The read
It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
This Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled out by a solid cast. James Fox is Challenger's more timid but still covertly adventurous rival, Tom Ward is the moustachioed big game hunter who faces an Allosaurus with an elephant gun, and Matthew Rhys plays the tagalong reporter hoping to impress his faithless fiancée.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
76 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony MulhollandScreenplay
- Adrian HodgesScreenplay
- Stuart OrmeDirector
- Rob LaneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bob HoskinsProf. Challenger
- James FoxProf. Summerlee
- Tom WardLord Roxton
- Matthew RhysEdward Malone
- Elaine CassidyAgnes Cluny
- Peter FalkTheo Kerr
- Bianca RoeSelena
- Nathaniel LeesIndian chief
- Joanna PageGladys
- Robert HardyProf. Illingworth
- Tom Goodman-HillArthur Hare
- Tessa Peake-JonesMrs. Hilda Summerlee