The Frankenstein Chronicles - wikipedia The Frankenstein Chronicles The Frankenstein Chronicles Genre Period crime Created by Benjamin Ross Barry Langford Starring Sean Bean Tom Ward Richie Campbell Vanessa Kirby Ed Stoppard Ryan Sampson Robbie Gee Anna Maxwell Martin Charlie Creed - Miles Eloise Smyth Samuel West Mark Bazeley Elliot Cowan Theme music composer Harry Escott Roger Goula Sarda Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 12 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Tracey Scoffield David Tanner Producer ( s ) Carol Moorhead Lawrence Till Cinematography Ian Moss Editor ( s ) Jesse Parker Running time 60 minutes ( w / advertisements ) Production company ( s ) Rainmark Films Release Original network ITV Encore Picture format 1080i ( HDTV ) Audio format 5.1 Surround Sound Original release 11 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 11 ) -- present The Frankenstein Chronicles is a British television period crime drama series that first aired on ITV Encore on 11 November 2015, designed as a re-imagining of Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel Frankenstein. Lead actor Sean Bean also acted as an associate producer on the first series. It follows Inspector John Marlott ( Sean Bean ), a river police officer who uncovers a corpse made up of body parts from eight missing children and sets about to determine who is responsible. The series co-stars Tom Ward as Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel and Anna Maxwell Martin as author Mary Shelley. Other historical characters portrayed include William Blake ( first series ) and Ada Lovelace ( second series ). The first series consists of six episodes which opened to critical acclaim and drew an average 250,000 viewers per episode. A&E subsequently acquired the series for broadcast in the United States, describing it as `` thrilling and terrifying ''. On 20 June 2016, ITV announced that it had renewed it for a second six - part series, with production set for January 2017. Filming commenced in March 2017, with Laurence Fox and Maeve Dermody joining the cast. The writing team for the second series consisted of Michael Robert Johnson, Paul Tomalin, Noel Farragher, Colin Carberry, and Glenn Patterson, with all six episodes directed by Alex Gabassi. In December 2017, it was announced that Netflix had struck a deal to carry the program in the United States and other territories. Contents 1 Cast 2 Episodes 2.1 Series 1 ( 2015 ) 2.2 Series 2 ( 2017 ) 3 References 4 External links Cast Sean Bean as Inspector John Marlott, a river police officer Tom Ward as Sir Robert Peel, the Home Secretary Richie Campbell as Joseph Nightingale, a Bow Street Runner Ed Stoppard as Lord Daniel Hervey, an impoverished nobleman and proprietor of a private charity hospital Vanessa Kirby as Lady Jemima Hervey, an impoverished noblewoman, sister to Lord Hervey Ryan Sampson as Boz, a journalist from The Morning Chronicle. Boz was also a penname used by the author Charles Dickens Robbie Gee as Billy Oates, a hardened street - smart criminal Anna Maxwell Martin as Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein ( series 1 ) Charlie Creed - Miles as Pritty, a grave robber working for the local surgeons ( series 1 ) Eloise Smyth as Flora, a homeless child taken by Billy Oates to work as a prostitute ( series 1 ) Samuel West as Sir William Chester, a renowned surgeon and pioneer of galvanism ( series 1 ) Mark Bazeley as Gernet Chester, Sir William 's cousin, also a surgeon ( series 1 ) Elliot Cowan as Sir Bentley Warburton, Sir Robert Peel 's political rival ( series 1 ) Kate Dickie as Mrs. Bishop, the matron of a gang of murderers ( series 1 ) Steven Berkoff as William Blake, author, artist and printmaker ( series 1 ) Deirdre Mullins as Agnes Marlott, John Marlott 's deceased wife ( series 1 ) Laurence Fox as Frederick Dipple, a socialite with an interest in automata ( series 2 ) Maeve Dermody as Esther Rose, a seamstress contracted by Dipple to provide clothing for his mechanical creations ( series 2 ) Victoria Emslie as Automaton, one of Dipple 's mechanical creations ( series 2 ) Lily Lesser as Ada Byron, a brilliant mathematician, and assistant to Dipple in creating his automata ( series 2 ). Kerrie Hayes as Queenie Pickett, Dipple 's housemaid and Nightingale 's childhood friend ( series 2 ) Episodes Series 1 ( 2015 ) Episode Title Directed by Written by Original airdate Viewers ( millions ) `` A World Without God '' Benjamin Ross Benjamin Ross & Barry Langford 11 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 11 ) 0.358 During an operation to catch a gang of Opium smugglers, detective John Marlott ( Sean Bean ) uncovers a body on the bank of the river Thames. Upon examination, the corpse is revealed to be an amalgamation of body parts from up to eight children. Home Secretary Robert Peel ( Tom Ward ) orders Marlott to quietly investigate the matter. Marlott enlists the help of a vagrant boy who claims to have been told of a ' monster ' snatching children from the Smithfield market area in the dead of night. Marlott suspects that some of the body parts may belong to local butcher 's daughter Alice Evans, who mysteriously disappeared just over a week ago. With the help of Constable Nightingale ( Richie Campbell ), Marlott identifies a public house where he suspects some of the children may have been held. `` Seeing Things '' Benjamin Ross Benjamin Ross & Barry Langford 18 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 18 ) 0.278 After his discovery on the banks of the Thames, Inspector Marlott visits the house of artist and printmaker William Blake, who is on his deathbed. `` All the Lost Children '' Benjamin Ross Benjamin Ross & Barry Langford 25 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 25 ) 0.247 Having escaped the clutches of Billy Oates, Flora throws herself on Marlott 's mercy. As the investigation continues, Marlott travels to Kentish Town to interrogate Mary Shelley. `` The Fortunes of War '' Benjamin Ross Benjamin Ross & Mike Walden 2 December 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 02 ) 0.269 Marlott and Pritty seek the help of a local vagrant as they attempt to identify the murderous gang working in the tunnels beneath Smithfield market. 5 `` The Frankenstein Murders '' Benjamin Ross Benjamin Ross & Stacey Gregg 9 December 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 09 ) 0.215 Boz publishes his newspaper article, The Frankenstein Murders, which causes a public outcry and infuriates Peel on the eve of the Anatomy Act. 6 `` Lost and Found '' Benjamin Ross Benjamin Ross & Barry Langford 16 December 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 16 ) 0.213 Convinced of Daniel Hervey 's guilt, Marlott sets about searching the grounds of the hospital, where he finds Alice, who has been held captive by Hervey 's faithful servant, Lloris. Although Alice manages to escape, Marlott is captured by Hervey, and when he awakens some hours later, he finds himself covered in blood, with Flora 's lifeless body lying on his kitchen table. Despite protesting his innocence, Marlott learns that he is to be sent to the gallows. Series 2 ( 2017 ) Episode Title Directed by Written by Original airdate Viewers ( millions ) `` Prodigal Son '' Alex Gabassi Michael Robert Johnson 1 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 01 ) TBA `` Not John Marlott '' Alex Gabassi Paul Tomalin 8 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 08 ) TBA `` Seeing the Dead '' Alex Gabassi Noel Farragher and Paul Tomalin 15 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 15 ) TBA `` Little Boy Lost '' Alex Gabassi Colin Carberry, Glenn Patterson and Michael Robert Johnson 22 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 22 ) TBA 5 `` The Marriage of Heaven and Hell '' Alex Gabassi Paul Tomalin 29 November 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 29 ) TBA 6 `` Bride of Frankenstein '' Alex Gabassi Michael Robert Johnson 6 December 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 06 ) TBA References Jump up ^ `` ITV commissions The Frankenstein Chronicles starring Sean Bean ''. ITV. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014. Jump up ^ Hogan, Michael ( 11 November 2015 ). `` The Frankenstein Chronicles, review : ' eerily effective ' ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 November 2015. Jump up ^ A&E Press release 7 October 2015 Jump up ^ `` ITV recommissions The Frankenstein Chronicles for ITV Encore ''. ITV. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Filming begins on ITV 's The Frankenstein Chronicles - Season Two - starring Sean Bean ''. ITV. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017. Jump up ^ Clarke, Stewart ( 2017 - 12 - 12 ). `` Netflix Takes Sean Bean Drama ' The Frankenstein Chronicles ' for U.S., Global Markets ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 12. Jump up ^ http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30 ? Jump up ^ `` Episode 1 - Prodigal Son ''. ITV PRess Centre. Retrieved 27 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Episode 2 - Not John Marlott ''. ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 27 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Episode 3 - Seeing the Dead ''. ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 1 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Episode 4 - Little Boy Lost ''. ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 6 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Episode 5 - The Marriage of Heaven and Hell ''. ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 9 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Episode 6 - Bride of Frankenstein ''. ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 14 November 2017. External links The Frankenstein Chronicles on IMDb The Frankenstein Chronicles at epguides.com The Frankenstein Chronicles at TV.com Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein Characters Frankenstein 's monster Victor Frankenstein Bride of Frankenstein Doctor Waldman Elizabeth Lavenza Films ( expands on the right ) Film characters Igor Doctor Septimus Pretorius Wolf Frankenstein Universal series Frankenstein ( 1931 ) Bride of Frankenstein ( 1935 ) Son of Frankenstein ( 1939 ) The Ghost of Frankenstein ( 1942 ) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man ( 1943 ) House of Frankenstein ( 1944 ) House of Dracula ( 1945 ) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ( 1948 ) Hammer series The Curse of Frankenstein ( 1957 ) The Revenge of Frankenstein ( 1958 ) The Evil of Frankenstein ( 1964 ) Frankenstein Created Woman ( 1967 ) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed ( 1969 ) The Horror of Frankenstein ( 1970 ) Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell ( 1974 ) Toho series Frankenstein Conquers the World ( 1965 ) The War of the Gargantuas ( 1966 ) Parodies Mad Monster Party ? ( 1967 ) Mad Mad Mad Monsters ( 1972 ) Young Frankenstein ( 1974 ) Frankenstein - Italian Style ( 1975 ) Frankenweenie ( 1984 ) Transylvania 6 - 5000 ( 1985 ) The Monster Squad ( 1987 ) Frankenhooker ( 1990 ) Monster Mash ( 1995 ) Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein ( 1999 ) Monster Mash ( 2000 ) Frankenthumb ( 2002 ) Hotel Transylvania ( 2012 ) Frankenweenie ( 2012 ) Hotel Transylvania 2 ( 2015 ) Monster Family ( 2017 ) Others Frankenstein ( 1910 ) Life Without Soul ( 1915 ) The Monster of Frankenstein ( 1920 ) I Was a Teenage Frankenstein ( 1957 ) Frankenstein 1970 ( 1958 ) Frankenstein 's Daughter ( 1958 ) Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster ( 1965 ) Jesse James Meets Frankenstein 's Daughter ( 1966 ) Los Monstruos del Terror ( 1970 ) Lady Frankenstein ( 1971 ) Dracula vs. Frankenstein ( 1971 ) Frankenstein ' 80 ( 1972 ) Flesh for Frankenstein ( 1973 ) Blackenstein ( 1973 ) Frankenstein 's Castle of Freaks ( 1974 ) Frankenstein Legend of Terror ( 1981 ) Frankenstein Island ( 1981 ) The Bride ( 1985 ) Frankenstein Unbound ( 1990 ) Frankenstein ( 1992 ) Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein ( 1994 ) Van Helsing ( 2004 ) Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove ( 2005 ) Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl ( 2009 ) House of the Wolf Man ( 2009 ) Frankenstein : Day of the Beast ( 2011 ) Frankenstein 's Army ( 2013 ) The Frankenstein Theory ( 2013 ) I, Frankenstein ( 2014 ) Army of Frankensteins ( 2014 ) Frankenstein ( 2015 ) Victor Frankenstein ( 2015 ) Television Tales of Frankenstein ( 1958 ) Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles ( 1966 -- 1968 ) Groovie Goolies ( 1970 - 1971 ) Frankenstein : The True Story ( 1973 ) Monster Squad ( 1976 ) Struck by Lightning ( 1979 ) House of Frankenstein ( 1997 ) Frankenstein ( 2004, TV film ) Frankenstein ( 2004, miniseries ) Frankenstein ( 2007 ) Mary Shelley 's Frankenhole ( 2010 ) Once Upon a Time `` The Doctor '' ( 2012 ) `` In the Name of the Brother '' ( 2013 ) Penny Dreadful ( 2014 -- 2016 ) The Frankenstein Chronicles ( 2015 ) Second Chance ( 2016 ) Stage Presumption ; or, the Fate of Frankenstein ( 1823 ) Frankenstein, or The Vampire 's Victim ( 1887 ) Joined At The Heart ( 2007 ) Frankenstein -- A New Musical ( 2007 ) Young Frankenstein ( 2007 ) Frankenstein ( 2011 play ) Frankenstein 's Wedding ( 2011 play ) Novels Frankenstein 's Aunt ( 1978 ) Frankenstein 's Aunt Returns ( 1989 ) Frankenstein 's Cat ( 2001 ) Dean Koontz 's Frankenstein Prodigal Son ( 2005 ) City of Night ( 2005 ) Dead and Alive ( 2009 ) Lost Souls ( 2010 ) Frankenstein in Baghdad ( 2013 ) Comics Bernie Wrightson 's Frankenstein Frankenstein ( DC Comics ) Frankenstein ( Dell Comics ) Doc Frankenstein Embalming Frankenstein 's Monster ( Marvel Comics ) Frankenstein ( Prize Comics ) Young Frankenstein Video games Frankenstein Frankenstein : The Monster Returns Dr. Franken Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein Frankenstein : Through the Eyes of the Monster Van Helsing Related Frankenstein in popular culture Frankenstein Castle Johann Conrad Dippel Frankenstrat ( guitar ) `` Frankenstein '' ( 1973 single ) Frankenstein ( Death Race ) Frankenstein, MD ( 2014 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Frankenstein_Chronicles&oldid=837126883 '' Categories : 2015 British television programme debuts 2010s British drama television series ITV television dramas English - language television programs Television shows set in London Television shows set in Northern Ireland British fantasy television series Hidden categories : Use British English from June 2015 Use dmy dates from June 2015 Pages using infobox television with editor parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Italiano 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 18 April 2018, at 21 : 52. 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Question: how many episodes in the frankenstein chronicles season 2
Answer: 6