Frankenstein (2007 film)

This article is about the 2007 UK TV miniseries. For the 2004 US TV miniseries, see Frankenstein (US TV miniseries).

Frankenstein
Directed by	Jed Mercurio
Written by	Jed Mercurio
Produced by	Hugh Warren
Starring	James Purefoy Helen McCrory Lindsay Duncan Benedict Wong Anna Torv Julian Bleach
Cinematography	Wojciech Szepel
Edited by	Emma Oxley
Distributed by	ITV
Release date	2007-10-24
Country	United Kingdom

Frankenstein is a UK TV miniseries. It is a modernized version of Mary Shelly's famous horror story. The series is currently airing on ITV. It is regarded as ITV's answer to the BBC miniseries Jekyll. The story focuses on Victoria Frankenstein, a biologist who's son is dying of an in curable disease. In the hope of keeping him alive, Victoria secretly takes some of his stem cells and begins to try and grow new tissue for him. This unfortunately results in her creating a full being who is the Frankenstein's monster figure of the series.

Episodes

#	Title	Director	Viewers/share	Original airdate
1	"Episode 1"	Jed Mercurio	TBA	24 October 2007
Dr. Victoria Frankenstein, a scientist experimenting on stem cells and biotechnology, is working to advance medical science so her ill 8-year-old child William has a chance to receive organ transplants, and possibly a cure. This is the Universal Xenograft Project, overseen by Professor Andrew Waldman and assisted by her friend Ed Gore. In the process of an organ-growing experiment, Victoria inserts William's blood into the procedure, and the stem cells begin to grow at a rapid rate. The insertion of William's blood is unknown until Ed discovers a tooth within the purpose built tank in which the stem cells are cultivating, and Andrew is then alerted. X-Rays within the tank show that a bio-organism is growing, and for the intention of scientific advancement, it is allowed to live. However, a lightning strike cuts the power within the building, and the creature (referred to as "the UX") escapes. The UX soon returns to the lab however, and kills a security guard, Ed, and Andrew. The UX is soon captured by security personnel, and taken to a different lab, in which Victoria's husband Henry is seemingly in authority. Victoria attempts to interact ad calm the UX, but is mostly unsuccessful. In one of these tests, the UX acts similar to William, which convinces Victoria that it really is William. At night, Victoria attempts to free the UX but initially fails, until Henry arrives by helicopter, and they escape to a seashore beach to consider their position. Soon, a team of armed men arrive and request that they hand over the UX. Henry denies this, and is swiftly shot. The armed men then take Victoria and the UX.

Cast

• Helen McCrory as Victoria Frankenstein: A scientist in the fields of biotechnology, Victoria is a member of the Universal Xenograft Project - which aims to advance medical science with use of stem cells. She was also married to Henry, but he "walked out on [them]", and since had a divorce. She cares for her ill son William, and this force is what pushes her to insert William's blood into the stem cell tank, which inadvertently gives grows to be a monster which they later refer to as "the UX".
• James Purefoy as Henry Clerval: Henry seems to be a figure of authority or a supervisor at a secret lab, where the UX has been moved to. People around Henry have believed him to be a doctor, including his wife Victoria. He "walked out" on Victoria and his son William, but has been more involved with them now that William has become ill. He is killed by a squad of armed men after he escapes with Victoria and the UX.
• Neil Pearson as Andrew Waldman:
• Lindsay Duncan as Jane Pretorius:
• Benedict Wong as Ed Gore:

External links

• Frankenstein at IMDb
• Frankenstein at itv.com