Directed by:
Philip SmithScreenplay:
Philip SmithCinematography:
Jeremy PollardComposer:
Paul MoesslCast:
Claire Foy (narrator), Neil Gaiman, Richard Holmes, Miranda Seymour, Sarah Pinborough, Angela Wright, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Volk, Steve Jones (more)Plots(1)
A fascinating exploration of one of the most significant moments in gothic history - the night when Mary Shelley, Lord Byron and their cohorts gathered together at Lake Geneva to tell ghost stories. The night when Frankenstein and the modern vampire were born. All those involved in the events of the summer of 1816 wrote about their life-changing stay in Switzerland. This dramatised documentary is based on their letters, journals and diaries. The film also draws on British Library manuscripts and archive, and brings together a stellar cast of gothic, horror and science fiction writers, including Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris and Margaret Atwood, to discuss why one single night had such a significant impact on our culture. (BBC)
(more)Cast
![Claire Foy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/009/165009371_eb5710.jpg)
Claire Foy (narrator)
UK
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![Neil Gaiman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274155_8d5905.jpg)
Neil Gaiman
UK
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![Richard Holmes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/801/160801837_ff09ac.jpg)
Richard Holmes
UK
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![Sarah Pinborough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/801/160801840_1efa5f.jpg)
![Margaret Atwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/801/160801841_bd33e0.jpg)
Margaret Atwood
Canada
Stephen Volk
UK
![Steve Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/801/160801842_38e862.png)
Steve Jones
UK
![Charlaine Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/801/160801844_4e9d94.jpg)
Charlaine Harris
USA
![Rob Heaps](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/801/160801846_66d408.jpg)
Rob Heaps
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![Hannah Taylor-Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274701_9f1d77.jpg)
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
UK
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Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
![Sam Swann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/801/160801856_714369.jpg)
Sam Swann
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![Timothy Renouf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/801/160801857_ae804a.jpg)
Timothy Renouf
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![Catherine Lamb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/801/160801847_dc88f9.jpg)
Miroslav Zaruba
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