‘A Very English Scandal’ Author Pens BBC Drama ‘Stonehouse’; Michael Palin To Reflect On His Travels In BBC Series — Global Briefs
Jake Kanter International TV EditorJohn Preston Teams With BBC For ‘Stonehouse’ John Preston, the author of the book behind Golden Globe-winning BBC/AMC series A Very English Scandal, has been commissioned to pen a BBC drama about a British politician who faked his own death. Stonehouse, named after John Stonehouse who staged his death on a Miami beach in 1974, is a three-part series co-produced by UK indies Clearwood Films and Snowed-In Productions, with Banijay Rights handling international distribution.