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Penny Dreadful•Season 1•Episode 1

Night Work

8.0/10 · 4,759 votesMay 11, 201454 min

Ranked #5 of 8 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byJ. A. Bayona

Written byJohn Logan

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Seasons3

All 1 2 3

Season 1 Episodes8

Night Work

Séance

Resurrection

Demimonde

Closer Than Sisters

What Death Can Join Together

E7 8.7

Possession

E8 8.4

Grand Guignol

Cast8

Eva Green

Vanessa Ives

Josh Hartnett

Ethan Chandler

Timothy Dalton

Malcolm Murray

Harry Treadaway

Victor Frankenstein

Reeve Carney

Dorian Gray

Rory Kinnear

John Clare / The Creature

Billie Piper

Lily / Brona Croft

Danny Sapani

Sembene

Crew4

J. A. Bayona

Director

John Logan

Writer

John Logan

Creator

George Kirby

Stunts

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Episode Summary

"Night Work" is episode 1 of Penny Dreadful season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 4,759 votes, ranking #5 of 8 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by J. A. Bayona and written by John Logan, it aired on May 11, 2014.

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