Frankenstein re-made

Following their atmospheric and totally shitty version of Dracula BBC Radio 4 have just broadcast part one of a two part version of that other gothic classic, Frankenstein – you can listen to part one HERE for the next seven days.

 

A lush and haunting dramatisation of the story-within-a-story-within-a-story that does Mary Shelley proud. This is, unquestionably, the finest drama in the current Gothic Imagination season and breathes new life into the ultimate story of pride and obsession gone monstrously wrong.

About this programme

The first of a two-part dramatisation of Mary Shelley’s gothic horror tale by Lucy Catherine about a monster created in a science experiment. Sailing through the Arctic wastes, Captain Walton picks up a man who is close to death and has a disturbing story to share. Starring Jamie Parker and Alun Raglan.

Cast and crew

Cast

Frankenstein

Jamie Parker

The Monster

Shaun Dooley

Elizabeth

Susie Riddell

Walton

Alun Raglan

Father

Robert Blythe

Clerval

Sam Alexander

Mother

Christine Absalom

Waldman

Patrick Brennan

Justine

Emma Hook

Sailor

Joe Sims

Lieutenant

Don Gilet

Crew

Director

Mark Beeby

Dramatised By

Lucy Catherine

Producer

Mark Beeby

Writer

Mary Shelley

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