Question 1

Why did the BBC cancel a Doctor Who serial for this production?

Accepted Answer

The BBC considered the production so prestigious that it forced the cancellation of a Tom Baker era Doctor Who serial, fearing the public would see it as a deliberate send-up.

Question 2

How was the film's broadcast length changed over time?

Accepted Answer

First shown in December 1977 as a single 155-minute evening. Repeated in 1979 as three episodes on consecutive nights. A 1993 repeat was split into two episodes.

Question 3

Which character from the novel was combined with another in this adaptation?

Accepted Answer

Quincy P. Morris and Arthur Holmwood are combined into a single character named Quincy P. Holmwood.

Question 4

What scene had to be trimmed before broadcast?

Accepted Answer

The scene where Dracula's brides feed on the baby had to be trimmed before the production was permitted to be broadcast.

Question 5

Who played Count Dracula in this adaptation?

Accepted Answer

Louis Jourdan played Count Dracula.

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