{"id":11873,"date":"2019-09-10T09:17:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T13:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/production-kicks-off-small-hand-ghost-story-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2019-09-10T09:17:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T13:17:56","slug":"production-kicks-off-on-the-small-hand-a-ghost-story-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/production-kicks-off-on-the-small-hand-a-ghost-story-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Kicks Off on The Small Hand: A Ghost Story Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Awesome Media &amp; Entertainment and Two Rivers Media have started production in Glasgow on the adaptation of Susan Hill\u2019s novel <em>The Small Hand: A Ghost Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas Henshall (<em>Shetland<\/em>, <em>Outlander<\/em>) stars as Adam Snow, an antique book dealer who finds himself haunted by the ghost of a young boy. The drama reunites Henshall with Neve McIntosh (<em>Cheat<\/em>, <em>Stan Lee\u2019s Lucky Man<\/em>, <em>Shetland<\/em>), who starred opposite each other in Channel 4\u2019s <em>Psychos<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The cast also features Louise Lombard (<em>CSI: Crime Scene Investigation<\/em>), Adrian Rawlins (<em>Chernobyl<\/em>, <em>Shetland<\/em>), Cal MacAnich (<em>The Victim<\/em>) and Paul Barber (<em>Casualty<\/em>, <em>The Full Monty<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Justin Molotnikov (<em>Doctor Who<\/em>, <em>Stan Lee\u2019s Lucky Man<\/em>, <em>Atlantis<\/em>) directs from a script by BAFTA winner Barbara Machin (<em>Waking the Dead<\/em>). Kew Media Distribution is handling worldwide sales.<\/p>\n<p>Henshall said: \u201cI\u2019m absolutely delighted to join the cast of<em> The Small Hand<\/em>. Barbara Machin has written a brilliant script based on Susan Hill\u2019s haunting, seminal novel. The combination of filming in my hometown of Glasgow and the strength of the material make this project a true highlight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Norton, founder of Awesome Media &amp; Entertainment, said: \u201cAt Awesome, we focus on bringing brilliant books to the screen with best-in-class partners. This incredible cast showcases the strength of pairing great literature with strong screenwriting. It\u2019s an honor to bring this gripping story to the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alan Clements, managing director of Two Rivers Media, added: \u201cI couldn\u2019t be prouder to start production in Glasgow with hometown star Douglas Henshall under the direction of incredible Scottish director Justin Molotnikov. This project demonstrates the strength of talent we have in Scotland and Two Rivers Media is perfectly placed to bring this talent to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sebastian Cardwell, commissioning editor for Channel 5, commented: \u201cTake Susan Hill\u2019s novel, Barbara Machin\u2019s script and a talented U.K. cast and you have all the ingredients for a terrific ghost story.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awesome Media &#038; Entertainment and Two Rivers Media have started production in Glasgow on the adaptation of Susan Hill\u2019s novel The Small Hand: A Ghost Story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":11874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[3314,2747,3315],"class_list":["post-11873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-awesome-media-entertainment","tag-kew-media-distribution","tag-two-rivers-media","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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