After decades of really good TV from Great Britain, I was happy to see that Dracula was going to be shown last night. If you haven't seen it, don't bother. It was only vaguely related to Bram Stoker's novel. The story has been done to death, and this was just another stake in it's heart. Jonathan Herker was killed off early. There were two major characters that weren't in the book. Lucy survived until almost the end of the film. No Renfield (possibly one of the most satisfying rolls an actor can play). An unnecessary sub-plot about Satan worshippers. David Souchet's Van Helsing was well done, but he was reduced to a secondary character. Dracula's death was rushed in at the last minute and was over almost before it happened. It was the least satisfying death scene possible. And then, it turns out he's not dead. Is there going to be a sequel? I hope not. There have been too many of those. Oh, and it wasn't the slightest bit scary. Francis Ford Coppola's version was better. Someday, maybe someone will a version that follows the book faithfully.