Scriptwriter Andrew Davies is adapting the Quirke crime novels, written by John Banville under the pen name of Benjamin Black, which are set in 1950s Dublin.
Gabriel Byrne will play Quirke, an alcoholic pathologist with a complicated private life. Davies, who has also written film scripts including for Bridget Jones’s Diary, said he often turned down offers to adapt books.
This will be a BBC adaptation.
Source: Telegraph UK
Interesting casting choice!
ReplyDeleteI think Gabrielle Byrne is perfect. And he wont have to fake an accent.
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