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Russian Cultural Centre to screen episode of TV show shot in Sri Lanka
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Foz Allan
The Russian Cultural Centre was host to a special screening of the pilot episode of Jekyll and Hyde, a television show partly shot in Sri Lanka. The screening was organised by the Film Team in Sri Lanka, the production company that facilitated the show’s Lankan shooting schedule.
Ravindra Randeniya
Jekyll & Hyde is a 10-part drama series set in 1930s London, following the story of Robert Jekyll, the grandson of the original doctor. Jekyll is adopted by a Ceylonese doctor and his wife under mysterious circumstances, and later travels to London to discover his true identity. In Sri Lanka the scenes were shot primarily in Kandy, with locations such as the Bogambara prisons and Rambukkana Railway station used to bring colonial Ceylon to life. The show was commissioned by ITV in the UK and was written by Charlie Higson.
In a short speech before the screening Randeniya commended the UK production team for choosing Sri Lanka as a location, adding that plans were in motion to shoot parts of the second season in Sri Lanka as well. Producer Foz Allan thanked the film team for their hard work and resourcefulness, noting that he, along with the cast and crew, looked forward to returning to Sri Lanka. The Film Team led by Chairman Ravindra Randeniya (comprising of Errol Kelly, Ainsley De Silva, Gopi Darmaratnam, Tanya Darmaratnam and Sameera Randeniya) handled logistics in Sri Lanka.
Jekyll and Hyde is set to premier in the fall (date unknown).