Ripper Street

Here's what The Guide says about Ripper Street:

The brilliant Victorian crime procedural returns. Matthew Macfadyen stars as Inspector Reid, the copper with the misfortune to have Victorian Whitechapel as his patch. The scripts soar above anything else in its genre and really throw the visually similar Peaky Blinders into sharp relief. This is how sharp, observant and subtle period drama can be. 

The Express discusses Ripper Street and here are some excerpts

As the death knell sounds for the 19th Century and the British Empire declines with alarming speed, anarchy reigns in Whitechapel. Evil seems to be triumphing over good in this lawless part of London.

The detectives have to battle challenges as diverse as a new drug threat from the Far East, a female gang who are twice as vicious as their male counterparts, a venal energy tycoon and a manipulative guru. At the same time, "Long" Susan (MyAnna Buring, Downton Abbey), the local madam, has a fight on her hands to save her business from a crime lord.

And Matthew said the following:

"They are a lovely trio," Matthew, 39, adds. "Reid represents the serious modern man, Jackson represents the future, and Drake represents the past. It works because it's such a good balance of characters. I like Reid. He is very forward–thinking and always on the front foot. He is still very interested in people and not in the least bit jaded. He is not your typical seen–it–all cop."

Be sure to read a lot more about Ripper Street on The Express.  Ripper Street series 2 debuts on BBC One at 9 pm this Monday 28 October.

Several articles have been released talking about Matthew's famous giggling, especially during some of the gory Ripper Street stuff.

Yahoo

Matthew Macfadyen has admitted he worries he won't get through some of his Ripper Street scenes because he is laughing too much.

The 39-year-old said a scene in the first series also saw him struggling to control his giggles.

He explained: "There was this Contagion-esque episode in the first series where we had a really long scene and spent the whole day on it. At one point I had to say to Adam [Rothenberg, who plays Captain Homer Jackson], 'What's in the stomach? What have you found?'"

The reply that it was semen set the two actors off, and after a few bodged takes Matthew had to leave the room.

"It's painful. You think, 'Is this going to be one of these scenes I can't get through?' It really becomes a worry," he laughed.

BT

The series, and Macfadyen, has its loyal followers, including his 13-year-old stepson Myles.

"He saw the first episode of the second series recently and really enjoyed it," says the actor.

"But my younger kids [Maggie, eight, and Ralph, six] aren't really interested yet. They'd much rather watch Despicable Me 2."The series, and Macfadyen, has its loyal followers, including his 13-year-old stepson Myles.

"He saw the first episode of the second series recently and really enjoyed it," says the actor.

"But my younger kids [Maggie, eight, and Ralph, six] aren't really interested yet. They'd much rather watch Despicable Me 2."

Ripper Street begins on BBC One this Monday 28 October at 9 pm