The Read: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
12:50 am - 01:55 am, Monday, January 26 on BBC Four (9)
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Season 3, Episode 1
Award-winning actor Reece Shearsmith takes viewers into the world of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic gothic novella, which explores the duality of human nature. The story follows Dr Jekyll, who has been experimenting with a potion that transforms him into Mr Hyde, allowing him to indulge in immoral acts without guilt
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Cast & Crew
Reece Shearsmith
(Narrator)
Howard Karloff
(Actor)
.. Mr Hyde
Grant Black
(Executive producer)
Kieran Stringfellow
(Director)
Tasha Williams
(Producer)
David G. Jones
(Editor)
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Did You Know..
Reece Shearsmith
(Narrator)
Born:
August 27, 1969
in
Hull
Best Known For:
The League of Gentlemen.
Early-life:
Born Reeson William Shearsmith on August 27, 1969, in Hull. He met the men who would join him in The League of Gentlemen - Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson - while studying drama at Bretton Hall. In 1995, they began performing a sketch show at London's Cockpit Theatre, soon afterwards landing a residency at the Canal Café pub theatre, which compelled them to create new material at a fast pace.
Career:
In 1997 the quartet won the Perrier Award, and their subsequent radio series, On the Town with The League of Gentlemen, set in the fictional town of Spent, won a Sony Award. In 1999 the League moved to TV - and Royston Vasey - with subsequent series in 2000 (including a typically sinister Christmas special) and 2002; plus a film, The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, in 2005. Outside of the League, Shearsmith has appeared alongside Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer in the comedies Catterick and House of Fools. He also popped up in Spaced and TLC. His other work includes Eric and Ernie, The Widower and Chasing Shadows on the small screen, and Burke and Hare, The World's End and A Field in England on the big screen. He has also appeared on the stage in Art, The Producers and Betty Blue Eyes. He re-teamed with fellow League star Steve Pemberton for Psychoville and Inside No 9.
Quote:
"I think League of Gentlemen drew on our experiences growing up in northern towns, not that they were as weird and remote as Royston Vasey was. But it pervaded our material."
Trivia:
In 2006, he appeared in the West End as Leo Bloom in The Producers.
Howard Karloff
(Actor)
.. Mr Hyde
Grant Black
(Executive producer)
Kieran Stringfellow
(Director)
Tasha Williams
(Producer)
David G. Jones
(Editor)
