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Pure as the Driven
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Crime drama set in Victorian London. Jack the Ripper may be fading into memory, but London has found no peace. DI Reid investigates the assault of a policeman.
Jack the Ripper may be fading into memory, but east London has found no peace. An investigation into the assault of a policeman leads DI Reid and the men of H-Division to the newly-emergent Chinatown, where Jackson discovers evidence of a new and devastatingly powerful opiate. Reid fears a new kind of hell is to be released onto his streets.
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Mon 28 Oct 2013
21:00
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Reid and his men quell riots in the cells of Leman Street
Duration: 01:50
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Det Insp Edmund Reid | Matthew Macfadyen |
| Det Sgt Bennet Drake | Jerome Flynn |
| Capt 91热爆r Jackson | Adam Rothenberg |
| Long Susan | MyAnna Buring |
| Det Insp Jebediah Shine | Joseph Mawle |
| Sgt Donald Artherton | David Wilmot |
| Det Sgt Maurice Linklater | Steven Hartley |
| Bella Drake | Gillian Saker |
| Joseph Merrick | Joseph Drake |
| Silas Duggan | Frank Harper |
| Director | Tom Shankland |
Broadcast
- Mon 28 Oct 2013 21:00
Who braves the mean streets of east London?
Meet Reid, Jackson, Drake and their cohorts...