And as every good fantasy fan knows, theres very little cooler than a swishing cape.
The cast is great, the story is equal parts witty and creepy, the sound design is cathedral-large.
In summary,Neverwhereis appointment radio.
You shouldnt miss it.
Lenny basically said at the time would I write a TV series for him on the BBC.
He said, Ive got one idea.
We could do something about tribes of homeless people in London.
Dormer recalls the full-cast read-through very fondly, I think we were astounded.
How did it come about?
We were all unemployed offers Bernard Cribbens, to a big laugh.
Because of Neil is Natalie Dormers instant answer.
Because of Dirk answers Cribbens, before mock-accepting a fivers worth of bribe from the director.
A combination of the above, along with the vision ofNeverwheres producers, seems a sensible answer.
James McCavoy was always Richard in my head, says Larmour, Benedict was always Angel Islington.
When you hear them in the roles, shes not wrong.
There was enormous frustration for television, partly I think because we were slightly ahead of our time.
So onthis, we have at least a beast worthy.
We got to do it in a way that we really, really couldnt do it.
When it works its not like anything else.
Bernard Cribbens, in agreement, cites an old truth, You get much better pictures on radio.
Translating Adams comic fantasy and sci-fi worlds into audio movies then, was the perfect preparation for adaptingNeverwhere.
Maggs describes the task of telling stories without visuals as that of having to go through the side door.
Its a combination of sound effects and the music and the actors.
A bit of ESP is involved in radio at this point.
The episodes will additionally be made available on international iPlayer and as a podcast.
