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Ripper Street

Series 5

Episode 2: A Brittle Thread

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Reid and Jackson have a morbid plan to smoke serial killer Nathaniel Dove, brother of assistant commissioner Augustus Dove, out of hiding. But Shine is on their tail and will stop at nothing to track them down, including the brutal intimidation of whoever he thinks might be protecting them.

Reid also has other problems, after the papers portray him as a murderous vigilante his daughter's opinion of him is shattered.

Meanwhile, Long Susan enlists the help of trusted friends to help get her son back, but not without grave risk to their safety. Show less

Contributors

Detective Inspector Jedediah Shine:
Joseph Mawle
Jenkins:
Ian Pirie
Agatha Chudleigh:
Ellie Haddington
Connor Judge:
Kye Murphy
Connor Judge:
Kahl Murphy
Mathilda Reid:
Anna Burnett
Mimmi Morton:
Lydia Wilson
Nathaniel:
Jonas Armstrong
Detective Sergeant Frank Thatcher:
Benjamin O'Mahony
Sergeant 'Drum' Drummond:
Matthew Lewis
Assistant Commissioner Augustus Dove:
Killian Scott
Long Susan Hart:
MyAnna Buring
Captain Homer Jackson:
Adam Rothenberg
Detective Inspector Edmund Reid:
Matthew Macfadyen

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