“Shuggie Bain,” the Booker Prize-winning debut novel from Douglas Stuart, is set to be adapted as a BBC drama by A24. The book centers around a mother-son relationship in Glasgow, Scotland, where S…
The book centers around a mother-son relationship in Glasgow, Scotland, where Shuggie’s mother battles alcoholism while dreaming of the glamorous life she was supposed to have had. Effeminate Shuggie struggles to fit in and finds himself caring for his ailing mother while struggling to be a “normal” boy.
Stuart will adapt “Shuggie Bain” himself with A24 and BBC drama commissioning editor Gaynor Holmes exec producing. A24 will produce and rep global sales. Stuart said: “I am deeply grateful to the BBC and A24 for their belief in ‘Shuggie Bain.’ I’m thrilled to bring the Bain family to the screen and the opportunity to expand on my novel and to bring new threads to the story, exploring hardships and struggles as well as the compassion, humour, and resilience that is so central to the Scottish spirit.”
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