In this special live episode of General Witchfinders, recorded on stage at ActOne Cinema in Acton on 30 October, we bring you the live podcast panel following our sell-out screening of Hammer’s gender-bending 1971 horror classic, Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde.
Directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Ralph Bates alongside Martine Beswick, this Hammer Film Productions spin on Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde remains one of the studio’s most inventive offerings.
Joining us on stage for the post-screening Q&A is director and producer Sam Clemens (@samjtclemens), son of the film’s legendary screenwriter, Brian Clemens. We dive into the film’s production, his father’s body of work, and the creative choices that make this entry in the Hammer canon stand out.
Brian Clemens was a titan of British film and television. Beyond writing Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, he served as the script editor, associate producer, and primary writer on The Avengers, wrote and directed Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter, and penned screenplays ranging from Highlander II: The Quickening to the atmospheric classic The Watcher in the Woods. His legacy includes co-creating Bugs, writing for Hammer’s House of Horror, Tales of Mystery and Suspense, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents, as well as creating Thriller – a series that paved the way for modern anthology storytelling like Inside No. 9.
Stick around after the end credits for a special track share. Our resident sound engineer for the night, Richie Adam, and his group The Whitley Lake Band (@thewhitleylakeband) have just released their new single, Ghosts of Whitley Lake. Be sure to add the song to your music app and follow the band on Spotify or Apple Music.
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