EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is developing A24 and Scott Rudin Productions’ adaptation of 2020 Booker Prize winner Shuggie Bain, Deadline can reveal. We understand a greenlight is close but decision ov…
Scottish author Stuart’s heart-wrenching debut novel was one of the most critically acclaimed of 2020, debuting at number one on the L.A. Times and three on the New York Times bestseller lists and winning the coveted Booker Prize.follows the title character and his alcoholic mother Agnes. The sweet and lonely boy spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing while his mother struggles with drink addiction and reels from an abusive relationship.
The adaptation fits within the BBC’s strategy of telling more working class stories from outside of London as it seeks to represent the country in its entirety amid accusations of metropolitan bias. There is huge competition for BBC drama slots at the moment due to a backlog caused by the Covid-induced delay in drama production.
Wenger is soon to leave after six years in the top job, during which time he commissioned the likes of Michaela Coel’s
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