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  • Actors: Gary Bakewell, Laura Fraser, Hywel Bennett, Peter Capaldi, Clive Russell
  • Directors: Dewi Humphreys
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 23 April 2007
  • Run Time: 173 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000MGB100
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 873 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Under the streets of London is a strange world inhabited by monsters and saints, muderers and angels, knights in armour and pale girls in black velvet. Richard, a quiet London businessman, is pitchforked into this world when he rescues a young girl he finds bleeding on a pavement. Neverwhere is a dark and thrilling mixture of metaphor, history, humour and high adventure. Starring Laura Fraser (The Flying Scotsman), Hywel Bennett (Loot, Eastenders), Gary Bakewell (Man and Boy).


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Get lost under the London streets with this six-part fantasy adventure written for television by the prolific fantasy author Neil Gaiman. Richard Mayhew is a businessman whose whole life is about to change when he comes across a girl by the name of Door...

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A forgotten gem, 9 Aug 2007
By S. Larner (Edinburgh, Lothian United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I vaguely remember watching Neverwhere when it was on Television eleven years ago on the basis of Neil Gaiman's name - who I knew from the Sandman comics and Good Omens by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. I can recall enjoying it and a few of the characters were memorable (Old Bailey in particular!), but as it was never repeated and there was no DVD release it fairly quickly got swept to the back of my mind.

Since then, however, I've really got into Gaiman's novels and comic work so when this new release was announced I just had to get it - albeit with a bit of trepidation...

I have to say, I really enjoyed it! I've seen some criticism for the typical BBC low budget (after being hyped for whole series, the "Beast of London" ends up looking like a Highland Coo!), but that's not really the point, is it? In the same vein as Hitch-Hikers Guide and Blake's Seven, it's the characters; storyline and plain imagination really carry it off rather than the special effects. You just can't help getting drawn into the world of London Below where the Earl holds Court in a tube train, Islington is a real Angel and the floating market sets up stalls on the HMS Belfast, and you can almost feel Richard's sense of loss when he returns to the mundane world of London Above.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A gem of a program!, 7 Sep 2007
I loved this when it first came out for its unique storyline. Its a decent into a strange and dangerous world existing alongside our own London. Given the explicit use of London Ungerground and place names it may not be as darkly funny to those who do not know London however. It is inovative and captivating. I have one HUGE issue with the other reviews here thogh. Yes Neil Gaimen is an underappriciated genius - but Lenny Henry was as much a part of writting this series as Gaimen was! Henry has done a number of projects, all good. Oh, and for the reviewer who claims this was a book that didnt translate to TV - it was a TV show first and book second. I would recommend this to anyone who knows London or has a dark sense of humour
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52 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At last! A Region 2 release - Buy it, 4 April 2007
By Stoofa (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews
A long time ago - over a decade now, this mini-series was shown on the BBC.
It had a late night slot so didn't get any casual viewers and quickly got cult status.
As far as I know the BBC have never repeated it.
There has been a Region 1 release of this series available for a few years now, however a UK release has just never happened despite many people contacting the BBC - until now.

Set in the world of "London Below" where there really is an Angel Islington this is a fantastic mini-series.
Richard Mayhew is our hero who comes across an injured girl called Door and before he knows what is going on his life in London Above is no more and he is drawn into a search for the Angel who knows the secret behind the murder of Door's family and who also might be able to help Richard get home. We meet numerous characters along the way, both good and bad.
This is a mini-series you simply should not miss, especially so if you are a fan of Neil Gaiman.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I'd remembered!
I loved the book when it came out all of those years ago, and still love it now. I enjoyed the BBC series at the time (1996), I'd forgotten just how many years ago that was! Read more
Published 19 days ago by Fairy Mo

3.0 out of 5 stars Neverwhere
I heard about this series as a good example of things not being all that they seem; where the ordinary becomes the extraordinary. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Harriet

4.0 out of 5 stars Series for all ages
I remember watching this series with my, even then, elderly mother when it first was aired on TV. I loved it but she was particularly taken with it, so much so that I bought her... Read more
Published 1 month ago by R. H. Hindman

5.0 out of 5 stars Gaiman's magical fantasy
Best mini series EVER!! I first saw this mini series on TV many years ago, and was enchanted by the wonderful twist Neil & Lenny had put on London. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Steven Jackson

4.0 out of 5 stars Gaiman strikes, but his aim is just a little off-centre
Thirteen years old now and I hadn't seen it in that long. Surprisingly I enjoyed it more than I remember doing when it was originally shown on BBC. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ian Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars Never read the book but I liked this
I never got the chance to read the book, but I really liked this. I'm a big fan of Dr. Who and it has that same BBC cheeziness that I associate with the Doctor. lol
Published 4 months ago by Rachel Porter

4.0 out of 5 stars Inventive fantasy spawns a new mythology for London
What is there not to like in Gaiman's magical fantasy, in which familiar places such as Knightsbridge, Earls Court, The Angel Islington, Old Bailey and Blackfriars are endowed... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Cartimand

3.0 out of 5 stars Back to the drawing board
I know this has it's fans, but for me Neil Gaiman came a bit of a cropper when he wrote this. Alarm bells started ringing during the opening scenes when one of the two villainous... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Grev

5.0 out of 5 stars Dated look, but absolutely brilliant
As a fan of Gaiman novels, I was happy to find the DVD of the "original" Neverwhere. I was not disappointed!
Published 7 months ago by Stefano Mininel

5.0 out of 5 stars Mere Words Can Never Do Justice to its Brilliance
`Neverwhere' is the story of one man's escape from a strange and terrifying world; a world of interest rates and car insurance, of nine `til five and public relations, where your... Read more
Published 11 months ago by James Uscroft

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