Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

Sir Malcolm Murray

Ethan Chandler

Ferdinand Lyle

Dorian Gray

The Creature

Brona Croft

Sembene

Dr. Victor Frankenstein

The shows boasts four Bond alumni: Timothy Dalton, played the titular character; Eva Green, who played Vesper Lynd - a Bond girl; Helen McCrory, who plays Clair Dowar MP; and Rory Kinnear, who plays Tanner.

The séance back-bending scene was filmed in three different segments: the first was on set with Eva Green standing on the table; the second was filmed in a studio where the actress bent her body as far back as the stuntmen deemed safe; the third was Eva bent all the way back in a contraption - the last were filmed in front of a green screen. The post-production team then combined all three segments into one.

Sam Mendes originally planned to direct episodes, but schedule conflicts prevent him from doing so.