Mark Gatiss directs Hammer Horror’s 'Unquenchable Thirst Of Dracula,' an
unmade Hammer Horror script set in 1930s India. Lewis MacLeod (Dead
Ringers) channels Christopher Lee as Dracula, whilst Michael Sheen
narrates. The cast includes Nikesh Patel (Indian Summers, Midnight’s
Children), Meera Syal, Kulvinder Ghir, Anna Madeley, Ayesha Dharker and
Raj Ghatek and is adapted for radio by Mark Gatiss and Laurence Bowen.
Hammer Films is synonymous with horror, after defining the genre in
Britain with classics including Dracula, The Curse Of Frankenstein and
The Mummy. This new Radio 4 dramatisation is the first new Hammer
Dracula production in 43 years and is part of Radio 4’s ongoing Unmade
Movie series.
Mark Gatiss says: “What better way to celebrate Hallowe’en than with a
lost Hammer movie? And not just any Hammer movie! Anthony Hind's
thrillingly titled The Unquenchable Thirst Of Dracula is a wonderful,
rich and atmospheric script and way ahead of its time - set in the 30s, a
sort of 'Heat and Dust and Fangs'! It was nearly made in the early 70s
on location in India and I was thrilled to assemble a fantastic cast
headed by Nikesh Patel, Michael Sheen, Meera Syal and Anna Madeley to
bring this forgotten gem to gory life.”
Michael Sheen says: "The prospect of a long lost Dracula script offering
itself to me like a succulent pale neck was just too tempting. I
devoured it in one sitting and cannot promise I won't strike again.”
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