History Series / Jekyll

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[[caption-width-right:350:The hero and his other half.]]

Not to be confused with the other British Jekyll and Hyde series, ITV'S ''Series/JekyllAndHyde2015''.

!!''Jekyll'' provides examples of the following tropes:

--> '''Hyde''': *''Sing-song''* I'm in your head! I ''know'' what you think, I '''am''' what you think!
--> '''Jackman''': I'm not scared of you!
--> '''Hyde''': Yes, you are!

* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:Poor Claire.]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes: In the WholeEpisodeFlashback, Tom apparently used to remove his shoes while he ate. It's unclear whether he still does.

* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Much like the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk, Jackman's changes can be triggered by anger, fear, and arousal. But Hyde can also come through if he's asleep. The third episode plays with the last beautifully.

* ItsPronouncedTroPay: The flashbacks to 1860 correctly pronounce Jekyll's name JEE-kyll, [[ShownTheirWork and mention that as the original pronunciation]].

* BadassMoustache: As worn by [[spoiler:Robert Louis Stevenson]], of all people.

** Again invoked by Hyde who demands the Agency turn off their cameras so he can slaughter Jackman's wife and children.[[spoiler: it's so he can save them]].

* AloneWithPrisonerPloy

* AntiVillain
* AnyoneCanDie
* ASinisterClue: One of the differences between Hyde and Dr. Jackman is that Hyde is left-handed while Jackman is not.

* BaldOfEvil: Benjamin

* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Peter Syme.]]

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The first actual death, [[spoiler:Benjamin]].
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Hyde has them.

* CreepyTwins: [[spoiler:"We swapped, mummy! We were so bored!"]]

* EnemyWithin

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Mr. Hyde]]

* IdenticalGrandson: [[spoiler:Suspected to be a clone, ultimately explained as a perfect genetic throwback.]]

* LivingLieDetector: Hyde claims to be one. He's probably at least a living polygraph.

* PowerOfLove: [[spoiler:Apparently where Hyde gets his superpowers from.]]

* RoarBeforeBeating

* ShapeshiftingSquick
* ShoutOut
** The twins are called Eddie and Harry, presumably making their full names Edward (Hyde) and Henry (Jekyll).
* SinisterWhistling: In keeping with his characterization as a PsychopathicManchild, [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Mr Hyde]] has a habit of whistling "Boys And Girls, Come Out To Play" - most notably after breaking a young man's neck and expressing a desire to "[[DeadlyEuphemism play lions]]" with his girlfriend.

* SpiesInAVan
* SplitAtBirth: [[spoiler:One possible explanation for what Harry and Eddie are. It's in the genes...]]
* SplitPersonality

* SuperpoweredEvilSide

* SuperSpeed: Less obvious, but Hyde does FlashStep a lot.

* VanInBlack: With LampshadeHanging about how inconspicuous it ''isn't''.

* {{Wrath}}: Hyde seems to draw from this, considering that his AxeCrazy behavior manifests mostly as murderous rage.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E9TheEmptyChild Are you]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances my daddy?]]"

* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: In-universe — Robert Louis Stevenson acted as a ghostwriter for the original Jekyll.

-->'''Hyde:''' ''(dramatic flourish)'' Gentlemen! If any harm should come to Mrs. Jackman I will kill all of you one by one! And I shall take my tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!

* IronicEcho: Two examples in the 4th episode: "It'll be over in a minute. Finishing touches," and "I apologize for the coffee."

** Benjamin and Ms. Utterson seem to enjoy being over the top as well.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: Robert Louis Stevenson, acting as a ghostwriter for the original Jekyll.

* NominalHero: Jackman is one. Hyde, [[DesignatedHero not]] [[HeroWithAnFInGood so]] [[SociopathicHero much.]]

* NightmareFace: Mr. Hyde really likes to do this. There's fangs and black eyes. Seeing as how every time he does it the screen begins to blur, it's left unclear if Hyde's face is actually changing or if he's just using his intimidation and ferocity to make his victims imagine he's doing it.

''Jekyll'' is a bizarre six-episode British TV series from 2007, written by Creator/StevenMoffat as a deconstruction of the JekyllAndHyde trope and a partial sequel to ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde''. It tells the story of the scientist Dr. Tom Jackman, and his Mr. Hyde, who coexist in an uneasy relationship, the two communicating through a dictaphone and "changing" at designated times. Unfortunately, Jackman is married with children, and he will go to any length to prevent his other side from finding out about them. Even worse is the arrival of a shadowy agency intent on capturing Hyde for their own ends.

** Episode 2 has Katherine ending up locked in the apartment with Hyde while the cameras are off. She's appropriately terrified [[spoiler: but actually gets out of it unharmed, though possibly traumatised]].

* ASinisterClue: One of the differences between Hyde and Dr Jackman is that Hyde is left-handed while Jackman is not.

* ColonelBadass: Colonel Hart, who stands his ground when the rest of his team of younger and better armed mercenaries have fled, [[spoiler: and fires the final shot that incapacitates Hyde.]]

* DisproportionateRetribution: Tom and Claire are intimidated by a thug and his gang while on holiday, who sexually harass Claire and humiliate Tom for failing to come to her defence. When Hyde emerges for the first time, he savages the thug and bites off his ear, not even knowing why he wants to (because when Claire is threatened, Tom only ''subconsciously'' wishes to harm her tormentor).

* {{Eagleland}}: Definite flavor 2, exemplified by Benjamin and presumably ever other American at K+U. Also, (end of series spoiler) [[spoiler:Tom's mother and Ms. Utterson are respectively British and American, somehow.]]

* HelplessGoodSide: Averted and deconstructed. For the first half of the series Jackman ruins his life trying to minimise the damage Hyde could cause, particularly to his own family. Although Hyde is meant to be the most intelligent creature on the planet, his immature mind and Jackman's own substantial intelligence and careful planning allow Jackman to keep a quite tight hold on Hyde's actions.

* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: Robert Louis Stevenson, acting as ghostwriter for the original Jekyll.

* OhCrap: A few people have them when they realise that Jackman has changed without them realising, and that they are in fact trapped in a confined space with Hyde.

* PsychopathicManchild: Hyde. Several times in the series people refer to Hyde as a child (he even calls Tom "Daddy"). But he also likes to screw anything he fancies and kill/maim anyone who seriously pisses him off. He's even describes as a child with all the drives and desires of a grown man. He's a violent sociopath who loves Disney songs. It's a given.

* {{Wrath}}: Hyde seems to draw from this, considering that his AxeCrazy behaviour manifests mostly as murderous rage.

* MamaBear: Despite knowing full well what Hyde can do, Claire says she'll kill him if he goes near her children. The trope itself is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] when explaining the true nature of Hyde.

* BigBlackout: Changing between Jackman/Hyde causes nearby lights to flicker. At one point, the entire city of London powers down [spoiler: when they merge into a single being for the first time.]

* BigBlackout: Changing between Jackman/Hyde causes nearby lights to flicker. At one point, the entire city of London powers down.

* TheWorfEffect: At the beginning of one episode, [[spoiler:a character is established as the world's most highly trained mercenary, then promptly gets dispatched by Hyde in one blow]]. Cue OhCrap from the bystanders.