Neverwhere (radio play)
| Genre | Fantasy |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Created by | Neil Gaiman |
| Written by | Neil Gaiman Dirk Maggs |
| Directed by | Dirk Maggs Heather Larmour |
| Produced by | Heather Larmour |
| Original release | 16 March – 22 March 2013 |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
Neverwhere is a radio drama based on the 1996 novel Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. It was dramatised by Dirk Maggs. The theme music is by James Hannigan.
Broadcast
[edit]On Saturday 16 March 2013,[1] BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast the first, hour-long, episode of Neverwhere.[2] The subsequent five half-hour episodes were broadcast throughout the following week on Radio 4 Extra (in mono on DAB), and made available worldwide after broadcast on BBC iPlayer. It was rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4 starting on Dec 25th 2013 and continuing for 6 days.[3]
Cast
[edit]| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Richard Mayhew | James McAvoy |
| Lady Door | Natalie Dormer |
| The Marquis de Carabas | David Harewood |
| Hunter | Sophie Okonedo |
| The Angel Islington | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Mr. Croup | Anthony Head |
| Mr. Vandemar | David Schofield |
| Old Bailey | Bernard Cribbins |
| Lamia | Lucy Cohu |
| The Abbott | George Harris |
| The Earl | Sir Christopher Lee |
| Jessica | Romola Garai |
| Figgis/The Fop With No Name | Neil Gaiman |
| Tooley | Andrew Sachs |
| Fuliginous/Ruislip/Blackfriar | Don Gilet |
| Sable/Sump/Clarence/Homeless man | Abdul Salis |
| Gary/Second Guard | Paul Chequer |
| Anaesthesia/Female Tenant/Match Girl | Yasmin Paige |
| Lord Ratspeaker | Johnny Vegas |
| Varney/Homeless man/Letting Agent/First Guard | Stephen Marcus |
| Sylvia/Old woman/Dream Hawker/Mother... | Karen Archer |
| Lord Portico/Stockton | Jon Glover |
| Iliaster/Halvard | Paul Stonehouse |
| Dagvard/Dunnikin/Hammersmith | Ben Crowe |
| The Herald | Robert Blythe (actor) |
| Lear | David Tughan |
| Underground Announcer/Footman | Patrick Brennan |
| Little Girl | Clodagh Casey |
Episodes
[edit]- London Below (running time: 56:56)
- Earl's Court (running time: 28:26)
- The Angel Islington (running time: 28:27)
- The Black Friars (running time: 28:24)
- Market Afloat (running time: 28:29)
- The Key (running time: 28:27)
Spin-off
[edit]The short story How the Marquis Got His Coat Back was subsequently adapted in 2016. The cast included Paterson Joseph, Bernard Cribbins, Adrian Lester, Mitch Benn and Don Warrington.[4]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Jones, Paul. "Benedict Cumberbatch and the cast of Neverwhere - first photo and air date revealed". RadioTimes. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ Jones, Paul (29 November 2012). "Benedict Cumberbatch to play angel in star-studded Neil Gaiman fantasy Neverwhere". RadioTimes. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ BBC Blogs - The Radio 4 Blog - Neverwhere returns, 26 November 2013, retrieved 30 November 2013
- ^ How the Marquis Got His Coat Back, BBC Radio 4