Jekyll

Duration: 52'55''

Synopsis

A contemporary take on a classic horror tale. Tom Jackman, the only living descendent of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, is a new man with an old problem. Jackman tries to keep his wife and children safe from the 'night shift', but are all the resources of 21st century surveillance technology enough to keep a Victorian demon in check?

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Jekyll | Episode 1

Jekyll | Episode 1

2007 | 52'55''

A contemporary take on a classic horror tale. Tom Jackman, the only living descendent of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, is a new man with an old problem. Jackman ...

Jekyll | Episode 2

Jekyll | Episode 2

2007 | 52'39''

A confused Tom wakes up in a restaurant loo with lipstick on his cheek and appeals to Katherine to help find his mystery co-diner.

Jekyll | Episode 3

Jekyll | Episode 3

2007 | 52'57''

Tom wakes manacled to a radiator in a guesthouse and discovers threats toward his children have been written in blood on the walls.

Jekyll | Episode 4

Jekyll | Episode 4

2007 | 52'37''

As Tom Jackman struggles to understand the changes he's going through, he falls into the clutches of an ancient organisation.

Jekyll | Episode 5

Jekyll | Episode 5

2007 | 52'02''

In Edinburgh 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson calls at the home of Dr Jekyll who is dying, unable to control the changes within him.

Jekyll | Episode 6

Jekyll | Episode 6

2007 | 53'54''

Far beneath an ancient country house, in long forgotten chambers, Claire Jackman discovers the truth about her husband.
Other Archive resources
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Four | 2007

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | What was the inspiration for Jekyll's double life?

Ian Rankin investigates what inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to construct the story of Dr. Jekyll's double life.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | BBC Four | 2007

Ian Rankin Investigates: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Repression

An exploration of the theme of repression, which is at the heart of 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.