A man in London encounters an injured young woman, and instantly exists only to those in London Below. As he helps the woman escape from assassins, he must try to find his way back to London Above.
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| Gary Bakewell | ... |
Richard Mayhew
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| Laura Fraser | ... |
Door
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| Hywel Bennett | ... |
Mr. Croup
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| Clive Russell | ... |
Mr. Vandemar
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| Paterson Joseph | ... |
Marquis de Carabas
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| Peter Capaldi | ... |
Islington
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| Tanya Moodie | ... |
Hunter
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| Trevor Peacock | ... |
Old Bailey
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| Elizabeth Marmur | ... |
Jessica
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| Tamsin Greig | ... |
Lamia
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Damien Lyne | ... |
Gary
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| Freddie Jones | ... |
The Earl
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| Richard Leaf | ... |
Iliaster
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| Earl Cameron | ... |
The Abbot
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Sean O'Callaghan | ... |
Lord Rat-Speaker
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| Timothy Bateson | ... |
Halvard
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Geraldine McNulty | ... |
Sylvia
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| Amy Marston | ... |
Anasthesia
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Arthur Whybrow | ... |
Tooley
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| Julie T. Wallace | ... |
Serpentine
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Nick Holder | ... |
Varney
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Stratford Johns | ... |
Mr. Stockton
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George Jackos | ... |
Landlord
(1 episode, 1996)
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Tony Pritchard | ... |
Hammersmith
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Max Brazier | ... |
Paintbrush Kid
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Holly Gaiman | ... |
Kid
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Evroy Deer | ... |
Brother Fuliginous
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Philip Fowler | ... |
Lear
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Michael Culver | ... |
Portico
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Charlotte Harvey | ... |
Mother
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| Samantha Glenn | ... |
Daughter
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Patricia Kane | ... |
Bag Lady
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Morgan Johnson | ... |
Ruislip
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Adrian Irvine | ... |
Clarence
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Alison Reid | ... |
Guard 1
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| Anthony Cochrane | ... |
Guard 2
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| Sonny Caldinez | ... |
Market Man
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| Emma Pyne | ... |
Girl
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Bil Rose | ... |
Girl
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Production Companies
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1996) (United Kingdom) (tv)
Special Effects
- Artem (episodes 3 and 6)
Other Companies
- ARRI Lighting Rental (lighting equipment)
- Artemis Communications (title graphics) (episode 3 and 6)
- Molinare Studio (post-production facilities) (episodes 1, 2, 4 and 5)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Richard Mayhew leads an ordinary life in London when one day a girl named Door falls, injured, across his path. The next thing he knows, his life is gone and he's pulled into the fantastical world of London Below. Pursued by the murderous Messrs. Croup and Vandemar, Door and Richard with the help of Hunter and the Marquis de Carabas, attempt to find the Angel Islington, who knows the secret behind the murder of Door's family, and possibly a way for Richard to go home. Written by Kathy Li |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Neil Gaiman originally created characters named Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemaar for a children's book he started, but never finished, when he was 18. In the story, they are sitting in a cellar in 14th century England eating a puppy. Gaiman had forgotten about the story, created what he thought were brand new characters for Neverwhere named Croup and Vandemaar, and only remembered their original appearance later when he ran across a copy of the children's story while cleaning out some of his papers. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Through the Looking Glass (2008). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening credits are full of surreal, distorted images from London Below. And each episode opens with a different character narrating the events of the previous episode. The end credits uses surreal imagery as a backdrop. See more » |
| Quotes |
Mr. Croup:
If you cut us, do we not bleed? Mr. Vandemaar: [pondering] No. See more » |