Jekyll | Episode 5

Duration: 52'02''

Synopsis

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

Further Information

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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'.