert Penry-Jones (the la-di-da name by which for some weird reason he prefers to be known) playing a fast-tracked Detective Inspector on the hunt for a modern-day Jack The Ripper.

Yep, that’s right – in a daring career move, he’s actually not playing a spy. Amazing.

The main snag with this copper character of his is that he instantly hacks off all the hard-boiled plods who’ve worked their way up through the ranks – especially DS Ray Miles, played by Phil Davis.

Not only are they miffed about him waltzing in and taking charge, but they’re irritated by his obsessive-compulsive behaviour – the way he gets narked about everything from their messy desks to the fact they’ve yet to discover deodorant.

They also reckon he’s nuts to think this latest series of murders has some kind of parallel to the original Ripper attacks.

[Layne]

Loooks good :) Deffo going to tune in - series linked already!

[di marco]

i watched it, i thought it was really good, although some of it was slightly scary in places haha! i wonder who the killer is

[alan45]

Excellent programme although some of the 'trick' photography was a bit dodgy and did nothing to the story

[alan45]

WHITECHAPEL (9pm) features Rupert Penry-Jones (the la-di-da name by which for some weird reason he prefers to be known)

There already is a writer/director known as Rupert Jones so I assume that is why he uses his full name. Apparently Equity do not allow two members to use the same name.

[Layne]

i liked it - however seemed a bit of a slow burner, hopefully the next part will be better :)

[di marco]

WHITECHAPEL (9pm) features Rupert Penry-Jones (the la-di-da name by which for some weird reason he prefers to be known)

There already is a writer/director known as Rupert Jones so I assume that is why he uses his full name. Apparently Equity do not allow two members to use the same name.

yeh no 2 equity members are allowed to have the same name, thats why some actors etc use stage names

[di marco]

just watched the last 2 epis. i thought it was really good. there was no way i ever would have guessed who the killer actually was though! i was pretty sure the weird little tour guide guy was dodgy, i didnt think he was the killer but he was weird!

[Layne]

I loved this series/drama :) Totally unexpected the killer! Loved the chemistry between the team :p

[Chloe O'brien]

I didn't see it as it clashed with 24. will have to try and catch it on itv iplayer.

[tammyy2j]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X8GHdvK1izM

Whitechapel Series 4 will return to ITV later this year with 6 brand new episodes, comprising three two-part stories. Rupert Penry-Jones returns as DI Joseph Chandler and Phil Davis as DS Ray Miles.

[tammyy2j]

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[Perdita]

11th September

Episode two:

As the witch-hunt continues the killer remains one step ahead of Chandler and Miles. With two bodies already in the morgue and a third person missing, the team are up against it, not only to save the next victim, but bring the killer to justice – and for Chandler, to bring the killer in alive.

The team investigate strange symbols appearing on Whitechapel buildings, unnerving spinsters and necrotic body parts, but will Buchan’s unusual discoveries in the case files prove that there really is witchcraft in Whitechapel?

With the station still brooding beneath a sinister force, the team try to overcome their personal demons that are suddenly at the fore; mysterious footsteps echoing in the corridors, ominous phone calls, demonic reflections - will this lurking evil prevent them from catching the killer?

[Perdita]

18th September

Episode three:

The discovery of a flayed face in a Whitechapel gallery leads Chandler and Miles into the contemporary art world. Will the search for a suspicious artist with a gory imagination lead them to the faceless body?

The station is plagued by silty water and creeping mould, adding to the discord within the increasingly distracted team. Riley feels the effects of her brush with death as Miles comes to terms with his waning authority.

Buchan struggles to find any relevant connections in some gruesome ancient artwork, fueling Chandler’s frustrations as to his lack of leads. Elsewhere Kent interprets some Russian prison tattoos suggesting a link to organised crime but as more flayed victims are found, will it bring the team any closer to the killer?

[Perdita]

25th September


Episode four:

The killer is running rings around the team, striking again quickly and leaving coded messages at the crime scenes.

Chandler and Miles question the motives behind the bloody deeds - the killer seems to be more interested in the victims’ skin than their death.

The investigation is hampered further as Miles and Chandler find a new eye- witness who claims the killer looked like an old lady. With leads on the killer becoming sketchy they turn to the victims – what could they possible have in common?

As a fourth victim goes missing the team resort to old serial killer case files to stop the count rising. Buchan works hard to find a precedent for the outbreak of flaying, but will his research put him in harm’s way?

[Perdita]

2nd October

Episode five:

Buchan, understandably shaken, struggles to get back to normal after his close call – coming face to face with a killer. Riley also wavers under the weight of her own issues as her infected hand worsens.

The team ventures beneath the streets of Whitechapel searching the sewers after a butchered runner is found with missing vital organs. Is Buchan’s hunch correct - have they got a souvenir killer on their hands? Or are the Black Swine, mutated sewer pigs of urban legend, to blame for these grizzly deaths?

Mansell is on the edge of self destruction thanks to Kent medalling in his relationship. Will it be set right before Mansell’s emotions get the better of him?

As Miles continues to be taunted by an unknown force in the station, he decides to investigate further, certain there must be a ‘normal’ explanation.

[Perdita]

9th October

Episode six:

Following Chandler and Miles’ discovery of a man cooking an unsavory meal and the photographic evidence of a group seemingly hunting in Whitechapel’s sewers, the team investigate a possible cannibalistic club of killers with a repulsive diet of human flesh.

Personal dramas in the Incident Room reach boiling point when Kent and Mansell butt heads. Miles’ research into the supernatural goings on in the police station point him in one particular direction, are the footsteps down the corridors, silty water and mouldy walls all the work of a vandal?

With a young girl missing and no lead on where to find her, Miles forces Chandler to see a psychic, but whilst she helps very little toward the case she instead reveals a message from Chandler’s past, a message he doesn’t want to hear.

[Perdita]

9th October

Episode six:

Following Chandler and Miles’ discovery of a man cooking an unsavory meal and the photographic evidence of a group seemingly hunting in Whitechapel’s sewers, the team investigate a possible cannibalistic club of killers with a repulsive diet of human flesh.

Personal dramas in the Incident Room reach boiling point when Kent and Mansell butt heads. Miles’ research into the supernatural goings on in the police station point him in one particular direction, are the footsteps down the corridors, silty water and mouldy walls all the work of a vandal?

With a young girl missing and no lead on where to find her, Miles forces Chandler to see a psychic, but whilst she helps very little toward the case she instead reveals a message from Chandler’s past, a message he doesn’t want to hear.