The Frankenstein Chronicles
| The Frankenstein Chronicles | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre |
Drama Fantastic |
| Created by |
Benjamin Ross Barry Langford |
| Starring |
Sean Bean Anna Maxwell Martin Charlie Creed-Miles Samuel West Vanessa Kirby Mark Bazeley Tom Ward Ed Stoppard Elliot Cowan Richie Campbell Ryan Sampson Kate Dickie Robbie Gee Steven Berkoff |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 52 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Rainmark Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV Encore |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 11 November – 16 December 2015 |
The Frankenstein Chronicles is a British television drama series that first aired on ITV Encore from 11 November to 16 December 2015. A&E network picked up the series for American television, describing it as "a thrilling and terrifying re-imagining of the Frankenstein Myth set in 19th century London."[1][2][3]
Fans of Sean Bean may notice some references to his previous work, the character John Marlott was a soldier in the 2nd Battalion 95th Rifles as was Richard Sharpe and in one scene he is seen to unpack the distinctive green jacket of the Rifle regiment from his belongings. In another scene a suspect Marlott is surveilling is heard humming the tune to Over the Hills and Far Away, which was the theme to Sharpe.
Cast
- Sean Bean[4] as John Marlott
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Mary Shelley
- Charlie Creed-Miles as Pritty
- Samuel West as Sir William Chester
- Vanessa Kirby as Lady Jemima Hervey
- Mark Bazeley as Gernet Chester
- Ed Stoppard as Lord Daniel Hervey
- Tom Ward as Sir Robert Peel
- Elliot Cowan as Sir Bentley Warburton
- Richie Campbell as Nightingale
- Ryan Sampson as 'Boz'
- Robbie Gee as Billy Oates
- Kate Dickie as Mrs. Bishop
- Steven Berkoff as William Blake
- Deirdre Mullins as Agnes Marlott
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A World Without God" | Benjamin Ross | Benjamin Ross and Barry Langford | 11 November 2015 |
| 2 | 2 | "Seeing Things" | Benjamin Ross | Benjamin Ross and Barry Langford | 18 November 2015 |
| 3 | 3 | "All the Lost Children" | Benjamin Ross | Benjamin Ross and Barry Langford | 25 November 2015 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Fortunes of War" | Benjamin Ross | Benjamin Ross and Mike Walden | 2 December 2015 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Frankenstein Murders" | Benjamin Ross | Benjamin Ross and Stacey Gregg | 9 December 2015 |
| 6 | 6 | "Lost and Found" | Benjamin Ross | Benjamin Ross and Barry Langford | 16 December 2015 |
As of 16 December 2015, The Frankenstein Chronicles has ended, with the last episode being "Lost and Found".
References
- ↑ A&E Press release 7 October 2015
- ↑ Hogan, Michael (11 November 2015). "The Frankenstein Chronicles, review: 'eerily effective'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ Dowell, Ben (11 November 2015). "Sean Bean shines in the dark, grimy but absorbing The Frankenstein Chronicles". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "ITV commissions The Frankenstein Chronicles starring Sean Bean". ITV. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- Giovanni Aldini, an italian physicist, attempted to resurrect the body of a man named George Foster after his execution on January the 13th 1803 for the double murder of his wife and daughter. Mary Shelley was five years old at the time, and although she never named Aldini as a source of inspiration she used the term of galvanism in her 1831 novel Frankenstein.