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Reid, Jackson and Long Susan are determined to expose the true identity of Drake’s killer to the world, but now they are fugitives too
TELEVISION is never so cruel as when a major character is ruthlessly killed off. Fans of this Victorian period drama took to social media in their droves at the end of the last series as Bennet Drake (Jerome Flynn) met a grisly end.
Shell-shocked, emotions in tatters, viewers complained of broken hearts as the craggyfaced detective had his throat ripped out by murderous cannibal Nathaniel.
It was sad and downright gory as Bennet choked out the words: “No more fighting”.
So now it will come as no surprise that this fifth and final series will see our remaining heroes fighting for justice.
As Bennet’s funeral takes place, Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen), Homer Jackson (Adam Rothenberg) and Long Susan (MyAnna Buring) are plotting.
Hiding out in a sewer, they are being hunted by the police for the killing of Long Susan’s father Theodore Swift and they need to figure out their next move in order to get back onto the streets of Whitechapel – and track down Bennet’s murderer.
But before they can do that, they need food and shelter, and probably a bath.
Meanwhile, seeking the wanted trio with a dogged persistence is Assistant Commissioner Augustus Dove. He must do all he can to capture Reid before he is able to reveal the truth to the world: serial killer, Nathaniel, is Dove’s brother.
“So what are we to do Reid?” asks Jackson. But Reid always knows exactly what to do: “We go and get our justice, or the heavens fall.”