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"Night Work" is the premiere episode of the supernatural drama series Penny Dreadful. It was directed by J.A. Bayona with a script written by series creator John Logan. It first aired on Showtime on Sunday, April 28th, 2014 at 10:00 pm.

Crew

 * Karen Lindsay-Stewart - Casting
 * Frank Moiselle - Casting
 * Nuala Moiselle - Casting
 * Gabriella Pescucci - Costume designer
 * Abel Korzeniowski - Composer
 * Bernat Vilaplana - Editor
 * Jaume Marti - Editor
 * Jonathan McKinstry - Production designer
 * Xavi Gimnez - Director of photography
 * Nicholas Brown - Co-producer


 * Sheila Hockin - Co-producer
 * James Flynn - Producer
 * Morgan O'Sullivan - Producer
 * Chris King - Supervising producer
 * Beln Atienza - Co-executive producer
 * Karen Richards - Co-executive producer
 * Pippa Harris - Executive producer
 * Sam Mendes - Executive producer
 * John Logan - Executive producer

Characters

 * Ethan Chandler:
 * Malcolm Murray: Malcolm Murray had Vanessa Ives recruit Ethan Chandler. They fought vampires in an opium den and killed their leader. He brought the body to Victor Frankenstein for inspection. He visited Ferdinand Lyle to have him translate hieroglyphs found on the corpse. He then invited Victor Frankenstein to the Explorer's Club and asked him to join his group in helping him search for his missing daughter, Mina.
 * Mother: The mother was an unidentified vegetable trader with a 7-year-old daughter named Charlotte who lived in an upstairs flat. She got up in the middle of the night to use the toilet when some unseen force yanked her through the window. Her dismembered remains were discovered the following day.
 * Mortuary boss: Malcolm, Ethan and Vanessa brought the body of a dead vampire to the Resurrection men. The mortuary boss asked if they found it in the river, as it would be no use to him once the fishes got to it. The man then directed them to Victor Frankenstein.
 * Police photographer: The police photographer was a portly man with a bowler hat. He took photographs of the dismembered remains of the mother.
 * Vanessa Ives:

Locations

 * England
 * London
 * Westminster
 * 8 Grandage Place: This is where Malcolm Murray lives along with Vanessa Ives and Murray's manservant, Sembene. Ethan Chandler visited here and Vanessa invited him to continue working with Sir Malcolm. She had him pick a card from the Tarot deck and he picked the lovers.
 * 4 Pall Mall: This is the street address of the Explorer's Club, which is where Malcolm Murray has his meeting with Victor Frankenstein to invite him to join his cause.
 * British Museum:
 * Spitalfields: This was where the mother lived with her daughter. It is the sight of her murder. The London police came to her flat to collect her remains.

Items

 * Crucifix: There is a cross on the wall in Vanessa's prayer room.
 * Opium: Several individuals partake of opium at the opium den.
 * Six-shooter: Ethan brandishes a six-shooter at his wild west show and also uses it to fight off vampires that evening.
 * Sword-cane: Sir Malcolm brandishes one to fight off the vampires and impales at least one vampire with it.
 * Tarot cards

Races/Creatures

 * Humans
 * Reanimates
 * Vampires

Animals

 * Birds: There are two birds in a cage in Ferdinand Lyle's office. Vanessa Ives peers closely at them, which causes them to become startled and fly about in a state of agitation.
 * Carrion beetles
 * Horses: Several horses are seen pulling carriages through the streets of London.
 * Scorpions: The likeness of a scorpion upon a person's chin is depicted in The Lovers tarot card.
 * Spiders: During her prayers, Vanessa sees spiders crawling all over her body.

Organizations

 * Colonel Brewster's Wild West Show and Emporium of American Curiosities: This was the traveling wild west troupe that Ethan Chandler worked for while touring Europe. He left the show after accepting Vanessa Ives' offer to work for her.
 * Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities


 * Explorer's Club: The Explorer's Club is an exclusive gentleman's club for travelers and explorers and enthusiasists thereof. It was founded by Major-General Robert Clive and is located at 4 Pall Mall. This is where Malcolm Murray met with Victor Frankenstein to invite him to become part of his crusade to rescue his daughter.

Explicit content

 * Dismemberment: The main vampire was hiding beneath a pile of body parts. The remains of the mother were found in pieces on the floor of her home.
 * Gunshot victims
 * Impalement: Sir Malcolm impales the lead vampire through the back with his sword cane. He impales several female vampires through the chest in short order.
 * Male rear nudity
 * Profanity
 * Smoking
 * Throat injuries

Miscellaneous

 * American
 * Autopsy
 * Clairvoyance
 * Corpse
 * Fangs
 * Medium
 * Mortuary
 * Necropsy
 * Opium den
 * Orangutan
 * Resurrection men
 * Surgeon

Notes & Trivia

 * Penny Dreadful was created by John Logan.


 * This series was produced in association with Sky.


 * This episode is rated TV-MA.


 * The beginning of this episode takes place on September 22nd, 1891.


 * The 7-year-old girl is the first character seen in this series. She is also the first character with speaking lines.


 * The mother is the first character to die on Penny Dreadful.


 * Getting yanked while you are on the shitter is a terrible way to go.


 * Vanessa Ives is the first of the main characters seen in this series. The very first shot is from behind and she is kneeling on the floor with her head lowered. The shot actually looks as if she doesn't have a head however.


 * The disembodied voice that beckons to Vanessa during her prayer time is unidentified at this time. This likely relates to the "true friend" that Vanessa mentions later.


 * Victor Frankenstein's profession in this episode is that of a mortuary assistant.

"The Explorer's Club Established Major-General Robert Clive First Baron Clive, KB. MDCCLIL Members exclusively."
 * The placard for the Explorer's Club reads:

Quotes

 * Ethan Chandler]]: Who the fuck are you people?