When you watch the whole documentary it becomes pretty clear that the creators wanted to give some insight on the sociopolitical state in the period that the killings happened. The reaction from the public due to the fact that many of the victims were prostitutes, how women lived though all this and why was the police unable to catch this serial killer for so many years. All of these are important, and crucial factors, in every case like this and they need to be included. But after a point it kinda loses it's original purpose and instead of analysing the murders, the police work insight and all the detail of the case as a case, it feels like the documentary focuses more on the society picture and how the police mechanism failed to deliver results due to horrible handling. Which would make a very interesting documentary on it's own so the creators would have all of the time to focus on the affects a case like this has on society and how people's mindsets affect the handling of such cases. But from a documentary called "The Ripper" you expect a more focused analysis on the crimes. The series kinda tries to balance these two but as a result the main subject is neglected to some extend. I have to say though, it's a interesting documentary nontheless. We get to listen to the policemen that worked on the case, journalists, some of the victims that survived, relatives of the victims and in general people who lives through this nightmare. And of course each murder is exhibited although there could be a more detailed insight into the events.
Review of The Ripper
