British TV's
JEKYLL
is an inventive and exquisitely entertaining updating of
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In modern-day London, Dr. Jackman and Mr. Hyde (James
Nesbitt, playing the two-faced character brilliantly) maintain an uneasy relationship
predicated on an agreement that if Hyde kills anyone, Jackman will turn
himself in – and if Jackman tries to find a cure, Hyde will put a bullet
in his brain. The two "change" potionlessly at more or less designated
times and communicate through a pocket recorder. Sane, somber, slightly
boring Jackman is married with children, and spends much of his time
away from the family he adores, trying to keep them safe from the
fiendish yet funny, furiously flamboyant Hyde. Jackman constantly wakes
up to find blood on himself (rarely his own), yet his alter ego never
seems quite to murder anybody, just occasionally snatch body parts. To
complicate matters, there's a shadowy agency intent on capturing Hyde
for its own reasaons. Prepare yourself for shocking visual jolts, plot
twists, flashbacks and forwards, and lots of wickedly humorous repartee
in this darkly funny, sometimes violent and always surprising 6-episode
series. The final episode provides several big surprises and ties up
some loose ends – but also leaves behind a few threads that might
portend future episodes. (Trivia note: Jackman’s wife is played by the
lovely and talented Gina Bellman, who is currently co-starring in an
excellent TNT series called “Leverage.”)
Dr. Jackman (muttering to Hyde): “Just once —seriously, just bloody once, could you tell me where you parked?!"
British TV's JEKYLL
is an inventive and exquisitely entertaining updating of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In modern-day London, Dr. Jackman and Mr. Hyde (James
Nesbitt, playing the two-faced character brilliantly) maintain an uneasy relationship
predicated on an agreement that if Hyde kills anyone, Jackman will turn
himself in – and if Jackman tries to find a cure, Hyde will put a bullet
in his brain. The two "change" potionlessly at more or less designated
times and communicate through a pocket recorder. Sane, somber, slightly
boring Jackman is married with children, and spends much of his time
away from the family he adores, trying to keep them safe from the
fiendish yet funny, furiously flamboyant Hyde. Jackman constantly wakes
up to find blood on himself (rarely his own), yet his alter ego never
seems quite to murder anybody, just occasionally snatch body parts. To
complicate matters, there's a shadowy agency intent on capturing Hyde
for its own reasaons. Prepare yourself for shocking visual jolts, plot
twists, flashbacks and forwards, and lots of wickedly humorous repartee
in this darkly funny, sometimes violent and always surprising 6-episode
series. The final episode provides several big surprises and ties up
some loose ends – but also leaves behind a few threads that might
portend future episodes. (Trivia note: Jackman’s wife is played by the
lovely and talented Gina Bellman, who is currently co-starring in an
excellent TNT series called “Leverage.”)
Dr. Jackman (muttering to Hyde): “Just once —seriously, just bloody once, could you tell me where you parked?!"
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