Jack the Ripper in fiction physician is the murderer. Coincidentally, in both movies, character actor Frank Finlay plays Inspector Lestrade. Part of the conspiracy plotline was followed in the television miniseries "Jack the Ripper" (1988) starring Michael Caine as Inspector Frederick Abberline. In the 1997 film "The Ripper", Samuel West starred as Prince Eddy, who was revealed as the Ripper, and Love Lies Bleeding (1999 film) featured Paul Rhys, Emily Raymond and Faye Dunaway in another film. In 2001, the Hughes Brothers made the comic book "From Hell" into a film of the same name starring Johnny Depp as Abberline. The film again sticks to
From Hell the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for "Favorite Limited Series" for 1997, and the collected edition won their Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Album in 2000. During its initial serialization, "From Hell" received the 1996 International Horror Guild Award for Graphic Story/illustrated Narrative. A film, loosely based on the novel, was made by the Hughes brothers in 2001, starring Johnny Depp, Heather Graham and Ian Holm. It received mixed reviews from critics, with a rating of 57% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. FX is developing a "From Hell" drama series with Don Murphy who produced the film, is executive