Lyra's Jordan is the first episode in the first series of the TV series. It will be released on the 3 November on BBC One at 8pm GMT in the UK and on 4 November on HBO at 9pm ET in the US.[1]
The show was shown at BFI Sandbank in London on 15 October. Tickets went on sale to the public on 24 September.[2]
Plot
- "This story starts in another world. One that is both like, and unlike, your own. Here, every human soul takes the physical form of an animal, known as a dæmon. The relationship between human and dæmon is sacred. This world has been controlled for centuries by the all-powerful Magisterium. Except in the Northern wilderness, where witches secretly whisper of a prophecy. A prophecy about a child with a great destiny. During the great flood, this child was brought to Oxford."
- —Text at the beginning of the episode[src]
The episode begins with Lord Asriel taking the baby Lyra Belacqua to Jordan College during the floods, scenes taken from La Belle Sauvage. Asriel flies his gyropter through the streets of Oxford before wading through the water to get to Jordan and give Lyra the protection of scholastic sanctuary.
External links
- Lyra's Jordan on the BBC
- Lyra's Jordan on IMDb
Behind the scenes
- This episode was originally thought to be titled "Roger", from Roger Parslow, after a picture of the script for the first episode was released that showed the name 'Roger' on the front.[3]
- "Lyra's Jordan" presumably came from the title of the third chapter of Northern Lights.