<P> Ripper Street is a BBC fictional drama based in Whitechapel following on from the infamous murders of Jack the Ripper . The first episode was broadcast on 30 December 2012 . A second series was confirmed in January 2013, with the first episode being broadcast on 28 October 2013 . The third series was produced by Amazon Prime Instant Video and uploaded weekly onto the Amazon UK site from November 2014 . 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, but ended up consisting of six, including a feature - length (130 min .) premiere, that was split into two episodes for television broadcast . The concluding Series 5 premiered in full on Amazon Prime UK on 12 October 2016 . It includes six episodes featuring a runtime of 60 to 75 minutes . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Series </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 30 December 2012 (2012 - 12 - 30) </Td> <Td> 24 February 2013 (2013 - 02 - 24) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 28 October 2013 (2013 - 10 - 28) </Td> <Td> 16 December 2013 (2013 - 12 - 16) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 14 November 2014 (2014 - 11 - 14) </Td> <Td> 26 December 2014 (2014 - 12 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 15 January 2016 (2016 - 01 - 15) </Td> <Td> 19 February 2016 (2016 - 02 - 19) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 12 October 2016 (2016 - 10 - 12) </Td> <Td> 12 October 2016 (2016 - 10 - 12) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Is there a season 5 of ripper street