Roy Grace - On TV

[Barrel of Fun]

Been mooted before. Fallen short as the various people wanted the films to be set away from Brighton. Peter James wants it in Brighton. New interest in a series.

Presumably the recent articles suggests he is keen to get it going and hopefully soon.

Downton Abbey jobby is seemingly a favourite to take on the role of Roy.

Hopefully this happens. Ruddy love Peter James and the Roy Grace series.

 

[Teddy Maybank]

I work in TV Drama. There was talk of a grace series last spring, then it all went quiet. Certainly not likely to go into Production any time soon.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Give me a job, Teddy, thank you.

 

[DanielT]

I hope they make it too. learned about the books from nsc. Read them all in space of about 4 months!

 

[GingerBeerMan]

The only books I could read from start to finish without a break.

 

[Teddy Maybank]

Give me a job, Teddy, thank you.

Mate, can be a right pain. Missed the first half v Palace at Falmer & up in Manchester now so going to miss our revenge on Tuesday.

 

[catfish]

The books really are a good read especially now he's dropped the spiritulist hokum that permeated the early ones. I like being able to relate to the locations & it's nice to see the Albion getting the occasional mention.
Did any literary anoraks spot the misquote from the Go-Between whch he allowed to appear twice in Dead Man's Grip?

 

[Teddy Maybank]

Didn't the minicab driver with the ladies shoes and toilet flush fetish have a little cameo in Dead Mans Grip.

Wonder if Grace's wife is going to figure big in the next book?

 

[Norman Potting]

I saw somewhere that a movie is now planned, Johnny Depp is mooted to be playing me.

 

[seagullondon]

I only got into Peter James's books recently but I love them so far, been reading them constantly on the train for the last few months!

 

[Notters]

Hope this happens; I'm on the 4th book at the moment. Keep us updated!

 

[The Large One]

Been mooted before. Fallen short as the various people wanted the films to be set away from Brighton. Peter James wants it in Brighton. New interest in a series.

Presumably the recent articles suggests he is keen to get it going and hopefully soon.

Downton Abbey jobby is seemingly a favourite to take on the role of Roy.

Hopefully this happens. Ruddy love Peter James and the Roy Grace series.

Ya see, I can't get my head around the production companies wanting to set it somewhere other than Brighton, unless there is an unwritten rule that Brighton can't be featured on TV or in film unless every establishing shot features the pier / Pavilion / seafront / The Lanes* - and that's something Peter James specifically doesn't want.

And I think casting Hugh Bonneville isn't right. There's an air of 'let's cast the person whose stock has risen highest lately and cast him'. I know there's artistic licence, but Roy Grace is supposed to be 39. f*** it, just get Ross Kemp and have done with it...



* delete as appropriate

 

[ofco8]

As being mooted, Hugh Bonneville is not my Roy Grace. As i read the books Grace does not look like Hugh!!!!!

 

[Badger]

Good news, I was starting to wonder what had happened to the TV version, I remember reading about it a couple of years ago. I hope they manage to get it close to what it is like in my head which means Cleo needs to be absolutely stunning.

My choice for Roy would be James Cordon

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

The conversation in the pub on sat lead us to believe that our very own Steve North should play Grace

 

[Norman Potting]

The conversation in the pub on sat lead us to believe that our very own Steve North should play Grace

Good call, unfortunately Ralph Brown is probably a little too old to play any of the characters. Mark Williams could perhaps feature somewhere?

 

[Badger]

I saw somewhere that a movie is now planned, Johnny Depp is mooted to be playing me.

Yes, Johnny Depp is the first person I think of when I read Norman Potting's contributions

 

[Everest]

Yes, Johnny Depp is the first person I think of when I read Norman Potting's contributions

I think of John Terry or BensGrandad

 

[Mileoakman]

The way I read it in the Argus last week was that they were talking about a one off film, not a tv series.

 

[marshy68]

Roy Grace top novels and Peter James - top bloke - has to be set in brighton.....