Dramaville Presents WHITECHAPEL Launch Trailer

A copycat killer is terrorizing London – and it’ll take everything these officers have to keep history from repeating.

From the producers of the Emmy Award-winning Downton Abbey and starring Rupert Penry-Jones (MI-5, Cambridge Spies), Phil Davis (Sherlock, Bleak House) and Steve Pemberton (The League of Gentlemen, Viva Blackpool), comes acclaimed series WHITECHAPEL, premiering *** Wednesday October 26 at 10/9c. *** Presented by BBC America’s Dramaville, the destination for the most groundbreaking drama in British television.

Set in modern day East London, the police force is faced with the brutal and bloody history of their streets — from echoes of the 19th century and Jack the Ripper to the infamous 1960s crime twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray. Can these officers “solve the unsolveable and catch the most famous serial killer that ever lived”?

Don’t miss the series the Daily Telegraph called “…fast-paced and tense with no shortage of twists.”

Every Wednesday night, BBC America is home to DRAMAVILLE, the home for groundbreaking British drama. Hosted by Emmy & Golden Globe Award nominee Idris Elba (The Wire, The Office, Thor).

And don’t miss as Dramaville presents the following upcoming critically acclaimed shows: WHITECHAPEL (starts Oct 26); and STATE OF PLAY (Dec 7), every Wednesday at 10/9c.

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