A second series was confirmed in January 2013, with the first episode being broadcast on 28 October 2013.
[3][4] A fourth series, again produced by Amazon Prime Instant Video, began airing weekly on the service, beginning 15 January 2016.
This series was originally expected to consist of eight episodes,[5] but ended up consisting of seven, including a feature-length premiere of 130 minutes that was split into two episodes for television broadcast.
[6][7] The concluding fifth series was released in full on Amazon Prime UK on 12 October 2016.
During the course of the programme, 37 episodes of Ripper Street aired over five series.