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Neverwhere

Neverwhere
★ 6.7/10•1996•30m•TV-PG•Drama•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Richard Mayhew leads an ordinary life in London when one day a girl named Door falls, injured, across his path. The next thing he knows, his life is gone and he's pulled into the fantastical world of London Below. Pursued by the murderous Messrs. Croup and Vandemar, Door and Richard with the help of Hunter and the Marquis de Carabas, attempt to find the Angel Islington, who knows the secret behind the murder of Door's family, and possibly a way for Richard to go home.

Neil Gaiman · Writer

Dewi Humphreys · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 12, 1996

Episodes

Episode 1 - DoorE130m

Door

When Richard Mayhew helps a wounded girl on the street, he finds himself beginning a nightmare journey that plunges him into a weird parallel world underneath London. The girl is on the run from two cut-throats who she thinks killed her family. But why are they after her? And now that Richard is involved, will he ever return to a normal life?

Sep 12, 1996

Episode 2 - KnightsbridgeE230m

Knightsbridge

Richard Mayhew has fallen into a parallel world that exists beneath the streets of London and he wants his old life back. His only chance is to find Door and the Marquis, who have set off for the Floating Market in search of a bodyguard to protect Door from Croup and Vandemar. But Richard could do with protection himself.

Sep 19, 1996

Episode 3 - Earl's Court to IslingtonE330m

Earl's Court to Islington

Angel Islington is the only person who can tell Door who killed her family and help get Richard back to his old life. But how do they get to him? The Marquis suggests a visit to Earl's Court - but it has a worrying tendency to move around. Meanwhile, Croup and Vandemar alert Door to the fact that there is a traitor in her midst... but who?

Sep 26, 1996

Episode 4 - BlackfriarsE430m

Blackfriars

The Angel Islington has charged Richard and Door with finding a sacred key that will answer all their questions. But getting it involves the dinner party from hell, and an ordeal from somewhere worse. Meanwhile, Croup and Vandemar show their tastes for the finer things in life while developing an unhealthy interest in the Marquis.

Oct 3, 1996

Episode 5 - Down StreetE530m

Down Street

Our band of heroes attends another floating market. Door meets an old friend and Richard makes a new one. Old Bailey must make good on his debt. Richard, Door, and Hunter seek Downstreet in an attempt to find their way back to Islington.

Oct 10, 1996

Episode 6 - As Above, So BelowE630m

As Above, So Below

With the sacred key in his possession, only one person stands in the way between the Angel and his ultimate ambition - Door. As the apocalyptic climax looms, everyone faces their own destinies.

Oct 17, 1996

Actors

Gary Bakewell

Gary Bakewell

Richard Mayhew

Laura Fraser

Laura Fraser

Door

Hywel Bennett

Hywel Bennett

Mr. Croup

Clive Russell

Clive Russell

Mr. Vandemar

Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph

Marquis de Carabas

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