"Jekyll" Episode #1.2 (2007)

Director:

Douglas Mackinnon

Writer:

Steven Moffat (written by)

TV Series:

"Jekyll" (2007)

Original Air Date:

23 June 2007 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

With Hyde emerging more and more unexpectedly, Jackman finds himself not knowing where he's been or what he's done...

Plot Keywords:

Zoo | Organization | Flash Forward | Running For Your Life | Drug

Cast

James Nesbitt	...	Dr. Tom Jackman / Mr Hyde
Gina Bellman	...	Claire Jackman
Virginia Emmery	...	Sophia
Paterson Joseph	...	Benjamin
Denis Lawson	...	Peter Syme
Linda Marlowe	...	Ms Utterson
Michelle Ryan	...	Katherine Reimer
Meera Syal	...	Miranda
Fenella Woolgar	...	Min
Al Ashton	...	Christopher (as Al Hunter Ashton)
Andrew Byrne	...	Eddie Jackman
Christopher Day	...	Harry Jackman
Jason Hall	...	Waiter
Matt King	...	Freeman
Bruce Mackinnon	...	Malcolm
Victor Power	...	Pete
Suzanne Procter	...	Nurse (as Suzanne Proctor)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter J. Morton	...	Surveilance Team Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Douglas Mackinnon

Writing credits
Steven Moffat		(written by)

Produced by
Elaine Cameron	....	producer
Kathryn Mitchell	....	executive producer: BBC America
Steven Moffat	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Taylor	....	producer
Michael Treen	....	line producer (as Mike Treen)
Beryl Vertue	....	executive producer
John Yorke	....	commissioning producer

Original Music by
Debbie Wiseman

Cinematography by
Adam Suschitzky		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andrew McClelland		(as Andrew John McClelland)

Casting by
Kate Rhodes James

Production Design by
Grenville Horner

Art Direction by
Fleur Whitlock

Set Decoration by
Clare Andrade

Costume Design by
Rhona Russell

Makeup Department
Neill Gorton	....	prosthetics: Hyde
Laura Hill	....	makeup supervisor
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth
Irene Napier	....	makeup designer
Vivienne Simpson	....	makeup artist
Vanessa White	....	hair stylist: Hyde

Production Management
Richard Lonergan	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ian Easton	....	third assistant director
Paul Morris	....	second assistant director
Francesco Reidy	....	first assistant director

Art Department
James Baylam	....	dressing props (as James Baylan)
Paul Beeson	....	stand-by carpenter
Trevor Daniels	....	property master
Craig Gray	....	construction manager
Hayley Guiheen	....	production buyer
David Haynes	....	painting supervisor
Clint Hellyer	....	carpenter supervisor
Tony Kelly	....	stand-by rigger
Barry Kirkham	....	dressing props
Daryn McLaughlan	....	assistant art director (as Daryn McClaughlan)
Clementine Miller	....	art department assistant
Rob Sellers	....	stand-by props
David Stratford	....	dressing props
Kellie Waugh	....	stand-by art director
Darren Wisker	....	stand-by props (as Darren Whisker)

Sound Department
Tristan Aneca	....	sound maintenance (as Tristan Anika)
Peter Brill	....	production sound mixer
Dean Humphreys	....	supervising sound editor
Clare Manning	....	sound effects editor
Grahame Peters	....	dialogue editor
Andy Walker	....	dubbing mixer (as Andrew Walker)

Special Effects by
Steve Lucas	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Barney Jordan	....	visual effects

Stunts
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Anthony	....	best boy
Ray Bateman	....	electrician (as Roy Bateman)
Nick Beeks-Sanders	....	camera operator
Danny Butler	....	electrician
Dick Conway	....	electrician
Stuart King	....	gaffer
Jay Maidment	....	unit photographer
Gary Parnham	....	electrician
Steve Smith	....	focus puller
Robin Stone	....	grip
Simon Surtees	....	clapper loader
Balazs Bolygo	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Roger Bowles	....	focus puller (uncredited)

Casting Department
Andy Morgan	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Clare Baldwin	....	costume assistant
Sally Campbell	....	costume supervisor
Elaine Robertson	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Aidan Farrell	....	colorist
Andrew Mitchell	....	on-line editor
Emma Oxley	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Steve Price	....	music recording engineer

Other crew
John Beharrell	....	production accountant
Penelope Beharrell	....	assistant accountant (as Penny Beharrell)
Sarah Bramall	....	production runner
Louise Coles	....	floor runner
Cathy Doubleday	....	script supervisor
Claire Hewitt	....	assistant script supervisor
Steve Morphew	....	stand-in
Anya Noakes	....	publicist
Karen September	....	unit nurse
Rachel Stone	....	assistant coordinator
Rebecca Sutton	....	production coordinator
Peter Tullo	....	location manager
Mitchell Mcgee	....	unit security (uncredited)

Produced by
Jane Tranter	....	commissioning producer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Morris	....	second assistant director (2006)

Art Department
Jo Sansom	....	art department assistant (2006)

Special Effects by
Steve Lucas	....	special effects supervisor (2006)

Stunts
Luke Kearney	....	stunt actor (2007)
Peter Pedrero	....	wire stunt coordinator (2006)

Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Gilmour	....	assistant camera (2006)

Editorial Department
Emma Oxley	....	assistant editor (2006-2007)

Transportation Department
Forbes KB	....	unit driver: locations

Other crew
Louise Coles	....	set runner (2006)
Andrew Dalmahoy	....	location manager (2006)

Production Companies

• Hartswood Films Productions
• Stagescreen Productions (in association with)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (for)
• BBC America (co-production)

Distributors

• BBC Worldwide (2007-) (worldwide) (all media)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2007) (UK) (TV) (BBC 1)
• ARTE (2009) (Germany) (TV)
• Arte (2009) (France) (TV)
• BBC America (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Contender Entertainment Group (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Showcase (2007) (Canada) (TV)

Special Effects

• Senate Visual Effects, The (as The Senate)

Runtime:

UK:59 min (uncut) | UK:53 min (cut)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15

Company:

Hartswood Films Productions

Trivia:

The lion scene was added because Steven Moffat wanted some action after writing so much dialogue. Heavy rain delayed filming the scene. The producers tried to keep people away from the lions because they didn't want them getting the wrong idea after seeing the animal handlers that anyone could do it.

Quotes:

Hyde:Is he doing you?
Katherine Reimer:No.
Hyde:[puts on silly voice] Can I?
Katherine Reimer:No.
Hyde:Then what are you for?
Katherine Reimer:I'm your new nanny.
Hyde:Oh, Mary Poppins, I love Mary Poppins! I could eat Mary Poppins!

OK second episode.

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Jekyll #1.2 continues the story of Dr. Tom Jackman (James Nesbitt) who has found out that he is the last living relative of the literary character Dr. Jekyll & also has inherited his unusual problem in which his dark side sometimes takes over & he turns into the evil Mr. Hyde. Here Tom takes his two kids to the zoo but an evil organisation that wants the secret behind Jackman's ability to transform puts his boy in the lion enclosure which only makes Jackman very angry at which point Hyde surfaces & lets these people know he doesn't want anything to do with them & by picking on his kids they have made a big mistake...

The second of six episodes Jekyll is a 55 minute per part mini-series that has a storyline which progresses through the six episodes so if you haven't seen the first then don't bother with this. The script by Stepehn Moffat is a modern updating of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story set in a modern London, there's no green potions that people drink & there isn't even a character called Jekyll in it. Like part 1 this is an OK time waster, a lot of it is set in a zoo where Jackman as Hyde kills a lion with his bare hands, yeah right. It moves along at a nice enough pace, it's not boring, the story is intriguing enough to retain ones interest, there are a few new twists in the story revealed here & there's a surprise climax here that you may or may not guess depending on how many of these types of things you've seen before. Not a bad effort at all & it's grown on me a bit since part 1, I reckon I'll definitely check the other four episodes out.

Being made-for-British TV this probably didn't have the biggest budget in the world but it looks nice enough & there's a few stylish scenes here & there. Again there's not much horror here & it plays more like a thriller than anything else although there is a decent sequence when he scares the hell out of someone trapped in a flat with no lights. There's a dead lion, there's some blood & Hyde messes some guy up badly & delivers him to hospital in a bag! The production values are good & it's well made. Again like part 1 Michelle Ryan is seriously hot & it's almost worth watching just for her cute little bod!

Jekyll #1.2 is a perfectly acceptable way to pass just under an hour, it's nothing outstandingly brilliant but it's worth a watch just don't expect a faithful telling of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story because this ain't it.