A new ITV mini- series, ‘Jekyll & Hyde’, based on the classic but with a twist, is set partly in Ceylon of the 1930s.
It’s a Saturday in Kandy and Executive Producer Foz Allan is kind enough to sit down with us on his one off-day in ages and give us an idea of what the show is about. It’s a series commissioned by ITV, the same network that produces Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Agatha Christie’s Poirot and most recently, The Great Fire.
The script was written by Charlie Higson, who penned King of the Ants, the Enemy novels and Young Bond. The show is directed by Colin Teague, of Being Human fame. Allan previously produced shows like Robin Hood and Casualty.
Unlike the original novel by R.L. Stevenson ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’, this show is set in the 1930’s and follows Jekyll’s grandson Robert whose foster father is a doctor based in Ceylon.
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