{"id":19890,"date":"2024-01-05T13:51:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/freelast-tv-adapting-david-nolans-manc-noir-novels\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T13:52:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:52:19","slug":"freelast-tv-adapting-david-nolans-manc-noir-novels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/freelast-tv-adapting-david-nolans-manc-noir-novels\/","title":{"rendered":"Free@Last TV Adapting David Nolan\u2019s Manc Noir Novels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Free@Last TV has acquired the rights to adapt David Nolan\u2019s trilogy of Manc noir novels, beginning with 2018\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Black Moss<\/em>, for television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trilogy, set in and around Manchester, tells the story of a historic crime that has haunted a shamed television presenter for decades and his return to solve the mystery years later. Each of the books will be developed as a three-part series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trilogy is made up of\u00a0<em>Black Moss<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Mermaid\u2019s Pool<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Ballad of Hanging Lees<\/em>. The screen adaptation will be written by Stuart Wright (<em>Lair<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Samuel\u2019s Travels<\/em>), who brought the books to Free@Last TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be working with David Nolan to bring his Manc noir novels to life on the small screen,\u201d said Barry Ryan, joint creative director at Free@Last TV. \u201cDavid\u2019s novels are a unique blend of crime, culture and character, and we are committed to staying true to the authenticity and intensity that make his work so compelling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris McVeigh, from publisher Fahrenheit Press, said, \u201cThis trilogy of books, set in and around Manchester, have captured the imagination of thousands of loyal readers over the last few years, and everyone at Fahrenheit has been very proud of the part we\u2019ve played in helping to establish David Nolan as crime fiction\u2019s undisputed King of Manc Noir. The huge enthusiasm Free@Last TV have shown for these books, alongside their formidable track record of bringing some of the U.K.\u2019s best-loved books to the screen, convinced us they are the perfect partners to introduce these powerful stories to an even wider audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am excited to see my characters and stories come to life through Free@Last TV\u2019s adaptation,\u201d Nolan added. \u201cTheir commitment to capturing the essence of Manc noir is truly inspiring, and I am confident that viewers will be taken on a thrilling ride through the streets of Manchester.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free@Last TV has acquired the rights to adapt David Nolan\u2019s trilogy of Manc noir novels, beginning with 2018\u2019s\u00a0Black Moss, for television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":19891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[8309,8310,8311,8312,8313,2518,8314],"class_list":["post-19890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-barry-ryan","tag-black-moss","tag-chris-mcveigh","tag-david-nolan","tag-fahrenheit-press","tag-freelast-tv","tag-manc-noir","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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