COMING SOON: Literary adaptations

As The Luminaries reaches its conclusion tonight (9pm, BBC1), we look at some other literary adaptations coming to television soon…

The Singapore Grip (ITV) Set Brave New World (Sky One) during the Second World War, Downton Abbey’s Jessica this epic six-part story focuses Brown Findlay leads the cast on a British family living in of this ambitious new series Singapore at the time of the based on Aldous Huxley’s Japanese occupation. Adapted dystopian 1932 novel. It’s set from Booker Prize-winner in a seemingly perfect future J.G. Farrell’s novel by Oscarwinning world – but cracks start to screenwriter Christopher Hampton, appear with the arrival of John the Savage it stars David Morrissey and Charles Dance. (Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Alden Ehrenreich). Little Birds (Sky Atlantic) This sensual The North Water (BBC) Adapted from Ian six-part drama is based on the posthumously Mcguire’s 2016 novel, this four-part series will published erotic vignettes of French writer depict the harrowing exploits of a whaling Anais Nin. Set in 1955, it stars Juno Temple vessel called Volunteer and its crew. Stephen (centre) as New York heiress Lucy Savage, Graham is the captain, with Jack O’connell who embarks on a journey of self-discovery as the ship’s doctor and Colin Farrell as an in the degenerate Moroccan city of Tangier. unhinged harpooner. Tom Courtenay also stars.

6.15pm FILM The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Jennifer Lawrence. 9.00 Batwoman The crime-buster enlists

Luke and Julia Pennyworth.

10.00 Naked Attraction

7.25pm Come Dine with Me

8.00 Grand Designs

9.00 999: On the Front Line – Holiday Hell 10.00 24 Hours in A&E

11.05 999: What’s Your Emergency?

6.35pm The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Comedy drama sequel, starring Dev Patel and Maggie Smith.

9.00 Hell or High Water Drama, starring

Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine.

11.05 Dude, Where’s My Car? Comedy,

starring Seann William Scott.

Harry Potter: A Who’s Who of the Wizarding World Presented by Alex Zane. The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Greg Davies: The Back of My

Mum’s Head Stand-up comedy.

10.45 Condor

11.55 Road Wars 8.00 8.30 9.00

Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords FILM The Others A mother struggling to care for her light-sensitive children is convinced their country house is haunted. Period supernatural thriller, starring Nicole Kidman. Includes Access.

FILM Ghost Rider Fantasy thriller based on the comic book, starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes and Wes Bentley.