Andrew Davies Remembers... Middlemarch

Overview

'Like carrying three big suitcases across a railway platform': the words of screenwriter Andrew Davies, describing his acclaimed 1994 adaptation of George Eliot's Middlemarch and the challenges he faced in bringing one of English literature's most celebrated 19th-century novels to the small screen. Andrew reflects on how his adaptations have helped bring classic literature to television audiences. He shares how the task involved collaborating with a stellar cast, including Rufus Sewell and Douglas Hodge, whilst also engaging in heated rows and stony silences with the series director.