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Neverwhere - The Complete Series [1996]

Starring: Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser (II), Hywel Bennett, Clive Russell, Paterson Joseph
Director: Dewi Humphreys
Format: PAL
Released: 16 Sep 1996
RRP: £19.99
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amazing - By: mentally unbalanced, 24 Jan 2007
back when the bbc weren't to nervous about doing weird & wonderful tv

the amazing story of the horrors of londons below & the dangers of living on the streets

a brilliant way of showing adventure in londons streets without glorifying running away from home
Brilliant Gaiman-esque weirdness and fun - By: B. Carr, 05 Aug 2004
Strange, eerie, suspenseful....

Interesting commentary from Neil Gaiman throughout...

One of the best BBC drama series ever! - By: , 10 Jan 2004
I remember watching this on TV & being absolutely transfixed by the story, characters, locations - everything! Having re-watched this on video, it still has the same power of the imagination run wild!
The whole story from beginning to end is an absolute wonder to watch & take in. To take every day places & make them come alive is miraculous & so very inventive. Neil Gaiman is a genius & so very under-appreciated. I was surprised to learn that the Beeb didn't give them alot of time or money for this project & still it is a work of great talent & something that will delight viewers for years to come.
Watch it, buy it & you will not be sorry!
Instantly Recognizable as a BBC production. - By: , 01 Nov 2003
I'm a huge Neil Gaiman fan, it's only natural that one of his rare forays into the world of television becomes an essential.

Richard Mayhew has a good job for a respectable London firm & a slightly overbearing fiancée. On his way to a dinner appointment with his fiancée & her boss, he finds a badly-injured girl, & being the good samaritan he is, gets her safely out of harm's way. In this case Harm comes in the form of The Old Firm, oily Mr Croup & the frankly absolutely mental Mr Vandemar, professional killers who've been taking on contracts for a long, long time (one of their biggest claims to fame is burning down the city Troy during the Trojan War). They are on the trail of the girl Richard saves, the Lady Door, who has the power to open & unlock absolutely anything. Croup & Vandemar, having butchered Door's entire family, are anxious to find her to fulfil their contract.

The Old Firm are the least of Richard's worries, because soon after Door leaves, he finds out that people don't notice him...and that it's almost as if he doesn't exist. He no longer has a job, or a flat, so goes looking for Door. He is drawn into the dark & dangerous world of London Below...

Instantly recognizable as a BBC sci-fi/fantasy production, on a par with Dr Who & Red Dwarf, & has the same inventiveness, considering the Beeb couldn't have given them much money to make this. Neil Gaiman's writing is wonderful, playing clever word games with London locations (we find out, for example, that there reallly IS an Angel Islington). I've visited London several times, & often wondered about the place names, like if there reallly are Shepherds in Shepherd's Bush (according to The Marquis de Carabas there are, but meeting them is not advisable).

Neverwhere is an excellent dark fantasy series that turns out suspense, drama & black humour on a bugdet of fourpence. One can only imagine what it would have turned out like with a Hollywood budget.

Neverwhere - bit disappointed - By: Mr Victor Fuller, 08 Nov 2002
The story follows the adventurers of a group of young people in 'London Below'. A hazard-ridden netherworld of magic & mystery set in the sewers, Underground & rooftops of modern day London.
This looked like just the sort of thing I would enjoy. Sadly, I was rather disappointed. I'm sure the BBC got the old Dr Who team out of retirement to produce this; the series could easily be a Dr Who escapade. The low budget production quality is a Dr Who speciality. Even the title music is pure 'Radiophonic Workshop'. This is a story of fantastic people & locations, it's very visual & needed money spent on it for some computer animation & convincing Sets. It would make a great Terry Gilliam film or graphic novel. If you are a Dr Who fan you will like this.