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I'm not generally a fan of BBC drama but this looks like it may be interesting.

Some sort of Jack the ripper show?
I don't mind costume dramas. I'll watch anything that is 'reality' TV.

That's a fair cast, and has a degree of crossover with the Peaky Blinder's production crew; so its not dead in the water.

As for as premise - a standalone story would be appreciated. We already have one show with the Jack the Ripper namesake, that unfortunately was a bit of a red herring however to initially attract viewers.

It needs a different name, that name is already associated with a different movie.

First episode seemed pretty solid. Hardy isn't showing much range, but I like the premise and he does growly guy well, so meh.

Saw the first episode, interesting, but starting to get boring. I need more Hardy talking/killing and less walking around looking like a wannabe tough. Will watch one more episode.

Wife had to put on the captioning, you couldn't understand what people were saying.

The second episode gets a bit more stabby but I'm surprised that this is so slow paced.

I'm rather enjoying it - The characters are interesting to me, and I don't feel like I know how it's all going to end, so it has my interest. I'm looking forward to episode 3, and I'm hoping to learn a bit more about Hardy's occult abilities. I think he's quite a cool character, I don't really feel like I've seen a similar character before - the whole shamanistic/hardman/antihero/prodigal son mixture.
I think it's the first "period drama" / "costume drama" I remember being interested in - It's blown Poldark out of the water anyway!

Episode 2 was fun. Looks like we have a crew developing! The pacing is slow by modern standards, but fits the setting well, I think, and maps well to the style of gothic literature it emulates. I love the tie ins to the historical politics.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this. The overall tone of the show is gripping; and the pacing feels right to keep both a methodical advancement and maintain an air of suspense and subterfuge. And things haven't devolved into overly predictable "TV show plots" that detract from the story. It feel more like a large film split into a series than an ongoing show that has no real end game to it.

For me, this feels like Penny Dreadful done right. I lamented the way that show turned out after the way the first episode/pilot's atmosphere and tone were presented. There were the filler episodes and plots gave it a very "This is a TV show" sense to it, with the mystery and suspense replaced with a feeling that unknown information will just be plopped out in front of the viewer. This is feeling much closer to the way the first 2-3 seasons Game of Thrones was presented before the writing watered down a bit and things felt more like a typical TV show.

My only concerns are how the conclusions will be handled, a potential drop in plot quality, and if there will be a second season. Judging by clips in the trailer, I'm a little worried about a "climactic" action scene that might be made in an unnecessary way for the sake of having an action scene. I'm only worried about a second season because I don't want there to be an unneeded sequel created for it's own sake either. If it works with the plot, yes, otherwise let this stay as a single shot, quality mini-series.