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Matthew Macfadyen with Adam Rothenberg in NYC

Charlene McKenna has posted a photo of Matthew and Adam together in a NYC gallery. You can see the image HERE on Charlene's instagram

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Ripper Street S5: Matthew Macfadyen interview with Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2

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Ripper Street S5: BBC Media pack and Q&A with Matthew Macfadyen

From BBC Media Centre

 Matthew Macfadyen is Detective Inspector Edmund Reid:

 We catch up with Reid just days after the brutal murder of his long-time friend and colleague, Bennet Drake.

As if this was not enough to break him, Reid has found himself on the wrong side of the law - hunted down by Assistant Commissioner Augustus Dove for his role in the extra-judicial killing of Theodore Swift.

As the streets of Whitechapel echo with his name - terrible rumours circulating and reaching his daughter Mathilda, he fears - Reid knows that he must bring down the rotten heart that has installed itself in Leman Street, must prove the corruption of Augustus Dove, as well as the murderous guilt of his brother Nathaniel.

Bennet Drake’s death demands justice, and peace on the streets of Whitechapel must be restored. But how will Reid do this when he must simultaneously stay hidden from the police?

Q&A with Matthew Macfadyen

Where do we find Reid, Jackson and Long Susan at the start of Series 5?

They're all pretty shell-shocked really and they end up in the Alexandria, which is Mimi Morton's theatre, which she acquired and is in the process of renovating. That's where they hide out. And she allows them to sort of live there; they're on the run basically.

Reid desperately wants to pursue Dove but he no longer has the arm of the law. How does this feel?

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Ripper Street: Behind the Scenes

What an amazing 5 years it has been. Somebody pass the tissues... #RipperStreet http://pic.twitter.com/96iy7JnYAu

— Ripper Street (@ripper_street) October 18, 2016

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Ripper Street S5: Episode 1 Review (Den of Geek)

Den of Geek has posted a review of Series 5 Episode 1 of Ripper Street, titled "Closed Casket"

With characters on the run, stakes raised, and battle lines drawn, it’s a strong start to the fifth series. Ripper Street has steadily become a more consistently good show during its runtime and if the current trajectory holds, it will finish its time with us on a considerable high.

Read the review HERE.

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Ripper Street: Behind the Scenes on the last days

Radio Times has a behind the scenes look at the final day of filming of Ripper Street.  You can read the article HERE.  The following is an excerpt:

“Are you playing a journalist too?” an oblivious extra asks Macfadyen. He could take the moment to pull a full on diva strop, but he merely smiles. “No, I’m playing a policeman”, he says, before taking his place for the first of many takes.

Read it on the Radio Times!

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Whitechapel is coming for us all.

Ripper Street Season 5 arrives on 12th October.

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Here’s some new Season 5 portraits for you awesome Ripper Street fans…

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Be on your guard. 

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Ripper Street: series 5 premieres on Amazon October 12th

Amazon has announced that the final series of Ripper Street will premiere on Amazon UK October 12th 2016. The trailer for the new series has been shared on Facebook. 

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Ripper Street S5: To premiere on Amazon UK in 2016

According to Amazon Prime UK, 

Worked your way through the 6 episodes of Season 4, including the double length first episode? Then we have good news - the much anticipated season 5 will be coming to Prime Video later this year.

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Ripper Street Round Up

Ripper Street Series 4 has started on BBC2 (Monday 22 August at 9:00 pm

The Daily Express

“Whitechapel is still Whitechapel, but they have a phone system – it’s the march of technology,” says Matthew, 41. “Reid comes back, but there’s a different dynamic – Drake is now his superior.”

But there are light-hearted moments, too, says Matthew. “I feel like Ripper Street has always had a lovely balance between being quite witty and funny and being grisly and grim as well,” he muses. “The more confident the show gets, the more they can play with that.”

 What's On TV interview with Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn and Adam Rothenberg 

While Matthew filmed Ripper Street in Dublin, his wife, Line of Duty star Keeley Hawes was shooting hit ITV drama The Durrells out in Corfu. Matthew admits to a twinge of envy.

Matthew: “We’d been filming in a disused hotel somewhere and she was texting me sunny photos from a beach. It looked very uncomfortable. It must have been too hot to work in… no, I was jealous!”

The Guardian

The real strength of Ripper Street, aside from the delicate brilliance of its writing, lies in the sexy Mount Rushmore that is Macfadyen, Flynn and Rothenberg. When they scent blood or danger, or both, the three work in unison, hinging and moving as one, like conjoined triplets. It’s a rare chemistry and a triumph of casting, which has only cemented over the four series. 

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Ripper Street S4: Moves to BBC2

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Matthew with "Daddy Glenn Ross" on the set of Ripper Street

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Ripper Street S4: Interview with Matthew Macfadyen (Sydney Morning Herald)

Series 4 of Ripper Street will begin airing this Thursday in Australia.  Matthew Macfadyen made several comments about his role in Ripper Street.  Here is a small excerpt:

As for his character, Macfadyen says he is happy  to follow the scripts, which often arrive the night before filming: "I have great faith in the writing of [creator] Richard Warlow. It's refreshing and exciting because you don't know where you are going. The more twists and turns on  Edmund's journey the better for me.

"I do like Edmund, his failings as well as his strong points. He is quite a proud and vain man who can be spectacularly thoughtless about people close to him. But he is also, at heart, a good man who cares very deeply about people who can't help themselves or who are hard done by. After all, people are capable of revolting things but that doesn't necessarily mean they are evil. It might simply be circumstances."

Read the full story HERE.

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Ripper Street S4: Interview with Matthew Macfadyen (The Iris Au Review)

Matthew spoke with The Iris about series 4 of Ripper Street.  Series 3 is currently available in Austrailia.  You can see Matthew's whole interview HERE.

He also talks abit about the future:

The next thing you’ve got coming up is “Churchill’s Secret” …

It’s a one off film about Churchill and his wife, I haven’t got a big part in it and I haven’t seen it but it’s coming out quite soon. I’m still working on Ripper Street Season 5 we’ve got another couple of months left and then we’re done. After April 16th it’s a void there’s nothing else, I’m adrift.

Is the potential lack of employment a good thing or a bad thing, would you like to have a bit of time off? What would you normally be doing if you’re having downtime?

It’s normal, I would like to have a bit of time off, I’m sure I’ll start panicking after a few weeks but that’s what happens. I’m used to it now after 20 years. Sometimes you have a run of jobs and it’s lovely but I’m looking forward to a bit of time at home. I’ll just be with my family, my wife and 3 kids and it’s just lovely being at home, doing the school run, normal stuff, reading and catching up on stuff and seeing friends.

Again, read the full interview on The Iris

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Ripper Street: Fifth series likely to be last

Ripper Street was showcased at the BBC Worldwide Showcase in Liverpool this week and Matthew Macfadyen, MyAnna Buring and writer Richard Burlow were in attendance.

When asked how they felt about Amazon ordering not just a third season of the show, but also a fourth and fifth simultaneously, they responded, “Very happy.” However, Warlow stated that the fifth season will probably be the right time to bid farewell to Ripper Street.

source: Worldscreen.com