简介：'Chimera'isanrareBritishhorror-sci-fidramafromtheearly1990's. TheideasaresosinisterandhorrificthattheymighthavebeenpennedbyNigelKneale. CHIMERAwasadaptedfromhisownnovelbyStephenGallagher,aprolific,widely-respectedandinternationallypublishedUKauthoroffantasyandspeculativefiction.Itisbasedonfirst-handresearchintoscientificexperimentsonDNAmanipulation,andinitsoriginalform,isoneofthefewpiecesofgenuinescience-fictionwritingtoappearonBritishTVscreens.CHIMERAhasbeentransmittedseveraltimesinitsoriginalversiononUKITV.Itisafine,andveryfrighteningpieceofspeculativedrama,recentlyvotedoneofthe20scariestUKTVdramaseverinarecentpollbythevenerableUKlistingsmagazine'RadioTimes'. SetinYorkshire,inthenorthofEngland,asupposedfertilityclinicisbeingusedasafrontforinter-speciesexperiments,usingeggsandspermfromunwittingpatients.Theresultisachimp-humanhybridthatescapesduringthefirstepisodeandrunsamokwithalargeknifeinthe'clinic',evisceratingeveryoneitfinds.So,webeginwithafrightfulcrime,andtherestoftheseriesentailsasinisterwho-done-itastothenatureandcaptureoftheculprit.…