''Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a British film adaptation of

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...

's novella, directed by Maurice Phillips and starring John Hannah. Set in

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, it was filmed in 2002 and released in Britain in that year. As the result of its release in the US in 2003, that date is sometimes attached to it.

Plot

Dr Henry Jekyll experiments with a serum on himself, with the result that he is transformed into an evil character who calls himself Edward Hyde. Jekyll does not see that Hyde is a version of himself and develops a

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. After murdering women, Hyde frames Jekyll, who wishes to give himself up to the police, but Hyde intervenes, knowing that if Jekyll is hanged, Hyde will die too. Jekyll then kills himself.

Production

The film was produced by John Hannah for his company Clerkenwell Films. It was filmed in Lithuania in 2002, and a number of Scottish actors gave the film a Scottish flavour. Originally intended for television, it was released on

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in 2004.Jonathan Rigby, ''English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema'' (2004), p. 309

Cast

* John Hannah as Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde *

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as Sir Danvers Carew *

Gerard Horan Gerard James Pertwee Horan (born 11 November 1962) is an British actor. He is known for playing Firefighter Leslie "Charisma" Appleby in '' London's Burning'' from 1986 to 1989 and again in 1994. Partial filmography * ''My Beautiful Laundrette ...

as John Utterson *

Kellie Shirley Kelly Jane Shirley (born 11 July 1981), known professionally as Kellie Shirley is an English actress who works in film, television, theatre and radio. She hails from Croydon via a large Northern Irish family. She has also co-presented programme ...

as Mabel Mercer *

Jack Blumenau Dr. Jack Blumenau (born 22 November 1986) is a British actor and a lecturer. Biography Blumenau was born to casting director Debbie O'Brien, and director/actor Colin Blumenau, so it was natural for him to follow an acting career. He began actin ...

as Ned Chandler * Brian Pettifer as Poole *

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as Mrs. Robey *

Ellie Haddington Ellie Haddington (born 17 February 1955 in Aberdeen) is a British actress with a career spanning over 40 years. Early life and education Haddington was born in Scotland. She trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 1975 ...

as Florrie Bradley *

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as Rachel Carew *

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as Father Peter * Elodie Kendall as Sarah Carew * Ifan Meredith as Dr. Arthur Lanyon *

Tilly Vosburgh Matilda Vosburgh (born 17 December 1960) is a British character actress. Early life Born in the Westminster district of London, Vosburgh is the daughter of comedy writer and lyricist Dick Vosburgh and former actress Beryl Vosburgh (née Roques ...

as Mabel's Mother * James Saxon as Dr. Johnson *

Christopher Good Christopher Good is an English actor best known for his work on television. He was born in Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. In the 1970s he made a stage appearance in a musical version of Jeeves and Wooster. In the 90s he was, according to ''the T ...

as Dr. Brown * Marius Jampolskis as Boy With Note * Lina Budzeikaite as Bruised Woman

Notes

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