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Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic gothic novella Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the BBC’s Jekyll transported the titular character into the 21st century, as both a spiritual and hereditary descendant of the original, in the guise of perennial talent Jimmy Nesbitt.

Jekyll was in fact writer-producer Steven Moffat’s (yes, Doctor Who Steven Moffat) first foray into classic literature at the Beeb, long before he was running Sherlock or Dracula, and this is definitely where he first cut his teeth. But, whether green or not, the end results speak for themselves: Moffat’s timeless writing paired with Nesbitt’s ability to flow between character archetypes made Jekyll a delight from episode one, injecting the material with a dark comedy that Stevenson’s book does not possess.

Although the series works on its own, it does leave some tantalising plot points in the air, including a new set of powers for the Jekyll character’s children. And Moffat originally wrote a second season, but the BBC never commissioned it. Perhaps this could have been the beginning of a worthy Universal Monsters franchise...