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{{wikipediainfo|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character)}} | |||
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|affiliation = Sisyphean Society | |affiliation = Sisyphean Society | ||
|origin = [[London]] | |origin = [[London]] | ||
|created by = [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] | |||
|work of orign = ''[[The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'' | |||
|first = Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story) | |first = Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story) | ||
|appearances = [[COMIC]]: ''[[Character Assassin (comic story)|Character Assassin]]'' | |appearances = [[COMIC]]: ''[[Character Assassin (comic story)|Character Assassin]]'' | ||
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}} | }}{{you may|The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story)|n1=the novel|n2=its comic adaptation}}[[Doctor]] '''Henry Jekyll''' and Mr '''Edward Hyde''' were two identities of a single man who created a potion to separate the "good" and "evil" sides of his personality. Accounts differed on whether they really existed ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'') or were fictional constructs in ''[[The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'', [[GAME]]: {{cite source|The Iytean Menace (game)}}) potentially loosely based on the real events surrounding Doctor [[Henry Jellicoe]] and his [[symbiont]] alter-ego [[Ned Hines]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cite source|The Iytean Menace (game)}}) | ||
{{you may|The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story)|n1=the novel|n2=its comic adaptation}}[[Doctor]] '''Henry Jekyll''' and Mr '''Edward Hyde''' were two identities of a single man who created a potion to separate the "good" and "evil" sides of his personality. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'') | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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Free to commit crimes with impunity, Hyde would [[alcohol|drink]], [[opium|smoke]], and commit [[vandalism]]. One day, upon knocking over a child, he was surrounded by a mob and paid off the girl's father with a £25. This was seen by Jekyll's [[lawyer]], [[Utterson]], who recognised Jekyll's signature on the check and confronted Jekyll about it. Despite brushing off Utterson at first, after Jekyll lost control again and Hyde brutalised an elderly woman in the park, Jekyll confessed the secret of his potion. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'') | Free to commit crimes with impunity, Hyde would [[alcohol|drink]], [[opium|smoke]], and commit [[vandalism]]. One day, upon knocking over a child, he was surrounded by a mob and paid off the girl's father with a £25. This was seen by Jekyll's [[lawyer]], [[Utterson]], who recognised Jekyll's signature on the check and confronted Jekyll about it. Despite brushing off Utterson at first, after Jekyll lost control again and Hyde brutalised an elderly woman in the park, Jekyll confessed the secret of his potion. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'') | ||
== Legacy == | === Legacy === | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] knew [[Utterson]]'s account of Jekyll and Hyde, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'') and the [[Fifth Doctor]] referenced it to [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan]], and [[Hayter]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] knew [[Utterson]]'s account of Jekyll and Hyde, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (comic story)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'') and the [[Fifth Doctor]] referenced it to [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan]], and [[Hayter]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | ||
[[Robert Louis Stevenson]] wrote a book about Jekyll and Hyde entitled ''[[The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'') In the [[1890s]], [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] believed it deserved a [[theatre]] revival. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Stage Fright (audio story)|Stage Fright]]'') | [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] wrote a book about Jekyll and Hyde entitled ''[[The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'') In the [[1890s]], [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] believed it deserved a [[theatre]] revival. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Stage Fright (audio story)|Stage Fright]]'') | ||
=== In the Land of Fiction === | [[Abby McPhail]] named Doctor Jekyll as an example of a doctor who wasn't there to cure people. She suggested he really needed to work on his bedside manner. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Hysteria (audio story)|Hysteria]]'') | ||
Hyde was one of the members of the [[Sisyphean Society]]'s senior circle in the [[Land of Fiction]]. | |||
==== In the Land of Fiction ==== | |||
Hyde was one of the members of the [[Sisyphean Society]]'s senior circle in the [[Land of Fiction]]. {{Delgado|c}} killed him along with the other members of the Society. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Character Assassin (comic story)|Character Assassin]]'') Years later, [[Missy]] again defeated Mr Hyde, this time as part of an unrelated plan to conquer the Land by installing [[L. Frank Baum]] as its new Master. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wonderful Doctor of Oz (novel)|The Wonderful Doctor of Oz]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Jekyll and Hyde originate in [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s novella ''[[The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]''. | * Jekyll and Hyde originate in [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s novella ''[[The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]''. | ||
* [[David Hasselhoff]] portrayed Mr Hyde in the 2001 DVD recording of the {{wi|Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde}} [[musical theatre|musical]]. | |||
* He was played by [[Dougray Scott]] in a 2008 television film, ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. | * He was played by [[Dougray Scott]] in a 2008 television film, ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. | ||
* The 2007 series {{wi|Jekyll (TV series)|Jekyll}}, a sequel to Stevenson's story, was written by [[Steven Moffat]]. In a more recent TV drama, {{wi|Jekyll and Hyde (TV series)|Jekyll and Hide}} in 2015, [[Stephanie Hyam]] plays the characters' love interest. | * The 2007 series {{wi|Jekyll (TV series)|Jekyll}}, a sequel to Stevenson's story, was written by [[Steven Moffat]]. | ||
* In a more recent TV drama, {{wi|Jekyll and Hyde (TV series)|Jekyll and Hide}} in 2015, [[Stephanie Hyam]] plays the characters' love interest. The series also starred [[Richard E Grant]], [[Donald Sumpter]], [[Ace Bhatti]], [[Natalie Gumede]] and [[Mark Bonnar]]. | |||
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