"Whitechapel" (2009) TV series 2009-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

2 February 2009 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The nightmare begins again

Plot:

A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Whitechapel | Jack The Ripper | Detective | Autopsy

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Rupert Penry-Jones	...	DI Joseph Chandler / ... (12 episodes, 2009-2012)
Philip Davis	...	DS Ray Miles / ... (12 episodes, 2009-2012)
Steve Pemberton	...	Edward Buchan (12 episodes, 2009-2012)
Sam Stockman	...	DC Emerson Kent / ... (12 episodes, 2009-2012)
Claire Rushbrook	...	Dr. Caroline Llewellyn / ... (12 episodes, 2009-2012)
Ben Bishop	...	DC Finlay Mansell / ... (9 episodes, 2010-2012)
George Rossi	...	DC McCormack / ... (6 episodes, 2009-2010)
Hannah Walters	...	DC Megan Riley (6 episodes, 2012)
Alex Jennings	...	Commander Anderson (5 episodes, 2009-2010)
Christopher Fulford	...	DC Fitzgerald / ... (5 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Directed by
S.J. Clarkson		(3 episodes, 2009)
David Evans		(3 episodes, 2010)
Richard Clark		(2 episodes, 2012)
Jon East		(2 episodes, 2012)

Series Writing credits
Ben Court		(12 episodes, 2009-2012)
Caroline Ip		(12 episodes, 2009-2012)

Series Produced by
Sally Woodward Gentle	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 2009-2012)
David Boulter	....	producer (6 episodes, 2012)
David Mason	....	line producer (6 episodes, 2012)
Julie Clark	....	line producer (3 episodes, 2009)
Marcus Wilson	....	producer (3 episodes, 2009)
Michas Kotz	....	line producer (3 episodes, 2010)
Grainne Marmion	....	producer (3 episodes, 2010)

Series Original Music by
Ruth Barrett		(6 episodes, 2009-2012)
Malcolm Lindsay		(3 episodes, 2010)

Series Cinematography by
Balazs Bolygo		(3 episodes, 2009)
David Odd		(3 episodes, 2010)
Owen McPolin		(2 episodes, 2012)

Series Film Editing by
Liana Del Giudice		(3 episodes, 2009)
Mark Davis		(3 episodes, 2010)
Xavier Russell		(3 episodes, 2012)

Series Casting by
Andy Pryor		(6 episodes, 2009-2010)
Susie Parriss		(3 episodes, 2012)

Series Production Design by
Tom Brown		(6 episodes, 2012)
Martyn John		(3 episodes, 2009)
Melanie Allen		(3 episodes, 2010)

Series Art Direction by
Justin Warburton-Brown		(4 episodes, 2012)
Nick Blanche		(3 episodes, 2009)
Richard Downes		(3 episodes, 2010)

Series Set Decoration by
Linda Wilson		(3 episodes, 2009)

Series Costume Design by
Howard Burden		(3 episodes, 2009)
Ralph Wheeler-Holes		(3 episodes, 2010)
Andrea Galer		(3 episodes, 2012)

Series Makeup Department
Melanie Lenihan	....	makeup artist / hair stylist (6 episodes, 2012)
Paul McGuinness	....	special makeup effects artist (6 episodes, 2012)
Linda Davie	....	makeup designer (3 episodes, 2009)
Jenny Martin	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2009)
Sharon Perks	....	makeup supervisor / hair stylist supervisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Nikki Kearnes	....	assistant makeup artist (3 episodes, 2010)
Marella Shearer	....	makeup designer (3 episodes, 2010)
Juliette Tomes	....	makeup supervisor (3 episodes, 2010)
Caroline Noble	....	hair designer / makeup designer (3 episodes, 2012)
Isabelle Webley	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (3 episodes, 2012)
Whitechapel	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Production Management
Mohamed Bounechada	....	unit manager (3 episodes, 2009)
Jessica Rundle	....	post-production supervisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Moira Brophy	....	post-production supervisor (3 episodes, 2010)
Anna Lee	....	unit manager (3 episodes, 2010)
Iain Smith	....	unit manager (3 episodes, 2010)
Stephen Barker	....	post-production supervisor (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guy de Glanville	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2009)
Adam Lock	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2009)
Nikki Molloy	....	third assistant director (3 episodes, 2009)
James Blackwell	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2010)
Chris Croucher	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2010)
Sam Ross	....	third assistant director (3 episodes, 2010)
Alex Berwick	....	second assistant director / third assistant director (3 episodes, 2012)
Russell Dewulff Booth	....	additional third assistant director / third assistant director: dailies / ... (3 episodes, 2012)
Dean Byfield	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2012)
Victoria Harris	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2012)
Gemma Morton	....	third assistant director (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Art Department
Garry Dawson	....	property master (6 episodes, 2012)
Anne-Marie Minty	....	art department assistant / standby art director / ... (6 episodes, 2012)
David Cottam	....	art department work experience (4 episodes, 2012)
John Condron	....	daily props (3 episodes, 2009)
Andrew Forrest	....	stand-by props (3 episodes, 2009)
Shane Harford	....	stand-by props (3 episodes, 2009)
Jemima Hawkins	....	graphic designer (3 episodes, 2009)
Sara Hayward	....	stand-by art director (3 episodes, 2009)
Mike Power	....	property master (3 episodes, 2009)
Mike Rawlings	....	props (3 episodes, 2009)
Don Santos	....	dressing props (3 episodes, 2009)
Rod Whiting	....	dressing props (3 episodes, 2009)
Giles Brown	....	dressing props (3 episodes, 2010)
Philip A. Brown	....	art department graphics (3 episodes, 2010)
Cathy Cosgrove	....	production buyer (3 episodes, 2010)
David Horrill	....	property master (3 episodes, 2010)
Shay Leonard	....	standby props (3 episodes, 2010)
James Price	....	standby art director (3 episodes, 2010)
Jessica Sinclair	....	art department graphics (3 episodes, 2010)
Penny White	....	dressing props (3 episodes, 2010)
Rob Anderson	....	construction manager (3 episodes, 2012)
Sue Claybyn	....	production buyer (3 episodes, 2012)
Chris Dean	....	stand-by props (3 episodes, 2012)
Tim Leadley	....	stand-by chippie (3 episodes, 2012)
Joe Lucas	....	dressing props (3 episodes, 2012)
Emily Norris	....	graphic artist (3 episodes, 2012)
Clive Pickard	....	stand-by props (3 episodes, 2012)
Robert Thorne	....	dressing props (3 episodes, 2012)
Warren Lever	....	construction manager (2 episodes, 2010)
Rebecca Milton	....	stand-by art director (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Sound Department
Ben Baird	....	sound re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 2012)
Rob Price	....	foley editor (6 episodes, 2012)
Craig Burns	....	boom operator (4 episodes, 2012)
Chris Ashworth	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2009)
Stuart Bagshaw	....	foley editor (3 episodes, 2009)
James Feltham	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 2009)
Paul Hickey	....	boom operator / sound maintenance (3 episodes, 2009)
Ben Meechan	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Keith Partridge	....	foley engineer (3 episodes, 2009)
Nick Roberts	....	adr loop group (3 episodes, 2009)
Alex Sawyer	....	dialogue editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Fraser Barber	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2010)
Iain Eyre	....	dialogue and adr supervisor (3 episodes, 2010)
James Harris	....	sound maintenance (3 episodes, 2010)
Graham Headicar	....	supervising sound editor (3 episodes, 2010)
Gideon Jensen	....	sound assistant (3 episodes, 2010)
Martin Jensen	....	sound re-recording mixer (3 episodes, 2010)
Forbes Noonan	....	adr recordist (3 episodes, 2010)
Catherine Thomas	....	foley recordist (3 episodes, 2010)
Ken Campbell	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2012)
Simon Fitzpatrick	....	dialogue editor (3 episodes, 2012)
James Kum	....	sound assistant (3 episodes, 2012)
Dominic Weaver	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2012)
Naomi Dandridge	....	adr mixer (2 episodes, 2012)
James Hyde	....	adr recordist (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Special Effects by
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Colin Gorry	....	special effects supervisor (3 episodes, 2010)

Series Visual Effects by
Alexis Haggar	....	visual effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2012)
Dolores McGinley	....	title designer / title graphics (3 episodes, 2009)
Robin Willott	....	visual effects artist (3 episodes, 2010)
Ravindar Reddy Bhavanam	....	digital effects artist (3 episodes, 2012)
Mark Maltby	....	online editor: The Look (3 episodes, 2012)
Dan Marbrook	....	post producer: The Look (3 episodes, 2012)
Roger Serrabassa Vilar	....	digital compositor (3 episodes, 2012)
Thomas Urbye	....	colourist: The Look (3 episodes, 2012)
Khalid El Khouani	....	junior visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Stunts
Crispin Layfield	....	stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 2009)
Richard Bradshaw	....	stunt performer (3 episodes, 2010)
Richard Hansen	....	stunt performer (3 episodes, 2010)
Tom Lucy	....	stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 2010)
Curtis Rivers	....	stunt performer (3 episodes, 2010)
Andy Bradford	....	stunt coordinator (3 episodes, 2012)
Marc Cass	....	stunt coordinator / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2009-2012)
Andy Smart	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Rory Moles	....	first assistant camera (6 episodes, 2012)
Terry Potthurst	....	key grip (4 episodes, 2012)
Thomas Thomas	....	best boy (4 episodes, 2012)
Edmund Alexander	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Sam Barnes	....	focus puller (3 episodes, 2009)
Balazs Bolygo	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Budd	....	grip (3 episodes, 2009)
Mike Cooper	....	best boy (3 episodes, 2009)
Steve Finberg	....	daily rigging gaffer (3 episodes, 2009)
Ahmet Husseyin	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (3 episodes, 2009)
Ben Kerr	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Dan Lowe	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 2009)
Tobias Marshall	....	clapper loader (3 episodes, 2009)
Vince McGahon	....	Steadicam operator / steadicam operator (3 episodes, 2009)
Kat Spencer	....	second assistant camera / clapper loader (3 episodes, 2009)
Ben Suter	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2009)
Dave Cook	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2010)
Rob Gilmour	....	second assistant camera (3 episodes, 2010)
George Haldsworth	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2010)
Rob Osborne	....	best boy (3 episodes, 2010)
Barry Quibell	....	camera truck driver (3 episodes, 2010)
Alex Scott	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 2010)
Peter Alexander Scott	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2010)
Anna Valdez-Hanks	....	first assistant camera (3 episodes, 2010)
Haydn Boniface	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 2012)
John Cooling	....	stand-by rigger (3 episodes, 2012)
Mike Parsons	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2012)
Steve Tateham	....	electrician (3 episodes, 2012)
Charlie Whitaker	....	second assistant camera (3 episodes, 2012)
Steve Howe	....	stand-by rigger (2 episodes, 2010)
Ayla Akdemir	....	second assistant camera (2 episodes, 2012)
Enrico Faccio	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Casting Department
Andy Brierley	....	casting associate (3 episodes, 2009)
Alice Purser	....	casting assistant (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Lander	....	costume assistant (4 episodes, 2012)
Olivia Clarke	....	costume assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Fraser Purfit	....	costume supervisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Sarah Ward	....	costume assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Claire Mitchell	....	costume assistant (3 episodes, 2010)
Aaron Timperley	....	costume assistant (3 episodes, 2010)
Hannah Wood	....	costume supervisor (3 episodes, 2010)
Sarah Touaibi	....	costume supervisor (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Editorial Department
Scott Hinchcliffe	....	on-line editor (6 episodes, 2009-2010)
John Dwelly	....	first assistant editor / assistant editor (6 episodes, 2012)
Sinead Cronin	....	on-line assistant editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Hanh Nguyen	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Jet Omoshebi	....	colorist (3 episodes, 2009)
Cory Augustyn	....	additional editor / assistant editor (3 episodes, 2010)
Ilana Epstein	....	post-production assistant (3 episodes, 2010)
Alex Gascoigne	....	colorist (3 episodes, 2010)
Leon Wright	....	trainee assistant editor (3 episodes, 2010)
Anna Dick	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2012)
Thomas Urbye	....	colorist (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Music Department
Jake Jackson	....	score engineer & mixer (9 episodes, 2009-2012)
Ruth Barrett	....	original theme (3 episodes, 2010)

Series Transportation Department
Xen Xenophontos	....	transportation captain (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Other crew
Kimberley Hikaka	....	production executive (7 episodes, 2010-2012)
Victoria Brooks	....	picture publicity (6 episodes, 2009-2010)
Claire Daxter	....	assistant script editor / script editor (6 episodes, 2010-2012)
Sam Symons	....	script editor / series script editor (6 episodes, 2010-2012)
Lindsay Grant	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 2009-2012)
James Custance	....	post production co-ordinator / production assistant (4 episodes, 2012)
Louisa Rawlins	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 2012)
Tony White	....	runner (4 episodes, 2012)
Benjamin Bailey	....	location assistant (3 episodes, 2009)
Sam Baker	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2009)
Janine Bennett	....	script editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Steve Crimmins	....	police advisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Peter Dean	....	medical advisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Louisa French Greenslade	....	assistant production coordinator / production secretary (3 episodes, 2009)
Antonia Grant	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2009)
Stacey Lewis	....	production runner (3 episodes, 2009)
Cath Palmer	....	locations trainee (3 episodes, 2009)
Claire Phillips	....	assistant script editor (3 episodes, 2009)
Sheila Price	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2009)
Emily Russell	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2009)
Chan Chau	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2010)
David Harwood	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2010)
Una Maguire	....	unit publicity (3 episodes, 2010)
Zoie Miller	....	assistant accountant (3 episodes, 2010)
Katie Neal	....	production secretary (3 episodes, 2010)
Janice Schumm	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2010)
Emma Woodcock	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2010)
Denis Wray	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2010)
Ted Ladlow	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2012)
Sarah Linton	....	production secretary (3 episodes, 2012)
Robert McDonald	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2012)
Justin Miller	....	assistant production accountant (3 episodes, 2012)
Casper Mills	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2012)
Deborah Nutt	....	location assistant (3 episodes, 2012)
David O'Donoghue	....	business & legal affairs (3 episodes, 2012)
Sandra Powell	....	picture publicity (2 episodes, 2009)
Cat Ho	....	location assistant (2 episodes, 2010)
Victoria Harris	....	floor runner (2 episodes, 2012)

Production Companies

• Carnival Films
• Independent Television (ITV) (for)

Distributors

• Independent Television (ITV) (2009-) (UK) (TV) (ITV1)
• 2 Entertain Video (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Canvas (2009-) (Belgium) (TV)
• Just Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
• Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) (2010-) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Polyband (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• WoWow (2009) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• ARRI Media  Arriflex D-21 camera provided by (series 2)
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Coach House Studios  Avid editing on location
• Compuhire  computer and video playback
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• Look, The  post-production facilities
• Panalux  lighting equipment by
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• TLO Film Services  action vehicles

Also Known As:

Runtime:

180 min (3 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Carnival Films

Trivia:

Dave Atkins was booked for a featured part but died before filming.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Met don't use interview rooms with two way mirrors. That's an Americanism.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Wright Stuff: Episode #14.50" (2010)

Where's the Police Work?

I really enjoyed this series but find it hard to put my finger on why. The filming, the locations, the atmosphere, the music, the acting and direction. They are all excellent. That must be why.

But when thinking about it I realise there's virtually no story, no police work, no plot development. So if you are a fan of them you'd be disappointed perhaps.

We just wait for the new Jack to do his thing without ever getting closer to finding him.

We go down a couple of wrong directions thanks to the prompting of DS Miles. And that's all there is for 'police work'.

It's all a frustrating no progress until the last reel when suddenly we go directly to the killer... well, as directly as circumstances permit.

The touted 'teamwork' of the three simply doesn't exist. One of the three the other two have locked up for a while. Another of the three keeps us going down blind alleys. And the third does nothing until suddenly pulling the rabbit out of the hat like a magician.

That's the kind of movie it is.