Henry Jekyll was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde. Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?
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Bernard Bresslaw
Henry Jekyll / Teddy Hyde
Reginald Beckwith
Reginald
Jon Pertwee
Victor Jekyll
Maudie Edwards
Henrietta Jekyll
Jean Muir
Snout
Norma Marla
Angel
Richard Wattis
Barclay
Jess Conrad
Bimbo
Shelagh Dey
Miss Angers
Elwyn Brook-Jones
Dandy
Michael Ripper
Fish
David Lodge
Peewee
Harold Goodwin
Benny
Keith Smith
Figures
Michael Ward
Mark Pasco
