Anthony Perkins stars in this joint British American and French production which blends fact and fiction with the tale of Jekyll and Hyde blurring into Jack The Ripper. Director Gerard Kikoine is clearly a fan of Ken Russell with the garish and violent sexual imagery and blatant anachronisms taking priority over coherent story-telling. Perkins just about holds it together despite an unconvincoing British accent but it's a disappointing return for an obviously big budget production.
Glynis Barber ( as Elisabeth )
Sex : Elisabeth offers herself to her husband but he is distracted by visions
Death : Mr Hyde slits her throat
Glynis was born in South Africa and came to the UK in the late seventies. She had some minor film roles but first came to prominence as Soolin in the last series of Blake's Seven and then the titular character in Jane. In 1983 she starred in the remake of The Wicked Lady where she famously insisted on a body double instead of revealing her breasts. Her film roles have been scarce since then but she ttriumphed on TV in Dempsey and Makepeace and has been married to co-star Michael Brandon since 1989. She has successfully transferred to character acting in soaps with long runs in Emmerdale, EastEnders and most recently Hollyoaks.
Sarah Maur Thorp ( as Susannah )
Sex : Susannah is a prostitute
Death : Survives
Sarah is a classically trained stage actress who has made the occasional foray into screen acting. This was her first film role. Her fourth was in The Presence of Snowgood in 2023
Briony McRoberts ( as Anne Underwood )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Briony was a TV actress with this being only her second and final film. She first appeared as a young teen in the BBC sitcom Bachelor Father in 1970. Her career thereafter was unspectacular, the highlight being a run in Scottish soap Take The High Road. She retired in 2005 and died in 2013.
Carolyn Cortez ( as Maggie )
Sex : Jekyll exposes her breasts then masturbates her with his walking cane
Death : Jekyll slits her throat
This was the most substantial of Carolyn's three film roles.
Cathy Murphy ( as Cockney Prostitute )
Sex : She prepares for sex with Jekyll
Death : Jekyll slits her throat
Cathy racked up many screen appearances on both film and TV as a bit part actress up until 1991 when she secured a decent part in The House of Elliott. After that the parts got smaller rather than larger, often playing nurses, but she is still working.
Claudia Udy ( as Liza)
Sex : No
Death : Survives
This was Claudia's last appearance in a horror film.