Charles Dance starred in this BBC television adaptation of Maureen Duffy’s darkly disturbing novel, Gorsaga.
Dance played Edward Forester, a geneticist who mixed his own sperm with cells from a female gorilla to create an infant man-ape, Gor(don).
The child grew into a fine and human-looking son who, when told the facts of his cross-species birth, demanded to see his mother – a gorilla named Mary, who beat him to death in a violent rage.
To pile on the horrors (and the dire warnings about the dangers of playing God) Forester’s incestuous daughter Nell gave birth to Gor’s child, who was plainly a hybrid.
Edward Forester Charles Dance Ann Forester
Julie Peasgood Lancing
Philip Madoc Gor
Peter Wiggins (child)
Jamie Foster Nell Forester Beth Pearce (child)
Gabrielle Anwar Nancy Knott Rosemary McHale Chris Knott Peter Tilbury Dr Graham
Roshan Seth Marais
Marc de Jonge Jessop
Niven Boyd Emily Jessop
Sharon Duce
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