Project file for 'Victor Frankenstein' by Nick Dear R 'Victor Frankenstein' is written by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley. This file (left hand side) contains: Proposal for the film, in English and in German; Original and photocopies of a Sunday Times Newspaper article (1995) about 'gay' murders in Paris (connection to film unknown); Photocopy of Guardian article (1994) about the legacy of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' The file (right hand side) contains: Correspondence between James Mackay and Nick Dear's agent regarding the film - John Maybury is suggested as a potential director; Correspondence between James Mackay and BBC drama; A reply from the BBC to James Mackay regretting that it was 'an exciting and extremely viable idea but it would play a late 2nd to the Branagh version'; A letter from James Mackay to Head of music and Arts at the BBC, a separate division, regarding 'Victor Frankenstein'; no apparent reply included in file. 1993-1995