| "The Rules of the Beast" | |
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| Air date | January 1st, 2020 (UK) January 4th, 2020 (US) |
| Writers | Mark Gatiss; Steven Moffat |
| Director | Jonny Campbell |
| Producers | Sue Vertue; Mark Gatiss; Steven Moffat; Louise V Say; Larry Tanz; Ben Irving |
| Starring | Claes Bang; Dolly Wells; John Heffernan |
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"The Rules of the Beast" is the title to the first episode of the British horror series Dracula. It was directed by Jonny Campbell with a script written by series creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. It first aired on BBC One on January 1st, 2020. It premiered on Netflix on January 4th, 2020.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Claes Bang | Dracula |
| Dolly Wells | Sister Agatha |
| John Heffernan | Jonathan Harker |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Morfydd Clark | Mina Murray |
| Joanna Scanlan | Mother Superior |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lujza Richter | Elena |
| Petra Dubayova | Carriage girl |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Dracula was created by Irish author Bram Stoker. He is the titular antagonist of Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, which was inspired by an actual Wallachian nobleman known as Vlad II, aka Vlad the Impaler. The character has since been imagined as a powerful vampire count in various forms of media and has been played by many notable actors such as Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Gary Oldman, and even Leslie Nielsen.
- This series is rated TV-14.
- This episode had a running time of 88 minutes.
- The setting for this episode is Transylvania in the year 1897.
- This episode partially adapts material published in Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Allusions[]
- The scene with Dracula getting the blood-red eyes is a nod to actor Christopher Lee, who played Dracula in films produced by Hammer Film Productions in the 1960s and 1970s.
Quotes[]
- Dracula: I never drink... wine.
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- Dracula: I'm undead. I'm not unreasonable.
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- Dracula: Why does death always come as such a shock to mortals?
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- Dracula: As I've been trying to tell everyone for centuries, you are what you eat.
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- Jonathan Harker: You're a monster!
- Dracula: You're a lawyer. Nobody's perfect.
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