Chimera is a British horror

Horror film

Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...

-science-fiction

Science fiction film

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 television

Television

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 miniseries made by Anglia Television

Anglia Television

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 for ITV

ITV

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 in 1991. It is based on the novel of the same name about genetic engineering

Genetic engineering

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 by Stephen Gallagher

Stephen Gallagher

Stephen Gallagher is an English writer.He has written several novels and television scripts, including for the BBC television series Doctor Who — for which he wrote two serials, Warriors' Gate and Terminus — as well as for the series Rosemary & Thyme and Bugs, for two seasons of...

, which was published in 1982.

Plot

A young nurse experiences true horror after accepting a job at a local fertility clinic. Something is slaughtering the staff. At the center of things is a mad-as-a-hatter scientist, whom the government continues to protect until it's almost too late in this new twist on the old Frankenstein

Frankenstein

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 story.

Cast

• John Lynch
  John Lynch (actor)
  John Lynch is an Irish actor from Northern Ireland.-Biography:John Lynch was born in the United Kingdom and moved to his father's native home in Corrinshego, County Armagh, near Newry, County Down in Northern Ireland as a child. He attended St Colman's College, Newry, a Catholic school...
  
   as Peter Carson
• Christine Kavanagh as Alison Wells
• Kenneth Cranham
  Kenneth Cranham
  Kenneth Cranham is a film, television and stage actor. He starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama Shine on Harvey Moon. He also appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster No. 1, Rome, Oliver! and many other films. He is probably best known to horror genre fans as the deranged Dr...
  
   as Hennessey
• Peter Armitage
  Peter Armitage (actor)
  Peter Armitage is an English television actor who trained at the East 15 Acting School. He has been a regular on British screens since the 1970s. He has enjoyed three spells as the character Bill Webster on long-running soap opera Coronation Street, appearing in the role in 1984 , then from 1995...
  
   as Sgt. Crichton
• Emer Gillespie as Nurse Tracy Pickford
• Sarah Winman as Julia
• George Costigan
  George Costigan
  -Early life:Costigan was born in Portsmouth and grew up in Irlams o' th' Height and Weaste in Salford. He attended St. Augustine's C of E Primary School on Bolton Road in Pendlebury, then Wardley Grammar School on Mardale Avenue in Wardley near Swinton.-Career:...
  
   as Schaffer
• Pip Torrens
  Pip Torrens
  Pip Torrens is an English actor.He was born in Bromley, Kent, England. He studied English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge...
  
   as Windeler
• David Calder
  David Calder (actor)
  David Calder is a British actor.Calder was born in Portsmouth, England, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His most high profile TV roles include Det. Insp...
  
   as Dr. Jenner
• Douglas Mann as Chad

Release

The film originally aired in its native England on ITV

ITV

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 in July 1991. In the United States

United States

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, it aired on A&E Television Networks

A&E Television Networks

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.

The series was released on VHS

VHS

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 in a heavily edited version under the title Monkey Boy by Prism Entertainment.

The complete series was released on DVD

DVD

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 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 by Revelation Films Ltd in July 2010.