| JEKYLL (BBC AMERICA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
8/4/07
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8/25/07
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2006-2007 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (6 episodes) |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled |
DESCRIPTION:
(from BBC America's web site) Jekyll, described by writer Steven Moffat (Coupling, Doctor Who), as "somewhere between a modern horror story and The Odd Couple," is set in the present day and stars James Nesbitt in the title role. Dr. Jekyll is a contemporary man with an ancient curse of Mr. Hyde. But he's done a deal with his own devil - a body share - and keeps his dark side in check with the very latest surveillance hardware. Just barely keeping one step ahead of his alter-ego, Jekyll has managed to keep his wife and two kids a secret from the vicious Hyde. But what neither of them knows is that an organization with limitless wealth and power is monitoring their every move. Creator Steven Moffat explains how he updated the classic tale: "There's potential to go in so many different directions with the tale - it's such a rich and strong idea - so here we go again! Another Jekyll and Hyde! The doctor and his dark side are back! "What's new this time? Everything! Literally, actually new. For the first time the setting is modern day - no fog, no cobblestones, we're in London 2007. Dr. Tom Jackman is a new man with an old problem. If this story speaks to everyone with a dark side (everyone), why set it back then? Why not make it here and now? Why not make it a modern man in modern London? Why not have a helicopter in episode four? "The story of Jekyll and Hyde was a shocking idea when it came out in 1886, and it wasn't a period piece. It was set in the modern day and was shocking in that this respectable man had this terrible dark side. Instead of a tale of naughty Victorian hypocrisy in London of long ago, why not make it about all the horrors slinking around the dark side of your mind right now?" |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Denis Lawson as Peter Syme
· Gina Bellman as Claire Jackman
· James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman
· Meera Syal as Miranda Calender
· Michelle Ryan as Katherine Reimer
· Paterson Joseph as Benjamin Lennox
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Jeffrey Taylor as CRTR
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available
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