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This is going to be a very intriguing and watchable series. After the first part I was left suitably impressed. They've managed to make a dark, intriguing, rather exciting series.

I'm not sure after drawing over 500 complaints after its first episode that it will remain in the 6.30 Sunday teatime slot for long, but with over 3.15 million viewers who knows? I'll certainly be tuning in to watch.

Rather good special effects, excellent cinematography, it's a very slickly produced show. The monsters, transformation scenes were really well done.

I like the premise of the story, Robert Jekyll is given a back story, he has a love interest, he has a powerful adversary in Sir Roger Bulstrode.

Tom Bateman was excellent in the lead role, very strong performance, Richard E.Grant it goes without saying is a fantastic actor, good at playing the bad guy, he's not long played Doctor Simeon, an effective adversary for the Doctor.

I am going to enjoy this, old school viewing 8/10

This is another version of the popular R.L Stevenson classic. It is one of these now popular Victorian Gothic genre but set in the 20th century. I particularly love period series because it takes you down history lane. The London fogs, its cobbled streets, top hats and great coats, the beautiful women...

So far the story is fascinating and some modern twists have been added including a secret agency. The actors/actresses are still unknown, very eye-catching so far with room for more development. I do not get why people complained of the violence. Mr. Hyde was violent, everyone who has read the book knows that. I urge the writers to ignore critics and focus on its fans. There is a lot of potential here. Keep on being creative, stick to the general theme of the book but don't be afraid to go outside the box. I love it and can't wait for the rest to come out.

I was really unsure about this initially, it seemed very dark and I thought it was going to be tame, but I really love everything about the programme, the sheer OTT nature of it, the contrast between Richard Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Excellent acting from all concerned, the period settings and scenery enhance the whole series, the various monsters and villains are extremely well thought out - not too many, and just when you think all will be OK, up another pops! Episodes have an unpredictability to them. It will be a travesty if a second series isn't made. Sherlock Holmes with a nice dark twist!!! I do think it needs to be on a bit later though, I would imagine it is a bit frightening for young children.

I am very disappointed that the cancelled Jekyll & Hyde for the next season. The storyline and the plot of the show was awesome. The characters were all great. I want more! Why start a season to leave your audience hanging for more? I had finished the last episode and not impress with the ending. It's like a write a sentence or book and not finishing to the end. There are so many shows that are not giving a chance to go beyond one season if that the case then don't broadcasting them in the first place.

I must admit I wasn't too sure of this when it started. For a start, the original novel by Robert Louis Stevenson was, like Frankenstein, meant as a moral tale that explored humanity's darker side and the lust for God-like power. But against misgivings, I've started to really enjoy it. That's all this is meant to be, a spooky, atmospheric romp, a touch of Hammer Horror, London Ghost walks and steam punk - great stuff for a Sunday night, though I'm not sure why its on so early, this is really 9pm fare in my estimation. Love the Harbingers though. Some very strange reviews on here - if you don't like it, why watch it and get yourself in a twist about it? It's well-written (far less self-indulgent than Dr Who)and beautifully produced, hats off to them. I certainly hope we can get another series out of it, I'll miss my spooky Sunday nights without it if it's discontinued.

This is a really fun and interesting show. It has an Indiana Jones feel with lots of interesting characters, secret societies and other monsters. It's over the top sometimes with decent special effects.Although when Jekyll turns into Hyde he does it mostly by acting. It feels like they are trying to set up a world so I hope it gets a second season. Instead of a standalone monster Hyde is part of a lineage of monsters.

I find the point that people complained about the violence laughable as it is no where near as violent as say Walking Dead and it's mostly just fighting and cartoon violence. It's why I checked it out and I was surprised with a better, more interesting show. Maybe British people have a different idea of violence. Give it a look.

Typical, just get into a show and its cancelled, didn't think I would like it and hey ho there you go I did. So now I'm getting a tad scared to start watching stuff in case they pull the plug on it, they did it with Atlantis, The Dresden Files a personal favorite of mine, and a few others. Unfortunately we seem to be inundated with same old reality TV junk that seems to go on for ever that never gets canned or the soaps, can't get rid of them. But something with a wee bit more bite so to speak and its gone, all well on to the next one, see how long that lasts. Just waiting for folks to get fed up with Agent Carter and Marvels Agents of Shield if that goes I wont be a happy bunny at all.

And shake them up.

Pennyworth, Penny Dreadful, Men in Black and the wurst of Indiana Jones and what do you get... SPOILERS!

The production values are fantastic. The sets are gorgeous, the costumes spot-on the "Art-Deco"/"Steam Punk (like)" feel of the show all seem well thought out and acted upon. But 6-7 episodes in I still only knew the names of 3 characters: Ravi (the brother), Bella (the bar owner) and Jekyll/Hyde. I refer to the Richard E Grant character as "the richard e grant character" and the secretary of Jekyll's attorney as "Miss Lemon". Seriously! What that says to me is they've done a good job with the world building but haven't really given me characters that I actually CARE about… beyond Bella and Ravi. So given that Bella and Ravi are secondary characters to Jekyll & Hyde I'm pretty sure that's not what they were going for and I don't think it says much about getting me engaged in the story.

I don't have a problem suspending my disbelief. I find the various "monsters" intriguing and interesting but I just don't care enough about any of it to know virtually any of the characters NAMES!… Oh yeah, the "girlfriend scientist"… you get the picture. I know who is involved, I just don't CARE. So the sets, costumes, camera work and so forth, end up on the "cutting room floor" of my mind along with everything else the show is trying to accomplish.

I wanted to like this show. I really did. I love the genre. I just can't get behind all of the characters and I'm not sure that's the fault of the actors involved. The dialog doesn't engage me. The "action sequences" kinda leave me unimpressed and NOT wanting more. I engage for the scenes between Bella and Hyde but that's about it and that, in and of itself, is not enough to make me want to come back for more.

I can see why others may like it and even be excited about it. But for me, I just end up wishing they'd kill them all already and just get it over with. So I won't be coming back. Production values notwithstanding. There just isn't enough humanity in what is supposed to be a STUDY ON HUMANITY for me to give it more than 6-7 hours.

FYI- I only posted because the other reviews are largely supportive and encouraging and of course if those people like it they should say so! But it seems to me that the "other side" deserved just a little representation and hopefully enough anecdotal evidence to support my position. Naturally, everyone should decide for themselves and these boards are for the purpose of expressing those decisions and giving the uninitiated viewer some information on which to base their own decisions.

Jekyll and Hyde is a Devilishly stylish, polished 30's horror drama that hits all the right buttons.

From the storyline to the narrative, special effects, sets and acting Jekyll and Hyde is a real winner. In spite of the fact this series is loosely based on well trodden ground, it still manages to be highly imaginative and original. It takes core elements from the original tale, written by Robert Louis Stevenson and then, in a fusion like blend, adds in intriguing extra's.

For starters there's the very heady 1930's British flavour of the whole series, which recaptures the latter days of the British empire. The whole series is 30's "chick" with a capital "C". Stylish cars, sets and people sit alongside the more worker day aspects of life and times, of the period.

Adding to the mix, are Gothic elements and monsters, reminiscent of any early 20th century horror flick. Not to mention proper "British" secret organizations, both good and bad. Groups that tap into the mystical world these monstrous creatures inhabit. A world that sits just beneath the thin skin of normalcy, most people call reality.

The acting in Jekyll and Hyde is of a high standard and the cast are well chosen. The narrative is intelligent, for the most part, only occasionally overplaying the 30's "thing". The story in spite of its layers of complexity, holds together well too. Its a credit to the writers, director and producers, that they manage to create such a cohesive tale, with so many creative concepts in play.

I love this series, its a remarkably refreshing take on a classic tale. Nine out of ten from me.

Written for family viewing but aimed at children of an older age.

Originally aired at the family slot of 6pm on a Sunday.

The time slot was changed to 7pm for this after a few complaints about the first episode.

It's the perfect Saturday morning pictures fare and filmed in such a way.

An "original" storyline well told.

Great story, great locations and rather scary in places.

Acting deliberately hammy at times to fit in with the comic book genre and some great humorous interludes.

Remember, this is a children's programme.

It's brilliant.

I look forward to this fun and intriguing TV show every single week. I love the actors, the story, the atmosphere, even the costumes. It's very much like the old silver screen horror flicks, but contemporary enough to avoid becoming square. The balance of humor and drama is perfect so that it's never truly sad. I don't watch scary shows or movies because I want a good cry. Many so-called horror shows today are filled with too much tragedy. And though there are violent scenes in Jekyll and Hyde, it's not a gore fest with unnecessary blood bathes. Kudos to ITV for making such an grand production. I hope Jekyll and Hyde continues on for years to come.

I'm a big Jekyll and Hyde fan. I think it's safe to say I'm not the only one because it's got tons of adaptations. Steven Moffat has taken a crack at it, there's been 2 musicals (one of which David Hasselhoff was in at one point, he actually makes a good Hyde), sometimes the change is caused by cocaine, it's been animated, heck they've been retelling this tale since the silent film era. All that said this it probably the most insane version I've ever seen. Let's get into why. Also fair warning this is gonna be a long one.

The story is pretty hard to describe because there's a lot of moving parts, but I'll do my best. Dr. Robert Jekyll has spent most of his life living in India with his adopted family, working as a small town doctor, and taking pills for a hormonal imbalance. Everything changes when he gets a letter from Max Utterson requesting him in London to attend to his grandfather's estate. Once he gets there his condition worsens and starts bringing out a darker side to him. This is something both MIO (a monster hunting organization) and Tenebrae (an origination for monsters) have been preparing for as he's either the key to ending the world or saving it. That's just the basic premise, which is already kinda weird, but trust me when I say that is the tip of the iceberg. I spent a majority of my first time watching it (I've seen it in full like 5 times now) with my jaw firmly on the floor. This show wastes no time getting to the strange stuff, by the second scene a truck has crashed into a doctor's office because it was trying to avoid an elephant (I couldn't make this up if I tried). It eases you into none of this and refuses to hold any idea back, because of this it's unlike anything I've ever seen before. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, after getting past the initial wtf is going on there's a lot to appreciate. It's oddities quickly became my biggest draw to the show and is what kept me coming back. It's helped by all this ridiculousness being played as straight as possible by about half the cast. The other half ham it up as much as they can, which is great fun as well. So for the story overall there's a lot going on, but it manges to use all it's plot threads to take full advantage of every crazy idea the writers could come up with. If you're willing to embrace it's craziness you'll end up with a show unlike any other.

So for the characters let's start with our titular one(s) Robert Jekyll/Hyde. Tom Bateman does a fantastic job here, I'd honestly love to see him play this character again in a more serious setting. I go back and forth on how I view this Jekyll, sometimes I see him as a bit of a pussy, but he does get tougher as the show goes on. The most interesting part of any version of this story is how they tackle the duality of this character and despite all the strange things surrounding it I think they handle it pretty well here. He spends a lot of time afraid of Hyde and what could happen if he completely loses control, he has his uses and is one of the most morally good versions I've seen of this character (more on that in a second), but it's clear he could go over the edge and seeing Hyde as evil and nothing more makes things similar for Jekyll. He goes so far as to essentially willingly drinking poison to suppress him. Then there's Hyde who's very different from most interpretations. Most notably in how he's not really evil, rude sure, but doesn't really get worse than that. It's with this aspect of the character that Bateman really gets to cut loose, making it a lot of fun when Hyde comes out. Jekyll has a tendency to overthink things in this sometimes (he even admits as much in the last episode), so seeing Hyde just not give a crap can be nice. Lilly is weird, there's a reveal with her near the end that explains a lot of her strange behavior, but before that she constantly comes across as slightly off in how nice and forgiving she is. Bella is a far more interesting love interest, she's a con woman with a moral compass mostly focused on protecting those under her employ any way she can. She meets Hyde, not Jekyll first, which frames their relationship in a very different light compared to Lilly. Each of them views the other as useful, they might actually have feeling for each other, but that's not the basis of their relationship. It's more of a business partnership than anything else and a lot of the time they're on the same page making their back and forth more compelling. She also has a sorta father daughter relationship with Garson which shows her more vulnerable side. Speaking of Garson he's very inconsistent. It's most noticeable to me in episode 3 because he's constantly going back and forth between trying to help Jekyll then scolding that he'll end up just like his grandfather (even though that whole episode Robert is doing nothing but trying to not end up like that). His characterization does smooth out over time ending up as a sorta Alfred Pennyworth type character with a bit more snark. There's a lot of characters in MIO so I'm just gonna group them all together here. There's the boss who's very over the top, the tech guy who wears a bowtie all the time, the old timer, a sharpshooter, and a shapeshifter. The last 2 are the most interesting members to me, the sharpshooter serves as an introductory character but quickly his love of poetry defines him and he tends to hold off on some orders if it seems like doing so is a smarter idea in the long term. To put it bluntly he's a lot of fun, as for the shapeshifter he's awesome, but doesn't get a lot to do. Shapeshifting is literally his only character trait which is a shame because a monster working against monsters is a really cool idea and I'd at least like to see his origin story. Tenebrae is a group of monsters trying to unleash Lord Trash and their most valuable asset is a guy named Captain Dance...you have no idea how many times that has made me burst out laughing. Could no one come up with cooler names, these are the main antagonists, surely you can try harder than that! Dance is actually pretty charismatic, I gotta give credit to his actor taking a character this dumb sounding and making it his own. Also in their ranks is a chick named Fedora (because she wears a fedora, how original) who for the life of me I have no idea why she's a part of this group. Not once do they show what kind of monster she really is (which admittedly they're vague about a lot regardless) leaving me to think it's a metaphorical thing and she's a serial killer or something. Again making me wonder why these actual monsters would accept her, but it's all I got. There's also a guy with a frog in his eye, but there's barely anything to him so moving on. Ravi goes on quite the journey, he witnesses his family's murder, gets arrested (for reasons unknown), fights some mummies, travels on his own (the worst thing he's subjected to), gets used as a bargaining chip, then possessed for a short period of time. Through it all though he keeps a smile on his face, what an inspiration. All jokes aside I respect them for at least trying to add some diversity to their cast, and for everything this kid goes through seeing him reunite with his brother after having come into his own so much is satisfying. He also gains a lot of knowledge on monsters because according to him it was the only reading material on his way to London, gotta admire him thinking ahead. A lot of times everyone will just ask him if he knows something about such and such monster making him more than just the annoying young character he could have been. Max/Hils are easily the quirkiest characters on the show right off the bat and they are so fun because of that. Max is a lawyer with a heart of gold (and a heart condition) who only uses exclamation points if absolutely necessary and Hils says and does kinda weird things and is apparently crazy behind the wheel (despite no evidence to suggest that and them constantly letting her drive). Olalla shows up pretty late in the game so a lot of her characterization either happens off screen or is pretty rushed. I can't say much about her given how many twists they give her, but she does have a complete arc and some of their ideas with her are pretty interesting. I don't have much to say on Maggie (in fact I was thinking of leaving her off, but she's kinda important so let's make this quick), she's fine, but not in a lot of the show. She fills some blanks about the Jekyll family tree, has a bit of a relationship with Garson, and has some snark to her. So for the characters there's a lot of them to juggle here, but for the most part they handle it fairly well. They keep as many as they can simple, but at least give them something to keep them unique. For the rest they tend to give them surprisingly compelling arcs even if they don't have much screen time.

For this show overall it's bonkers, I didn't even mention all the really strange stuff. That's part of it's charm though, it tries and succeeds in being it's own thing. Will it be alienating for some, of course, but if you're willing to give it a chance I can at least promise you a fun time.

If they tried to make this scary it was beyond stupid. The harbinger is the most stupidest thing i have seen in a long time. Thank God i only had to suffer thru 1 season. I didn't finish it. Richard e grant was disappointing too. I know its been awhile since Warlock but geez. How do you F up Jekyll and Hyde? They did. It was awful. The trashy one with Udo Kier was 10x better.

Tom Bateman plays Robert Jekyll. Grown up in colonial Ceylon, with his foster family murdered he comes to 1930s Britain where there are shadowy organisations involved in the investigation of the supernatural and people with special abilities.

The series had high production values, very well filmed and good set design.

However it was incredibly slow paced and not well written. Three episodes in and we have the reveal that Jekyll is also Mr Hyde. The grandson of the original Jekyll and Hyde from the Victorian era.

The stories just dragged, the series had try to go with an Incredible Hulk feel as the inadequate Jekyll transforms to the more physical Mr Hyde while retaining Jekyll's intelligence but with added guile and friskiness.

Bateman was not magnetic in the role. It was noticeable he did little promotion for the series to sell himself in the role. I just found him dull. With Richard E Grant in the cast the ham factor dial went to 11.

As for the tone of the series, for something aimed for a family audience and broadcast in the tea time slot we had a family burnt alive in the first episode. The violence in this series had some unpleasantness to it.

There are a lot of good and decent shows out there and there fine but no where near as fascinating to me as Jekyll and Hyde. The un-natural way the characters act and move is so unsubtle and melodramatic. It's over the top and every one will let there emotions be known. Jekyll isn't very good at hiding or suppressing Hyde and everybody notices. The thing about Hyde's character that confused me is why this Indian raised man comes over to Britain and is basically British after that. A few references are maid but still. Lily is the oddest. She just wanders around for a few episodes smiling no matter strange, distressing or traumatic things get. Over all it is a (probably unintentionally) captivating show and because of that it's the only thing I still watch live on television.

I give this a 3 due to the terrible acting. I haven't seen over the top cheese like this since Jim Carey movie sequels (ie: Ace Ventura sequels and The Mask sequels.) But that over-acting, which is actually quite funny (OMG, I can't get enough of the man-headed dog creature that looks like The Rock on crack) is why I keep watching.

I don't think this is one of those intentional B-rated shows, sadly. It doesn't seem to be self-aware of just how bad it is but that doesn't distract from the comedic gold. Keep making them, I hope that this is considered bad enough to keep people watching rather than just bad and canceled after one season (I'm, surprised with each new episode that it's still going.)

If the show survives the first season, I will revisit the rating I'm giving it but I sincerely hope that they don't try too hard to "fix it" because it could end up being just another boring supernatural television series.

I loved this show and all its quirky characters. Yes, it was crazy and ridiculous at times. But, that was its appeal. The only thing I hate is that they didn't tie everything up in the last episode. Do, since it's canceled you never get to know what happened with everyone. Bummer!

With lot of potential. be damned morons who kill it.

High production values, competent acting talent, rich period settings, exotic locations and a rollicking yarn.

I'm very impressed by this "boy's own" style version of Jekyll and Hyde on ITV1. What concerned me was the degree of well-designed and constructed horror at this early time of day (7pm) on a Sunday.

My first impression was that it's a combination of Sherlock (period setting), Buffy (monsters and some of the snappy dialogue) and The Incredible Hulk (Hyde). Overall I've been very impressed so far but, if I were ITV, I'd shift it back to the watershed.

Nice to see "Abbey" from Misfits looking gorgeous and sophisticated in this. She looks great in evening wear. I have to say that the acting talent is very good throughout. Some roles could be regarded as a little "hammy", but that fits with the genre.

I found out about this show many years after its release, and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was! I went in not knowing what to expect, but thoroughly enjoyed it in the end.

The story was enough to keep me hooked, and the characters were very interesting and well developed. It was nice to see that the female leads were independent and strong, rather than damsels in distress, as they have often been portrayed in different films/shows before.

I definitely recommend this series! I'm just disappointed that it wasn't renewed for a second season.