EXCLUSIVE: Dougray Scott is main the BBC’s adaptation of J.J. Arcanjo’s Crookhaven, whereas an Adolescence breakout has been solid as one of many college students.
Scott, the star of Crime and Vigil, will play Caspian Lockett, the headmaster and chief of the secretive Crookhaven, a college for crooks the place college students learn to hone their expertise with a view to do good. Primarily based on the hit e book sequence, the scholars, or Crooklings, are educated to excellent their uncommon expertise to deliver stability, justice and order to the surface world.
Scott is joined by Claire Forlani (Business), who performs his spouse Carmen, together with Keith Allen (Shallow Grave) and Naomi Wirthner (Sluggish Horses).
The ensemble chosen to play Crookhaven’s gifted Crooklings embody Amari Bacchus, who performed an integral position as DI Bascombe’s son Adam Bascombe within the second ep of Adolescence, Netflix’s breakout hit of the yr. He’s joined by Lucas Leach (FBI Worldwide), Carmel Laniado (The Witcher), Leila Khan (Heartstopper), Sani Thabo (Casualty), Tipper Seifert-Cleveland (Cruella), Aerona Shi (Goldie’s Oldies), Charlie Mann (Virdee) and Rowan McIntosh (The Chelsea Detective). The Crooklings are accomplished by Ti Barbosa (The Buccaneers) and newcomer Anna-Sophia Eden. Additionally starring are Genesis Lynea (Silent Witness), Alex Mugnaioni (Mr Sloane), Miltos Yerolemou (Recreation of Thrones) and Imran Yusuf (Wanderlust).
Created for TV by Justin Younger, Crookhaven is the newest huge adaptation from the BBC children workforce following the likes of The Well-known 5 and Dodger.
Patricia Hidalgo, Director BBC Youngsters’s and Training, mentioned: “Crookhaven, an adaptation from the already profitable books will make a gripping Youngsters & Household TV Drama sequence, with intriguing characters, ingenious plot twists and darkish secrets and techniques. We all know it would resonate strongly at house and overseas, and we couldn’t be extra excited to deliver such excessive finish manufacturing along with an amazing wealth of performing expertise to our line up.”
Crookhaven is made by BBC Studios Youngsters & Household Productions for the BBC with assist from Northern Eire Display screen and led by Tali Walters as inventive lead, Mark Freeland (Dodger, The Incorrect Mans, The Thick of It, Miranda) as EP Jon East (Killing Eve, Downton Abbey, Misplaced in Area, The Final Kingdom) as director and Leon McGeown-Payment (Dalgliesh, London Kills, Hope Road) as producer. The sequence was commissioned by Sarah Muller, Senior Head of BBC Youngsters’s Commissioning 7+ and the Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Amy Buscombe. Worldwide distribution is being dealt with by BBC Studios.
