Penny Dreadful Season 1
Vanessa Ives wages a personal battle against an evil demon determined to possess her; Sir Malcolm Murray tries to save his daughter from a fate worse than death; Ethan Chandler becomes enmeshed with a group of London vampire hunters and falls for a doomed local prostitute, even as his own mysterious past threatens to catch up with him; Dr. Victor Frankenstein must face the consequences of his successful death-defying experiments; Dorian Gray falls for the unapproachable Vanessa Ives; Brona Croft confronts her imminent demise from consumption.
1. Night Work
London 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them search for someone who has been lost.
Eva Green
Vanessa Ives
Josh Hartnett
Ethan Chandler
Timothy Dalton
Sir Malcolm Murray
Alex Price
Proteus
Harry Treadaway
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Reeve Carney
Dorian Gray
Mary Murray
Woman #1
Rory Kinnear
John Clare / The Creature
Billie Piper
Lily / Brona Croft
Owen Roe
Colonel Brewster
Gus Barry
Young Victor
Danny Sapani
Sembene
Helen McCrory
Madame Kali
Olivia Fahy
Cowgirl
Aoife Quinn
Somnolent Woman
Olivia Llewellyn
Mina Harker
Simon Russell Beale
Ferdinand Lyle
Bobby Aherne
Theatre Heckler / Rat-baiting Referee
2. Séance
Vanessa and Sir Malcolm encounter the mysteriously beautiful Dorian Gray at a party. Things take a turn, however, when renowned medium Madame Kali hosts a seance. Meanwhile, Ethan befriends Ms. Brona Croft, a young Irish immigrant.
Eva Green
Vanessa Ives
Josh Hartnett
Ethan Chandler
Timothy Dalton
Sir Malcolm Murray
Alex Price
Proteus
Harry Treadaway
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Reeve Carney
Dorian Gray
Rory Kinnear
John Clare / The Creature
Billie Piper
Lily / Brona Croft
Danny Sapani
Sembene
Helen McCrory
Madame Kali
Alun Armstrong
Vincent Brand
Simon Russell Beale
Ferdinand Lyle
Amy De Bhrún
Prostitute
Jade Yourell
Lady Roxbury
Michael O'Flaherty
Police Sergeant
Leticia Dolera
Lady at the Séance (uncredited)
Bobby Aherne
Theatre Heckler / Rat-baiting Referee
3. Resurrection
Dr. Frankenstein is confronted by his past. Vanessa has a vision of Mina, which leads to a strange discovery at the London Zoo.
Eva Green
Vanessa Ives
Josh Hartnett
Ethan Chandler
Timothy Dalton
Sir Malcolm Murray
Harry Treadaway
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Reeve Carney
Dorian Gray
Rory Kinnear
John Clare / The Creature
Billie Piper
Lily / Brona Croft
Danny Sapani
Sembene
Helen McCrory
Madame Kali
Olivia Llewellyn
Mina Harker
Mary Stockley
Caroline
Hannah Tointon
Maud Gunneson
Bobby Aherne
Theatre Heckler / Rat-baiting Referee
4. Demimonde
Vanessa's infatuation with Dorian Gray grows. Professor Van Helsing is hired to work with Dr. Frankenstein. Fenton draws his master to Sir Malcolm's mansion.
Eva Green
Vanessa Ives
Josh Hartnett
Ethan Chandler
Timothy Dalton
Sir Malcolm Murray
Harry Treadaway
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Reeve Carney
Dorian Gray
Rory Kinnear
John Clare / The Creature
Billie Piper
Lily / Brona Croft
Danny Sapani
Sembene
Helen McCrory
Madame Kali
Bobby Aherne
Theatre Heckler / Rat-baiting Referee
Hayley Canham
Girl Outside Church
5. Closer Than Sisters
Vanessa recalls her past and the events that ultimately lead to Mina's disappearance.
Eva Green
Vanessa Ives
Josh Hartnett
Ethan Chandler
Timothy Dalton
Sir Malcolm Murray
Harry Treadaway
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Reeve Carney
Dorian Gray
Rory Kinnear
John Clare / The Creature
Billie Piper
Lily / Brona Croft
Danny Sapani
Sembene
Helen McCrory
Madame Kali
Olivia Llewellyn
Mina Harker
Bobby Aherne
Theatre Heckler / Rat-baiting Referee
6. What Death Can Join Together
Vanessa's latest vision leads Sir Malcolm, Ethan and Sembene on a search. Professor Van Helsing reveals more details to Dr. Frankenstein about who has taken Mina.
Eva Green
Vanessa Ives
Josh Hartnett
Ethan Chandler
Timothy Dalton
Sir Malcolm Murray
Harry Treadaway
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Reeve Carney
Dorian Gray
Rory Kinnear
John Clare / The Creature
Billie Piper
Lily / Brona Croft
Danny Sapani
Sembene
Helen McCrory
Madame Kali
Olivia Llewellyn
Mina Harker
Bobby Aherne
Theatre Heckler / Rat-baiting Referee
7. Possession
Over the course of four harrowing weeks, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene do everything they can to save Vanessa from what's within her.
Eva Green
Vanessa Ives
Josh Hartnett
Ethan Chandler
Timothy Dalton
Sir Malcolm Murray
Harry Treadaway
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Reeve Carney
Dorian Gray
Rory Kinnear
John Clare / The Creature
Billie Piper
Lily / Brona Croft
Danny Sapani
Sembene
Helen McCrory
Madame Kali
Olivia Llewellyn
Mina Harker
Bobby Aherne
Theatre Heckler / Rat-baiting Referee
8. Grand Guignol
After a vision of the Grand Guignol, Vanessa, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene explore an empty theater only to be confronted by their worst nightmares.
Eva Green
Vanessa Ives
Josh Hartnett
Ethan Chandler
Timothy Dalton
Sir Malcolm Murray
Harry Treadaway
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Reeve Carney
Dorian Gray
Rory Kinnear
John Clare / The Creature
Billie Piper
Lily / Brona Croft
Danny Sapani
Sembene
Helen McCrory
Madame Kali
Olivia Llewellyn
Mina Harker
Bobby Aherne
Theatre Heckler / Rat-baiting Referee