Dracula
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Directed by	Bill Eagles
Produced by	Michele Buck Rebecca Eaton Julie Gardner ITV Productions
Written by	Stewart Harcourt
Starring	Marc Warren Rafe Spall Stephanie Leonidas Sophia Myles Tom Burke David Suchet
Music by	Dominik Scherrer
Editing by	Adam Recht
Distributed by	BBC Granada WGBH Boston
Running time	90 min
Country	UK
Language	English
Budget	unknown
IMDb profile

'Dracula' is a television adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula produced by ITV Productions for BBC Wales in 2006. It was written by Stewart Harcourt and directed by Bill Eagles. She was born on September 3, 1981 in Richmond, Virginia. ... It has been suggested that Granada (production company) be merged into this article or section. ... Warren as Danny Blue in Hustle Marc Warren (born March 20, 1967) is a British actor from in Northampton, England. ... Rafe Spall Rafe Joseph Spall (born 10 March 1983) is an English actor. ... Poster for MirrorMask featuring Leonidas Stephanie Leonidas (born February 14, 1984) is a British actress of Greek Cypriot ancestry. ... Myles in Tristan and Isolde, 2006 Sophia Myles (IPA: ) (born March 18, 1980) is an English actress. ... Thomas Edward Burke (January 15, 1875 – February 14, 1929) was an American athlete. ... David Suchet as Hercule Poirot (foreground) with Hugh Fraser as Captain Arthur Hastings. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... Granada – Greek: (Steph. ... WGBH is an established public television and public radio broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A biological adaptation is an anatomical structure, physiological process or behavioral trait of an organism that has evolved over a period of time by the process of natural selection such that it increases the expected long-term reproductive success of the organism. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847–April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, and the name of its title character, the vampire Count Dracula. ... It has been suggested that Granada (production company) be merged into this article or section. ... BBC Wales (Welsh: ) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

This adaptation explores the ideas of corruption, lies and sexuality in repressed Victorian England. It aired on December 28, 2006 in the United Kingdom, and will be shown on Masterpiece Theatre in February 2007. redirect Victorian eramonkey ... Masterpiece Theatre is a long-running television series produced by WGBH which premiered on PBS on January 10, 1971. ... February is the second month of the calendar year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cast

• Marc Warren as Count Dracula
• David Suchet as Abraham Van Helsing
• Sophia Myles as Lady Holmwood/Lucy Westenra
• Stephanie Leonidas as Mina Murray
• Dan Stevens as Lord Holmwood
• Rafe Spall as Jonathan Harker
• Tom Burke as Dr. John Seward

Warren as Danny Blue in Hustle Marc Warren (born March 20, 1967) is a British actor from in Northampton, England. ... Alternate meaning: Dracula (orchid genus) Dracula is a fictional character, arguably the most famous vampire in fiction. ... David Suchet as Hercule Poirot (foreground) with Hugh Fraser as Captain Arthur Hastings. ... Professor Abraham Van Helsing is a fictional character in Bram Stokers 1897 novel, Dracula. ... Myles in Tristan and Isolde, 2006 Sophia Myles (IPA: ) (born March 18, 1980) is an English actress. ... Lucy Westenra is a fictional character in the novel Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker. ... Poster for MirrorMask featuring Leonidas Stephanie Leonidas (born February 14, 1984) is a British actress of Greek Cypriot ancestry. ... Wilhelmina Mina Harker is a fictional character of Bram Stokers seminal horror novel Dracula. ... Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982 in Croydon, England) is a British actor. ... For other uses, see Dracula (disambiguation). ... Rafe Spall Rafe Joseph Spall (born 10 March 1983) is an English actor. ... Jonathan Harker is a fictional character in the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. ... Thomas Edward Burke (January 15, 1875 – February 14, 1929) was an American athlete. ... Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, and the name of its title character, the vampire Count Dracula. ...

Trivia

• Sophia Myles previously played a vampire in the motion picture Underworld.
• A major plot point seems to be derived from the (probably mistaken) belief that Bram Stoker suffered from syphilis.
• In keeping with the book, but against many previous adaptations, in this version Count Dracula can walk about in sunlight.
• The BBC had produced a previous version of this story with Louis Jourdain in the title role.

Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 This article deals with vampires in folklore and legends. ... // In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly dead souls go. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847–April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. ... Alternate meaning: Dracula (orchid genus) Dracula is a fictional character, arguably the most famous vampire in fiction. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

• Official BBC microsite
• Information from a Sophia Myles fansite
• Article on the Adaptation
• Listing for the DVD
• BBC Promotion
• Second BBC Promotion