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A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss

Episode 1: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Mark Gatiss celebrates the achievements of horror cinema, beginning by exploring the early era of Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Gatiss
Director:
John Das
Series Producer:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Four

With his original monster on the rampage, Frankenstein is forced by a crazed scientist to assemble a bride for the beast, by piecing her together from corpses. Show more

Contributors

The Monster:
Boris Karloff
Director:
James Whale
Henry Frankenstein:
Colin Clive
Elizabeth:
Valerie Hobson
Mary Shelley / The Bride:
Elsa Lanchester
Percy Bysshe Shelley:
Douglas Walton
Burgomaster:
E Clive

A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss

Episode 1: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Mark Gatiss celebrates the achievements of horror cinema, beginning by exploring the early era of Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Gatiss
Director:
John Das
Series Producer:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Drama about an expedition to capture a rare penguin's egg during Captain Scott's scientific mission in Antarctica, prior to his ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole. Show more

Contributors

Apsley Cherry-Garrard:
Mark Gatiss
Dr Wilson:
John Arthur
Birdie Bowers:
Lee Ingleby
Curator:
David Ryall
Angela Turner:
Julia Dalkin
Wentworth:
Ian Hallard
Mrs Cherry-Garrard:
Barbara Kirby
Captain Scott:
Alexander Kirk
Director:
Damon Thomas

A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss

Episode 1: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Mark Gatiss celebrates the achievements of horror cinema, beginning by exploring the early era of Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Gatiss
Director:
John Das
Series Producer:
John Das
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

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