~ Introducing Leanne Best as Jane Cobden ~

Jane Cobden was the first woman to be elected to the London County Council as councilor for Bromley and Bow. One of the giants on whose shoulders the Suffragette Movement was to stand, she is a bohemian and a committed defender of the downtrodden and abused.

The above extract was taken from the official Ripper Street II press pack which I have edited slightly to avoid spoilers. My thanks to Tiger Aspect Productions for providing me with publicity and promotional materials.

– Damian Michael Barcroft

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