Captain Robert Walton sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame.

At university, he develops a secret technique to imbue inanimate bodies with life with the encouragement of his mentor, Professor Waldman.

Collapsing from pneumonia brought on by overwork and emotional stress, he is nursed back to health by his friend, Henry Clerval, and childhood sweetheart, Elizabeth Lavenza.

After approaching the blind grandfather, who responded to him in kindness, the Creature was physically attacked by the old man's son and ran away.

The Creature concludes his story by demanding that Frankenstein create for him a female companion, promising that if Victor grants his request, he and his mate will vanish into the uninhabited wilderness of South America.

Victor returns home with his father and marries Elizabeth, but on their wedding night, the Creature sneaks into the bedroom and strangles her to death.

Variety said "Faithfully retelling a 19th century gothic novel means daring to be boring in places, but the peaks far outweigh those flat and arid stretches in this beautifully assembled Hallmark production.

"[3] Guy Adams, writing for the British Fantasy Society, reiterates that the "three hour mini-series sticks closely to the original novel" and said, "It's definitely a TV version (though thankfully light on the usual Hallmark Channel vaseline and whimsy), a little flat in places, but it is an honourable and enjoyable attempt at providing a definitive version of Shelley's book.