Jekyll – new BBC drama series

by koolitz on June 26, 2007 in Jekyll, TV Series - Email This Post

Jekyll is a new BBC television drama which premiered last June 16, 2007. It is based from the novel – The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Tom Jackman, played by James Nesbitt, is trying to keep his alter ego, Mr. Hyde, locked inside himself to protect his family from the darker side of his personality.

It’s 2007 and there’s a new Dr Jekyll, with an old problem – Mr Hyde. But they have a deal – a body share – and an impossible life is somehow lived.

James Nesbitt (Murphy’s Law, Cold Feet) takes the much-coveted lead role in this six-part thriller alongside Denis Lawson, Gina Bellman, Michelle Ryan and Meera Syal.

What Hyde doesn’t know: Jekyll is married. There’s a wife and two children he’ll do anything to protect from his dark side. With all the resources of modern technology, and the best surveillance hardware, he’s determined to keep his dark side in line. He’s done a deal with his own devil.

What neither of them knows: an ancient organisation, with limitless wealth and power, is monitoring their every move, and a plan over a century in the making is coming to fruition.

The return of Dr Jekyll is no accident.

Source: BBC

Im not so familiar with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story but after watching the first two episodes I became more interested with the story.

Cast and characters:

* James Nesbitt as Tom Jackman – Dr Tom Jackman’s life is in tatters. He’s been playing host to an uninvited guest – a dangerous alter-ego. Desperate to protect his family from his dark side, Jackman has been forced to leave his old life behind and strike a diabolical deal with his own devil.
* James Nesbitt as Mr Hyde – Savage and carnivorous, Hyde’s everything that the repressed Jackman’s not; a narcissistic newborn in a grown man’s body. Despite inhabiting the same body, Hyde is much stronger and faster on his feet than Jackman, and he’s getting stronger. He also has darker hair and a different hairline, and distinctive black eyes. He is also said to be taller than Jackman. Every time Jackman falls asleep or gets angry – Hyde threatens to take over. He won’t be chained up forever.
* Gina Bellman as Claire Jackman – Claire’s idyllic existence with her two sons and doting husband, Tom, is shattered by an ancient family curse. She’s oblivious to the fact that Tom can turn into a terrifying psychopath in the blink of an eye.
* Denis Lawson as Peter Syme – Peter is Tom’s closest friend and confidant. He’s a scientist in genetics who isn’t what he seems at all.
* Michelle Ryan as Katherine Reimer - Katherine is Tom’s enigmatic and dedicated assistant. A psychiatric nurse, Katherine is the only person other than Tom who knows about his secret double life. She has the task of helping him lead it: the servant of two masters but only one man.
* Meera Syal as Miranda Callendar – Miranda is the private detective who stumbles not only on the truth about Tom and his alter ego, but on a conspiracy over a century old. She must convince Tom that there are more frightening things in this modern world than Mr Hyde.

Source: Wikipedia

I will try my best to post some screencaps next time on the next following episodes.

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