The cult cachet attached to this 1996 British miniseries is palpable. Co-created by Neil Gaiman (author of the legendary DC Comics series The Sandman) and comedian Lenny Henry, Neverwhere is an allegorical fantasy that takes its intriguing inspiration from the notion that the homeless are society's invisible and forgotten people. Richard Mayhew (Gary Bakewell), stressed-out at work and dominated by his fiancée, goes through the looking glass when he comes to the aid of a woman named Door, whom he finds lying wounded and bloody on the street. Hailing from London Below, a parallel universe, Door is being pursued by two sinister (and, being British, exceedingly polite) assassins who slaughtered her family. In helping her, Richard is not only drawn into her underground world, but essentially ceases to exist in the “real” world, where people no longer recognize him. With its literary and witty script, the shot-on-video Neverwhere recalls the endearing low-budget pleasures of Doctor Who, and this six-episode double-disc set includes a helpful 1996 interview with Gaiman, as well as commentary. Highly recommended. (D. Liebenson)
Neverwhere
A&E, 2 discs, 180 min., not rated, DVD: $39.95 March 8, 2004
Neverwhere
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