Dracula: Blood Vessel

"Blood Vessel" is the title to the second episode of the British horror series Dracula. It was directed by Damon Thomas with a script written by series creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. It first aired on BBC One on January 2nd, 2020. It premiered on Netflix on January 4th, 2020.

Notes & Trivia

 * This series is rated TV-14.


 * The setting for this episode is the passenger/cargo ship The Demeter in the year 1897.


 * This is the first episode of Dracula directed by Damon Thomas. Thomas is also known for directing six episodes of the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, which shares common themes with this series, and has its own connection to the Dracula story.


 * This is the second episode of Dracula co-written by Mark Gatiss. He previously co-wrote "The Rules of the Beast".


 * This is the second episode of Dracula co-written by Steven Moffat. He previously co-wrote "The Rules of the Beast".

Allusions

 * This episode draws information taken from the Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. The voyage of the Demeter was chronicled in Chapter VII, though the events that take place in this episode are altered and expanded upon.


 * The character of Lord Ruthvin is based on the character featured in The Vampyre by Doctor John William Polidori, written in 1819. He is considered the first modern vampire in English literature, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by seventy-eight years.

Quotes

 * Dracula: I love science. Science is the future, Agatha.