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And while the Kray twins (whose gangster crime spree was a '60s sensation) aren't quite as notorious on these shores as Jack the Ripper, the murders and maimings echoing the Kray mayhem are just as gut-churning a challenge for DI Chandler (Rupert Penry-Jones), still smarting from his reputation as "the man who failed to find the Ripper."

Critic's Guide to Wednesday TV: The SNL Comedy Invasion, A New Whitechapel Case, and More! 2011

The pressure in getting to the truth behind the Kray legend really gets to beleaguered DI Chandler Rupert Penry-Jones, who tries to temper his OCD demons with liquor: "I'm self-medicating," he tells a concerned colleague.

The Guide to Wednesday TV: Two New Comedies to Hate, the Whitechapel Finale 2011

The first series with its vaguely noirish, paranormal overtones had a kind of novelty value, but the second feels like a formulaic repeat – the only difference being that this time round DI Chandler (Rupert Penry-Jones) et al are chasing copycat Kray twins around the East End rather than a copycat Jack the Ripper.

TV review: Whitechapel, Horizon and A History of Horror With Mark Gatiss John Crace 2010

The inspector in charge, the insecure Chandler Rupert Penry-Jones, fears he's not up to the challenge, until a consulting Ripper-ologist brings some focus to his study of the historical record: The killer has decided who the Ripper is.

Critic's Guide to Wednesday's TV: CMAs vs. X Factor and a Ripper Anniversary 2011

When I saw this, all I could think of were the final scenes in the recent movie adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion (with Rupert Penry-Jones and Sally Hawkins).

Snapshot Monday: Beautiful Bath! Nalini Singh 2010

It was all a bit of a waste of a good cast and Penry-Jones, Phil Davis and Steve Pemberton never seemed entirely sure whether to play it straight or ham it up for laughs.

TV review: Whitechapel, Horizon and A History of Horror With Mark Gatiss John Crace 2010

Helen McCrory and Rupert Penry-Jones are two of the young barristers trying to make a go of their careers in Leeds.4ODFollowing our Dunder Mifflin conundrum, you can go where the characters don't, and watch the first four series, available until 14 Nov on BT and the end of the month on Virgin.

Catch up TV Guide: From The Hidden World Of Girls to Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service 2011

But watched on auto-pilot, Whitechapel is serviceable enough; Rupert Penry-Jones as the OCD DI Chandler and Phil Davis as the downbeat DS Miles make a decent double-act, and the episode ended with a top-rate locked-cell cliffhanger.

TV review: Whitechapel; Protecting Our Children; Spartacus: Vengeance 2012

The first series saw our three heroes, DS Miles (Phil Davis), DI Chandler (Rupert Penry-Jones) and historical researcher Edward Buchan (Steve Pemberton) on the trail of a murderer who was re-enacting the crimes of Jack the Ripper on his old east London patch.

Whitechapel: David Stubbs's TV OD 2012

When I saw this, all I could think of were the final scenes in the recent movie adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion (with Rupert Penry-Jones and Sally Hawkins).

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