British Mystery: Whitechapel

Years: 2009-2013
Broadcaster: ITV
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip, Steve Pemberton
Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis
Episodes: 18
Episode Average: 7.556

BEST EPISODES:
The Sins of Betrayal: Part 1 (2012), The Hunger for Mercy: Part 1 (2012)

SERIES ONE

(2009)
3 episodes
Series Score: 24
Episode Average: 8.00
Perfect 10's: 0

S1E1

THE WALK OF TERROR

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 2 February 2009
Directed by: S. J. Clarkson
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

A community support officer finds a woman dying with her throat cut, a new DI struggles to fit in when he's assigned to lead the investigation, and a Ripperologist is sent away after making claims about a copycat.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S1E2

THE WALK OF TERROR

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 9 February 2009
Directed by: S. J. Clarkson
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

Chandler orders his team to study material about Jack the Ripper, Miles works to identify a leak within the team after being accused himself, and Buchan provides a distraction on the night of a disputed double murder.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S1E3

THE WALK OF TERROR

PART THREE
Originally broadcast: 16 February 2009
Directed by: S. J. Clarkson
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

Tracing a delivery driver to the hospital morgue leads to the wrong man, Buchan denounces his life's work in an effort to prevent a murder, and a theory about Jack the Ripper's identity leads Chandler to a block of flats.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

SERIES TWO

(2010)
3 episodes
Series Score: 21
Episode Average: 7.00
Perfect 10's: 0

S2E1

THE LEGEND RISING

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 11 October 2010
Directed by: David Evans
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

A body pulled from the Thames turns out to have links to the Kray twins, Buchan comes forward again with a theory about a copycat killer, and Chandler demands answers when the Organised Crime Division steps in.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

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S2E2

THE LEGEND RISING

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 18 October 2010
Directed by: David Evans
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

A barmaid who witnesses a murder in a pub names Jimmy Kray as the shooter, the members of the investigation team each receive a warning, and Chandler asks Buchan to find out what happened to Freddie the Dip.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 7

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S2E3

THE LEGEND RISING

PART THREE
Originally broadcast: 25 October 2010
Directed by: David Evans
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

A suggestion that Kent could be responsible for a leak leads to a suicide, efforts are made to make it look the inquiry has been closed down, and Buchan tells Miles the truth about why the Krays chose to kill his father.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

SERIES THREE

(2012)
6 episodes
Series Score: 48
Episode Average: 8.00
Perfect 10's: 0

S3E1

THE MURDER IN DARKNESS

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 30 January 2012
Directed by: John Strickland
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

Miles protests at the idea of taking Buchan on as a full-time researcher, a tailor's assistant finds four colleagues butchered in a locked workshop, and a dig into the archives turns up a case from two-hundred years ago.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 7

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S3E2

THE MURDER IN DARKNESS

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 6 February 2012
Directed by: John Strickland
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

The hunt for an escaped suspect leads to the scene of another massacre, Chandler hits on the motive behind the murders during a pub quiz, and Buchan manages to find a case that helps the final clue to fall into place.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S3E3

THE HUNGER FOR MERCY

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 13 February 2012
Directed by: Richard Clark
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

The police try to identify a murder victim from an arm dropped by a fox, tests on her washed-up torso prove that she died after being poisoned, and a foxhunt leads the team to a booby-trapped house filled with junk.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S3E4

THE HUNGER FOR MERCY

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 20 February 2012
Directed by: Richard Clark
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

Tests on the remains of two women reveal that the poison is Spanish fly, Miles refuses to accept a theory about dissociative identity disorder, and a brawl during a baiting operation puts a team member's life in danger.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 8

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S3E5

THE SINS OF BETRAYAL

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 27 February 2012
Directed by: Jon East
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

A teenage babysitter is killed after an escape from a psychiatric hospital, Buchan argues that stories about the bogeyman are simply folklore, and a therapist plays dead in order to survive an attack by a masked man.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 9

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S3E6

THE SINS OF BETRAYAL

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 5 March 2012
Directed by: Jon East
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

The police shooting of a victim suggests that the attacks are not random, Kent becomes suspicious when the therapist survives a second attack, and a graffiti artist's blood is used to paint the wall he was working on.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

SERIES FOUR

(2013)
6 episodes
Series Score: 43
Episode Average: 7.17
Perfect 10's: 0

S4E1

THE REAL ENEMY

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 4 September 2013
Directed by: Jon East
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

A homeless man found crushed to death is found to have been tortured, MI6 suggest that the killer may be a rogue agent seeking revenge, and a search of the victim's belongings confirm that he was a Bulgarian spy.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

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S4E2

THE REAL ENEMY

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 11 September 2013
Directed by: Jon East
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

The investigation changes direction when a woman is burnt at the stake, a visit to a soup kitchen reveals the significance of strange markings, and Dr. Llewellyn finds a gangrenous finger amongst the remains of a victim.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 7

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S4E3

THE FORCE OF INJUSTICE

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 18 September 2013
Directed by: Daniel Nettheim
Written by: Steve Pemberton

The flayed face of a murder victim is found on display in an art gallery, Kent learns that tattoos on the man's body are Russian Mafia code, and fingerprints found at the crime scene lead to a very gruesome discovery.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S4E4

THE FORCE OF INJUSTICE

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 25 September 2013
Directed by: Daniel Nettheim
Written by: Steve Pemberton

A witness account suggests the use of a mask made out of human skin, Chandler tells Buchan to prepare a file on The Butcher of Plainfield, and a crime committed by a missing man points to some kind of punishment.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S4E5

TO THIS END

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 2 October 2013
Directed by: Jon East
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

The disembowelled body of a runner is found dumped in the sewers, a cryptozoologist explains that a bait site is meant for black swine, and the murder of a charity worker provides a link to stories about local heroes.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

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S4E6

TO THIS END

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 9 October 2013
Directed by: Jon East
Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip

Meat retrieved from an exclusive diners club turns out not to be human, Miles finds proof of sabotage after seeing a familiar face in the station, and the murder of a priest leads to a search of all churches in the area.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR

JOSEPH CHANDLER

Played by Rupert Penry-Jones

18 episodes
(2009-2013)
in... The Walk of Terror (2009)

DETECTIVE SERGEANT

RAY MILES

Played by Phil Davis

18 episodes
(2009-2013)
in... The Walk of Terror (2009)

EDWARD BUCHAN

Played by Steve Pemberton

18 episodes
(2009-2013)
in... The Legend Rising (2010)

DETECTIVE CONSTABLE

EMERSON KENT

Played by Sam Stockman

18 episodes
(2009-2013)
in... The Murder in Darkness (2012)

PATHOLOGIST

DR. CAROLINE LLEWELLYN

Played by Claire Rushbrook

17 episodes
(2009-2013)
in... The Hunger for Mercy (2012)

DETECTIVE CONSTABLE

FINLAY MANSELL

Played by Ben Bishop

15 episodes
(2010-2013)
in... The Hunger for Mercy (2012)

DETECTIVE CONSTABLE

MEGAN RILEY

Played by Hannah Walters

12 episodes
(2012-2013)
in... The Force of Injustice (2013)

DETECTIVE CONSTABLE

JOHN McCORMACK

Played by George Rossi

6 episodes
(2009-2010)
in... The Legend Rising (2010)

COMMANDER

ANDERSON

Played by Alex Jennings

5 episodes
(2009-2010)
in... The Walk of Terror (2009)

DETECTIVE CONSTABLE

LEO FITZGERALD

Played by Christopher Fulford

5 episodes
(2009-2010)
in... The Walk of Terror (2009)