Jack the Ripper

1988 British crime drama TV serial
Movie television_film Q932874
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Jack the Ripper

Summary

Jack the Ripper is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jack the Ripper's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • Jack the Ripper's instance of is recorded as miniseries[4].
  • Jack the Ripper's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • Jack the Ripper was directed by David Wickes[6].
  • Jack the Ripper's composer is recorded as John Cameron[7].
  • Jack the Ripper's genre is crime film[8].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Michael Caine[9].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Armand Assante[10].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Ray McAnally[11].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Jane Seymour[12].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Harry Andrews[13].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Roger Ashton-Griffiths[14].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Peter Armitage[15].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Desmond Askew[16].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Roy Evans[17].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Q312444[18].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Hugh Fraser[19].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Michael Hughes[20].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Frank Jarvis[21].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was T. P. McKenna[22].
  • A cast member of Jack the Ripper was Michael Gothard[23].
  • Jack the Ripper's production company is recorded as Fremantle[24].
  • Jack the Ripper's director of photography is recorded as Alan Hume[25].
  • The original language of Jack the Ripper was English[26].
  • Jack the Ripper's original broadcaster is recorded as ITV[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Jack the Ripper was directed by David Wickes[6]. Cast members include Michael Caine[9], Armand Assante[10], Ray McAnally[11], Jane Seymour[12], Harry Andrews[13], and Roger Ashton-Griffiths[14].

Publication

Jack the Ripper was released on +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. The original language of it was English[26]. Its genre is crime film[8].

Why It Matters

Jack the Ripper ranks in the top 9% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (166 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Television Heaven. televisionheaven.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin
    Country of origin United Kingdom
    Filming location Pinewood Studios
    Rotten tomatoes id m/jack-the-ripper-1988
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