Frankenstein is a 2007 British television film produced by Impossible Pictures for ITV. It was written and directed by Jed Mercurio, adapted from Mary Shelley's original novel to a present-day setting. Dr. Victoria Frankenstein, a female geneticist, accidentally creates a monster while growing her son's clone from stem cells as an organ donor in an effort to prevent his imminent death.
Acting
Helen McCrory's ice-cold desperation — career-highlight stuff.
Writing
Mercurio's modern adaptation actually improves the novel's pacing.
Production
Bleak NHS-corporate aesthetic that ages terrifyingly well.
Director
Jed Mercurio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2007 ITV curio predicted CRISPR debates and organ tourism scandals by a decade. Wildly ahead of its time.
Jed Mercurio later created Line of Duty — you can see his obsession with institutional corruption forming here.
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