Neverwhere

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1. #001

   Neil Gaiman created the characters Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemaar for a children's book he began at the age of 18 but never finished. In the story, they sit in a basement in 14th-century England eating a puppy. Gaiman forgot the story and created characters named Croup and Vandemaar for Neverwhere, believing them to be entirely new; he only recalled their original appearance later, when he came across a copy of the children's story while clearing out some papers.

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2. #002

   During filming, Neil Gaiman felt guilty about the hardship his script put the cast and crew through, since much of the series was shot in cold, muddy conditions in London's Underground. While filming the fight between the Hunter and the Black Friar, when Tanya Moodie accidentally broke her spear over a stunt performer's head, Gaiman stood up in front of the cast and crew and began apologizing for putting them through such an ordeal. Laura Fraser (Door) told him she truly couldn't believe they were making a series like Neverwhere, noting that everyone was enjoying themselves far more than Gaiman thought.

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3. #003

   The title Marquis de Carabas is the name the trickster cat Puss gives his masters in Charles Perrault's children's book Puss in Boots (late 17th century). In French the surname is pronounced Carabah, but the English have traditionally pronounced it Carabass. Neil Gaiman always used that pronunciation in his official statements, so all the actors had to follow suit.

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4. #004

   Neil Gaiman wanted the Floating Market scenes to take place at Harrods in London. However, they were not allowed to, and had to settle for a tent instead. He was still able to use Harrods in the book.

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5. #005

   Lenny Henry initiated the project in the early 1990s. Initially he wanted it to be about homeless people living beneath the streets of London, but Neil Gaiman vetoed the idea, wanting it instead to be about a magical subculture. Gaiman raised the concern that it might inadvertently make homelessness look "cool," with young fans running away from home to live that way.

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6. #006

   Neil Gaiman had great difficulty finding a director for the series. The common complaint was that they disliked the show's clashes of style from episode to episode. One minute it was comedy. Then it was drama. Then romance, followed by bloodthirsty fights in the sewers and tunnels. Every time they said this, Gaiman was auditioning a new director.

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7. #007

   Neil Gaiman was considering the idea of making a sequel. However, he and the BBC never agreed on how much money would be spent, so the idea was abandoned. Gaiman did not, however, rule out the possibility of writing a continuation of the story in books.

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8. #008

   Writer Neil Gaiman appears in the opening title sequence; he is the shadowy figure standing on the bridge.

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9. #009

   The opening sequence was created on a minimal budget with a laptop and an 8 mm camera. The hand that appears at the very end of the wall belongs to Mr. Vandemaar; you can see the raven skull rings, which look a bit like joint dusters.

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10. #010

    Much of the set has a strange, odd-looking lighting. This was because the crew thought the video would be shot on video and then corrected to 35 mm film. So they lit the set for film. However, in post-production it was decided not to do this.

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11. #011

    One of the characters is named Lamia. Neil Gaiman later used this name for Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the film Stardust (2007), based on his book of the same name. It comes from a poem by Keats.

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12. #012

    The series' visual look drew some criticism. It was originally shot for film, but the idea was abandoned for budget reasons. To some people the series now looks old-fashioned and perhaps unprofessional. Flashy and unflashy. However, Neil Gaiman thought the loss of quality actually improved the look of London Below.

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13. #013

    The idea for Neverwhere came to Neil Gaiman around 1990, before he turned it into a series.

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