Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood

Name: Jack the Ripper: Written in Blood
Released: 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Moe Dunford, Tyger Drew-Honey, Mark Strepan

TV Show · Documentary · History

Delve into how the Whitechapel Murders fuelled the rise of tabloid journalism in Britain, shedding light on one newspaper in particular, The Star, and its shameless exploitation of the killings to boost circulation and profits.

2025 · 44m

Starring Moe Dunford, Tyger Drew-Honey, Mark Strepan

Director Tracey Larcombe

EPISODE 1

Ghastly Murder

As Whitechapel reels from three brutal murders, Fred Best and his colleagues at the Star Newspaper spin a lone killer theory.

43 min
EPISODE 2

Leather Apron

With Whitechapel in panic, The Star incites violent anti-Semitic clashes, while the police struggle and the real murderer strikes again and again.

43 min
EPISODE 3

From Hell

As fear grips Whitechapel, the Star feeds off the panic, driving Fred Best to forge another letter and deepen the Ripper myth.

43 min