STV.tv – 15th October, 2015

Meet Bulstrode: Richard E Grant takes on the role in the new adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde.

Richard E Grant is one of the main stars of new drama Jekyll and Hyde, which comes to STV this autumn and winter.

The renowned actor takes on the role of Bulstrode, who runs MIO (Military Intelligence Other), a government department that officially doesn’t exist. The department’s job is to track down any supernatural or monstrous forces, and get rid of them.

Basically, if the world appears mundane, grey and all too ordinary, that’s because Bulstrode and his team have been doing their job well. Having said this however, there is something amoral and unhinged about Bulstrode. He seems to be running his department primarily for himself and is only paying lip service to his government masters.

Speaking of monsters there are plenty of them – complete with a healthy dose of CGI effects. Some of the villainous characters promise to send chills down the spine. Each of them play a key role in the dark series, as Robert Jekyll struggles to find out the truth about his past and why he is the way he is – all while a series of dark forces also try to track down the source of his powers.

The monsters will come into play via a bit of meddling from Bulstrode. However, while Bulstrode knows rather a lot about Jekyll/Hyde and hopes to recruit him, he’ll first of all use him as bait to draw the villains of the series into his trap. Some of these monsters include:

The Vetala — The zombie-like reanimated corpses of Captain Dance’s enemies, they become his ghoulish slaves.

The Harbinger — Half man, half dog, he brings dire warnings of the future.

The Black Dog — When under pressure Robert turns into Hyde. During the series he meets a branch of his family who when under similar pressure turn into monstrous black dogs.

The CuUer — 7’6″ tall and with a lobster claw for an arm. He may not be very bright but he’s extremely destructive.

The Moroii — Hideous leech-like creatures who help Captain Dance to regenerate, but when let loose into the sewers they grow to monstrous proportions.

The Reaper Bug — A parasite that gets inside you and controls your every action.

The Incubus — A demon who takes on the form of the person you love most in the world in order to eat your soul…