Jekyll & Hyde (TV series)
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| Genre |
Fantasy action drama thriller horror |
| Created by | Charlie Higson |
| Based on | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Cinematography | Mark Waters |
| Running time | 45–46 minutes |
| Production company(s) | ITV Studios |
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| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 25 October – 27 December 2015 |
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| Website | www |
Jekyll and Hyde is a British fantasy TV drama consisting of 10 episodes. It aired on ITV in the United Kingdom from 25 October to 27 December 2015. On 5 January 2016 the creator Charlie Higson announced via his Twitter feed that ITV had declined a second season.
Based loosely on the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, it creates the character of Dr. Robert Jekyll, a grandson of the Victorian Dr. Henry Jekyll, who has inherited his grandfather's split personality and violent alter-ego. The series takes place in 1930s London and Ceylon.
The series was based at 3 Mills Studios and also filmed in Kent – Rochester High Street doubles as the exterior of the Empire music hall and The Guildhall Museum features as the hotel where Dr. Jekyll (Tom Bateman) first lodges when arriving in England. The Historic Dockyard Chatham was used as location for the scenes used for Gravesend Docks, Tenebrae offices and factory and various areas of the site feature as London Streets and markets. Elmley Nature Reserve features in episode three as the setting for Maggie’s (Niamh Walsh) country house and the Fort Amherst tunnels are used in episodes 9 and 10 where Jekyll finds out about the powers of The Incubus.
In Canada, it started airing on 11 January 2016 on CBC.
The opening episode attracted 459 complaints to the UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom in regard to the level of violence contained within a programme shown at 6.30pm. Ofcom subsequently announced that it had launched an investigation., which ultimately ruled that the show had breached the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, as children were not "protected from unsuitable material by appropriate scheduling."
After the November 2015 Paris attacks, episode 4 was delayed for a week as it was felt that the subject matter would be upsetting with the fresh memories of the experience.
On 5 January 2016, ITV confirmed that it would not be renewing Jekyll and Hyde for a second season. Reasons included poor and decreasing viewing figures, unfavourable comparisons to Doctor Who and public backlash following "hundreds of complaints" regarding the appropriateness of the content for a teatime family show.
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