Jack the Ripper
Barlow and Watt, the highly popular detective pair from the series Softly Softly: Task Force (1969), try to solve the old mystery of Jack the Ripper in this documentary series.
- 1973-1973
- 1 season
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Suspense, Drama, Documentary
Barlow and Watt, the highly popular detective pair from the series Softly Softly: Task Force (1969), try to solve the old mystery of Jack the Ripper in this documentary series.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1973
Episode 1
The First Two
51 mins
Barlow and Watt examine the available evidence for the first two Jack the Ripper murder victims Polly Nichols and Elizabeth Stride.
Episode 2
Double Event
50 mins
On September 30th, 1888, Jack the Ripper struck twice; murdering both Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. This later became known as the "Double Event". Barlow and Watt examine the evidence.
Episode 3
Butchery
50 mins
Discussion and the implications of removing the writing on the wall following the "Double Event". November 9th, 1888 the final Ripper murder victim Mary Jane Kelly is discovered and the case reviewed by the detectives.
Episode 4
Panic
51 mins
By the end 1888, the East End slums were up in arms and there was a fear that rioting could spill over to the wealthier areas of London. Barlow and Watt look into what was said and done and whether Jack the Ripper was a Mason.
Episode 5
Suspects
51 mins
Barlow and Watt attempt to go through a wide range of suspects for who Jack the Ripper. They go through each discover whether any of these could be the Ripper or whether they are just a conspiracy.
Episode 6
The Highest in the Land?
51 mins
The sixth and final program included a testimony by Joseph Gorman, who called himself Joseph Sickert and claimed to be the illegitimate son of noted painter Walter Sickert. Gorman claimed that Sickert had told him a story that implicated not only the royal family but also a host of other famous people in the murders. According to Gorman, William Gull committed the murders with the help of accomplices.