Let me tell you a story.
No, wait, ones not enough.
Now, lets get this out of the way first: there is no single, true Neverwhere.
Is there really an Earl at Earls Court?
And how far down does Down Street go?
Hardly a warrior, really.
Shes the Lady Door, daughter of Portico, one of the head honchos of London Below.
And then, as quickly as she came into it, shes out of his life.
But for all its large-canvas ideas,Neverwherewas hamstrung by mid-90s television practice.
The cast a mixture of veterans and newcomers are by turns charmingly weak and bullseye-perfect.
In the years since, cast members have grown and matured into some of the UKs top TV talent.
But perhaps the most notable star to rise fromNeverwhereis Gaiman himself.
Its easy to forget, with the benefit of hindsight, but this was 1996.
And then, ten years afterNeverwhere, were back toFragile Things.
But theres something unmistakable about that original television version.
No, wait, let them begin again… Maybe next time itll be perfect.
