The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: full cast, Stuart McQuarrie, John Dougall

A brand-new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

At its heart is an enigma: what is the strange connection between the apparently unrelated Dr Henry Jekyll and Mr Edward Hyde? A battle between good and evil is played out in Victorian London, and its origins are stranger than anyone could imagine.

Public Domain (P)2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Why change a classic story?

It’s pointless to rewrite one of the greatest stories in literature. As often happens- those who rewrite a classic ruin the quality of the original through their hubris in thinking they can do better than the original.

poorly representative of the original story

A decent performance that is poorly representative of the original story. They changed too much in the plot and it detracted from the quality of the work.