2009 series
In February 2009 the
BBC announced the production of a new
high definition two-part TV adaptation, a joint venture between UK production house Power and Canadian producer Prodigy Pictures for
BBC One. The series was commissioned by outgoing BBC Fiction chief Jane Tranter
[4].
It is produced by
Stephen Smallwood and directed by
Nick Copus (
EastEnders,
The 4400)
[5]. The script is by
Patrick Harbinson, who has written episodes of the British dramas
Soldier Soldier and
Heartbeat, and the American series
ER and
Law & Order.
Filmed in the south-east of
England, the new adaptation stars
Dougray Scott as Dr Bill Masen; the confirmed supporting cast includes
Joely Richardson as Jo Playton,
Brian Cox as Dennis Masen,
Vanessa Redgrave as Durrant,
Eddie Izzard as Torrence and
90210 star
Jason Priestley as Coker
[6].