Tag Archives: Whitechapel

Summer of London: Five Great British Crime Solvers on iTunes

By staff | Posted on June 20th, 2012

With four-part caper Inside Men premiering in Dramaville tonight (June 20) at 10/9c, we have a sneaky feeling our sleuth-like fans will be pleased to see BBC America is making its way through the Summer of London with free and ...

‘Ripper Street,’ Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Set for Dramaville Premiere This Fall

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 19th, 2012

A modern-day Jack the Ripper copycat killer was the focus of BBC America’s successful crime series Whitechapel, but now the network is co-producing a period police drama that will transport us to the actual 1889 setting of the ...

PHOTOS: 10 Famous British Graves

By staff | Posted on November 3rd, 2011

It is fitting that the grave of the Pilgrim's Progress author (who died in 1688) features a carved representation of a pilgrim on its side. Bunyan is interred in London's Bunhill Fields Cemetery, which was designated in the 1660s as a burial ground for Non-Comformist figures (such as Daniel Defoe and Quaker George Fox). (Press Association via AP Images)

On an episode of Whitechapel, BBC America's new crime drama, DI Chandler (Rupert Penry-Jones) and Buchan (Steve Pemberton) pay a visit to the grave of Mary Kelly, one of Jack the Ripper's victims. That tomb is just one of Britain's best-known final resting places. Take a look at 10 of Britain's most famous graves.

Five Movies About Jack the Ripper

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 17th, 2011

The notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper brought a reign of carnage to the Whitechapel neighborhood of London in the late 1880s, terrifying the city and capturing the attention of people all over the globe. BBC America’s new ...

‘Luther’ Star Idris Elba to Host BBC America’s Weekly ‘Dramaville’ Hour

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on May 25th, 2011

Idris Elba, Golden Globe-nominated star of BBC America’s Luther, will host BBC America’s new weekly dramatic programming slot, the channel announced today (May 25). Dramaville is set to launch Wednesday, August 17 at 10 pm ...