Frankenstein
- Synopsis
- A contemporary television retelling of Mary Shelley’s classic horror story Frankenstein with a fresh new twist, as literature’s most infamous creator, Dr Victor Frankenstein, is re-born in the 21st Century as a female biologist.
Shelley’s 19th century snow-filled original warned of the dangers of the over ambition of modern man. Taking the same themes, Mercurio’s Victoria is a thoroughly modern 21st Century scientist conducting ground breaking, but highly controversial work in the field of stem cell research and medical biotechnology. Her obsessive drive to control cell growth for multi-organ generation and transplant however comes not from the desire for fame and adulation, but to save her dying son William. Maddened by grief and desperation, Victoria secretly takes a sample of his blood and incorporates it into her research programme, the Universal Xenograft Project. In the confines of a purpose built tank in the Graft Lab, the cells grow at an extraordinarily accelerated rate. And as they diversify, mutate and re-form, Victoria realises with horror that she is no longer in control of the experiment; that the UX is breeding its own bio-organism and it’s alive!
This DVD is the ‘Directors Cut’ version and is 15 minutes longer then the ITV version which will also be included as an extra. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2007
- Year of production
- 2007
- Notes
- Broadcast on ITV on 24/10/2007
- Subjects
- Literature; Media studies
- Keywords
- biotechnology; genetics; Shelley, Mary; television drama; Literary adaptation
Credits
- Writer
- Jed Mercurio; Mary Shelley
- Cast
Helen Mccory James Purefoy Lindsay Duncan
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £17.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 90 minutes
- Year
- 2008
Distributor
- Name
2 Entertain Video
- DVDenquiryline@bbc.com
- Web
- http://www.2entertainvideo.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7612 3000
- Fax
- 020 7612 3003
- Address
- BBC Worldwide
33 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TL - Notes
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