2009-03-18
Produktionsföretaget Plain Vanilla, ägt av Dominic Minghella, har köpt TV-rättigheterna till Ann Cleeves fyra böcker Svart som natten, Vita nätter, Rött stoft samt en fjärde bok som ännu inte har någon officiell titel. Produktionsbolaget har lämnat följande kommentar:
"We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with Ann Cleeves and the skilled television writer Mark Grieg on the Shetland Quartet. Ann's vivid prose has created a visually compelling and intriguing environment, together with a cast of extraordinary characters that help to make what we believe is a fantastic television offering. Translating novels for the screen is a tricky journey full of hidden complications and potential disasters. We hope however, that by working closely with Ann, we can retain the essence of the quartet with their atmospheric evocations of the seasons and graphic imagery while continue to tell a gripping yarn in an emotionally forceful way."
TV-rättigheterna till romanerna om Vera Stanhope (Hideen depths, Telling tales och The Crow trap) såldes till ITV Productions förra året och är under produktion.