"Count Dracula is very much a 1970s British television version of Bram Stoker. This is a period where almost all British tv shows were shot on video in in-house studios (as opposed to most US television shows of the period that were shot on film). Thus we get a no-nonsense period rendering with an emphasis on everyday realism as opposed to a cinematic flourish and its tendency to overdramatise or produce a work for visual appeal... With filmed versions of Dracula, it seems as though adapters are either stuck with remaining faithful to the story or else opening it up... Count Dracula is the only version that manages a judicious balance of both." - Richard Scheib, Moria - The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review