8 Interesting Facts About Neverwhere

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. #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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3. #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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4. #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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5. #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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6. #008

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

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7. #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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8. #013

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

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