Carrying on with programs that are actually broadcast in Canada, we arrive at the excellent Jekyll , a modern retelling of the classic Stevenson tale, arranged into a six-part miniseries produced by Hartswood films for BBC One. Starring James Nesbitt and Gina Bellman (the airheaded “Jane” from the BBC series Coupling) as Mr. & Mrs. Tom Jackman (aka Jekyll), the really remarkable thing is that Nesbitt manages the transformation from Jekyll to Hyde without any obvious makeup, prosthetics, or CGI (well, OK, he DOES wear black contacts) – he justs plays the two as completely different characters, which is much more unsettling than the usually “Boo, Scarrrry” portrayal of Hyde. Originally aired in 2007 in the UK, it’s in reruns on Showcase (usually weekend afternoons) right now in Canada.0
Carrying on with programs that are actually broadcast in Canada, we arrive at the excellent Jekyll , a modern retelling of the classic Stevenson tale, arranged into a six-part miniseries produced by Hartswood films for BBC One. Starring James Nesbitt and Gina Bellman (the airheaded “Jane” from the BBC series Coupling) as Mr. & Mrs. Tom Jackman (aka Jekyll), the really remarkable thing is that Nesbitt manages the transformation from Jekyll to Hyde without any obvious makeup, prosthetics, or CGI (well, OK, he DOES wear black contacts) – he justs plays the two as completely different characters, which is much more unsettling than the usually “Boo, Scarrrry” portrayal of Hyde. Originally aired in 2007 in the UK, it’s in reruns on Showcase (usually weekend afternoons) right now in Canada.
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