Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde
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Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde was a British
children's television series
which aired on BBC One
in the UK for 53 episodes between 1995 and 1998.
The programme was a comedy
with its premise being loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Gothic novella, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The title character was a schoolgirl who, after being poisoned in a science lesson, transforms occasionally and beyond her control, into a monster. Teachers at the Rocket Academy were Memphis Rocket (Simon Green) and Lester Blister (Robert Portal).
Notably, the programme starred a young Olivia Hallinan
in the title role.
United Kingdom
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children's television series
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
which aired on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
in the UK for 53 episodes between 1995 and 1998.
The programme was a comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
with its premise being loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Gothic novella, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The title character was a schoolgirl who, after being poisoned in a science lesson, transforms occasionally and beyond her control, into a monster. Teachers at the Rocket Academy were Memphis Rocket (Simon Green) and Lester Blister (Robert Portal).
Notably, the programme starred a young Olivia Hallinan
Olivia Hallinan
Olivia Hallinan is an English actress best known for her role as Laura Timmins in the BBC TV series Lark Rise to Candleford and also as Kim in the critically acclaimed Sugar Rush. She also starred as Ellie in Girls in Love....
in the title role.
External links
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Guide to Comedy. Accessed 08 Jan 2007. - Episode guide