{"id":17406,"date":"2022-08-25T10:26:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T14:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mayflies-adaptation-coming-bbc\/"},"modified":"2022-08-25T10:26:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T14:26:33","slug":"mayflies-adaptation-coming-to-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mayflies-adaptation-coming-to-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayflies Adaptation Coming to BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC and BBC Scotland, in association with All3Media International, have co-commissioned a two-part series adaptation of Andrew O\u2019Hagan\u2019s novel <em>Mayflies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mayflies<\/em> centers on Jimmy and Tully, two boys from a small Scottish town who manage to stay connected for 30 years, even when Jimmy moves to London. When Tully calls one night with terrible news and a request, their friendship, love and loyalty are put to the test.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Mackie Burns (<em>Rialto<\/em>, <em>Daphne<\/em>, <em>Milk<\/em>) is on board to direct the miniseries, with Martin Compston (<em>Line of Duty<\/em>, <em>Vigil<\/em>), Tony Curran (<em>Your Honor<\/em>,<em> Outlaw King<\/em>, <em>Doctor Who<\/em>) and Ashley Jensen (<em>After Life<\/em>, <em>Extras<\/em>) set to star. BAFTA-nominated Andrea Gibb (<em>Elizabeth is Missing<\/em>, <em>Swallows and Amazons<\/em>, <em>Dear Frankie<\/em>, <em>Call The Midwife<\/em>) is serving as screenwriter.<\/p>\n<p>The adaptation is being produced by Synchronicity Films (<em>The Cry<\/em>, <em>Only You<\/em>), with Claire Mundell as lead executive producer. Additional executive producers are Gibb, O\u2019Hagan and the BBC\u2019s Gaynor Holmes and Gavin Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndrew\u2019s novel is nostalgic, poignant and moving, following a lifelong friendship and exploring the optimism of youth and the realities of later life,\u201d said Mundell, founder and creative director at Synchronicity Films. \u201cIt honestly depicts the bonds and boundaries of a shared life and values. We are excited to be working with Andrew, Peter, Andrea and the BBC to collaborate on an authentic scripted adaptation of this acclaimed Scottish novel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdapting Andrew O\u2019Hagan\u2019s magnificent novel has been one of the highlights of my career,\u201d Gibb said. \u201cAndrew tells his story of enduring male friendship with love, truth, tenderness and a searing humanity. There\u2019s not an ounce of sentimentality. It\u2019s very funny and deeply moving. The characters of Tully and Jimmy are instantly recognizable and totally unforgettable. Both are so alive and vibrant they leap off the page. It\u2019s been a joy and a privilege living with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Hagan added, \u201cFor a while now, I\u2019ve admired the work of Synchronicity Films\u2014Scottish in its bones and international in complexion\u2014and it&#8217;s a thrill to see them bringing <em>Mayflies<\/em> to BBC One. The story is a very personal one to me, and it\u2019s amazing to see the characters come to life in Andrea Gibb\u2019s wonderful adaptation. Director Peter Mackie Burns has a singular vision, and I look forward to seeing what he makes of the Ayrshire landscape and the emotional reality of this story.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC and BBC Scotland, in association with All3Media International, have co-commissioned a two-part series adaptation of Andrew O\u2019Hagan\u2019s novel Mayflies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":17407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[314,237,2887,1887],"class_list":["post-17406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-all3media-international","tag-bbc","tag-bbc-scotland","tag-synchronicity-films","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mayflies Adaptation Coming to BBC - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mayflies-adaptation-coming-to-bbc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mayflies Adaptation Coming to BBC - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BBC and BBC Scotland, in association with All3Media International, have co-commissioned a two-part series adaptation of Andrew O\u2019Hagan\u2019s novel Mayflies.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mayflies-adaptation-coming-to-bbc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-25T14:26:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/BBC-Mayflies-0822.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mayflies-adaptation-coming-to-bbc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mayflies-adaptation-coming-to-bbc\/\",\"name\":\"Mayflies Adaptation Coming to BBC - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-25T14:26:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-25T14:26:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mayflies-adaptation-coming-to-bbc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mayflies-adaptation-coming-to-bbc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mayflies-adaptation-coming-to-bbc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mayflies Adaptation Coming to BBC\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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