What Was That Show???

[Mr. DS]

Not necessarily a movie but a show that was on in mid to late 90s.  Brief description;

A person (Michael Caine comes to mind but I'm not 100% sure) goes back in time to observe some infamous people (Hitler, Jack The Ripper).  It wasn't exactly a drama like say Quantem Leap but rather a serious show about these historical figures.  I recall in the Hitler episode the guy going back to Hitler's painting days and a woman asking over a communication device about what does the guy see in Hitler's eyes.  The guy replies with "anger".  Not sure what cable channel it was on. 

[Puzzled]

It doesn't sound like an exact match, since it takes place during WWII and not before, but it is a British TV series and was from the early 90's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodnight_Sweetheart

[Mr. DS]

checked out the link, I don't think it was that show.  The one I'm thinking of is more or less like a documentary show with a twist.  Thanks for looking though. 

[Andrew]

The one I know of that was more drama (maybe adventure) was "Voyagers," but that was much too old.

Could this be from the Timecop TV series?  I remember it being not as much action and punching as the movie.

[Poogie]

Michael Caine was in the TV movie of "Jack the Ripper", are you sure you're not mixing this up with the one you're looking for?

[Mr. DS]

Michael Caine was in the TV movie of "Jack the Ripper", are you sure you're not mixing this up with the one you're looking for?

I could very well be mixing that up.  Something tells me it was a very short run show.  I don't recall seeing many episodes. 

[ajax7925]

Voyagers;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyagers!

[bumblefish]

Was it sliders where they went to other dimensions very similar to ours but not exactly and were allways trying to get back?

[Umaril The Unfeathered]

The one I know of that was more drama (maybe adventure) was "Voyagers," but that was much too old.

Could this be from the Timecop TV series?  I remember it being not as much action and punching as the movie.

Yeah man, Voyagers was back around 1980 or so. I used to watch it a lot.  I also remember the controversy when Jon Eric Hexum (the star of the show) accidentally killed himself when he pointed a blank .357 revolver at his had and pulled the trigger. The force of the wadding fractured and penetrated his skull.

Voyagers wasn't a bad show, but I was always partial to Irwin Allen's The Time Tunnel. 

[freeman]

This sounds like the "you are there" series that was on american TV in the 50s hosted by Walter Cronkite, they ran went to a historical event and played it like a news teams there covering it, for example for Paul Reveres  Ride, they would interview actors pretending British and american soldier, Reveres family etc.  I think this was revived under other names several times, there was aversion on Canadian TV in the 1970s with similar format, Called witness to yesterday.

[RCMerchant]

I GOT IT!

it's called GOOD NIGHT SWEETHEART. It's a British show that ran from 1993 to 2016. A series about time travel!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106014/?ref_=kw_li_tt

Here's the Jack the Ripper episode!!!!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0591055/?ref_=kw_li_tt