This miniseries is absolutely electrifying, a dark, disturbing-but-not- too-disturbing drama with a truly amazing performance by James Nesbitt and many other very good performances. It is fast paced and absorbing with an elaborate story that keeps you on the edge of your seat.Unfortunately, it also doesn't make a lot of sense, and what little sense it seems to be making is pretty much obliterated in the final episode. The plans of the evil corporation are vague and ever-shifting, and the people who work for it seem incapable of understanding - and thus being scared of - what they're dealing with (and while portrayed as the best money can buy, they all seem wildly incompetent). The genesis of Hyde, when explained, makes no sense at all. The final twist is fun, but ultimately just offers more things to analyze and find wanting in the storytelling.Still, it's a great thrill ride, and the plot holes are only a minor annoyance until they final episode, where they get so out of hand that the original 9/10 rating I was going to give this dropped to 8/10. There's a lot of amazing stuff in this, but I can't even list all the things that make no sense because I don't have that much time.

I am confident that I have a good range and taste in TV series. This was a brilliantly captured, dark, twisting and suspenseful 5 part series. Roller-coaster in your seat type stuff. Please note that this is NOT the same old tale of Jekyll & Hyde retold or revised; it merely builds on it, I guess you could call it a sequel and there is a subplot many people have commented as being "unrealistic" - May I ask what you expected from the Jekyll & Hyde story to begin with? The viewers mood towards the characters develops on par with the episodes.If your a fan of BBC thriller series this ones for you. Good ol British TV 'on the edge of your seat' stuff!James Nesbitt is a stunning actor; If you follow up on him like I did check out Murphys Law which is another absolutely awesome series (same quality as this series!) Cheers Dr.Z

'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' is the kind of eternal horror story that fits well for any number of remakes. Its depiction of the dark aspects of the human character has not only the elements of mystery for a suspense story but also deeper insights that can be exploited on the artistic and psychological story side. Script-writers and directors doing a J&H story can find the premises of entertainment and art and pick the right dose.This BBC mini-series is taking an approach that is mixing science fiction and conspiracy theory. It does build well with the principal characters in evolution from one episode to another. The strong and surprising character is dr. Jackman's (Jekyll and Hyde character name in the movie) wife who is growing from the apparently supporting role at the start of the series to the key character saving the day in the final episodes. Gina Bellman is exquisite in this role, while James Nesbitt's Jackman seems to feel better in the positive role, while grimacing in a slightly non-convincing manner on the dark side of the character.Where the series fail is in developing a story that has logic and clarity. We never get a good understanding of what this huge organization watching on the Jekyll/Hyde descendants is really after - yes, we know the government conspiracies are evil, but this is not really enough. The final explanation is confusing, and I could not figure out why and how the two souls/one body Jekyll survives, although we have all seen one body dying eventually and convincingly (if it was a clone body that died, this was not clear either). A few side characters (the psychiatric nurse, the two female detectives) are side-lined after the first two series and their presence on screen in the last four ones is not needed and justified. The mysterious a la Lynch character of the mother is interesting but does not really fit in the logic of the story.Despite the two many holes the story builds and lives well through the six episodes, and there is enough good stuff in the mix to make it worth watching.

A new, fresh take on the same old Jekyll/ Hyde theme which has so captured fans of literature and all other kinds of popular culture since its inception in the C19th.Stephen Moffat is known well as the writer on Doctor Who (soon to replace Russell T. Davies) and as such one can see how he can make material like this work so well. The main theme of good vs evil - captured with genius by Stevenson in the original story as the dichotomy in one individual man - is a great, meaty topic to dig into and Moffat certainly does. There are brilliantly written moments of drama, comedy and sheer horror, all well constructed and the plotting is perfect. The way the series is shot too is quite stylish, capturing the darkness of Hyde, and accentuating the pacy tension-building story.However, despite a great start, this series does not end quite as well as it begins. It turns from a tense, stomach churning thriller into a 'Run!' style action/horror story. That said, it does not detract from a brilliantly written and acted, fresh drama.Perhaps the best thing about it is James Nesbitt in the dual role of Jackman and Hyde. He both perfectly captures the exasperated, desperate family man of Jackman and relishes the delectable evil of Hyde. This performance not only holds the whole story together, but brings it into spectacular Technicolour.If you want to watch an exciting, well-written, and well-made drama, with a punchy script, fast pace and great performances, then this is for you.