Arthur & George (miniseries)

Arthur & George is a three-part British television drama based on the book of the same name by Julian Barnes, based in turn on the real-life Great Wyrley Outrages. The first episode aired on 2 March 2015 on ITV. It stars Martin Clunes as Arthur Conan Doyle.[1]

Arthur & George
GenreDrama
Based onArthur & George by Julian Barnes
Written byEd Whitmore
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Release
Original networkITV, STV, UTV
Original release2 March (2015-03-02) –
16 March 2015 (2015-03-16)

Cast

Fictions

While the source book itself is not intended to be strictly historically accurate, the TV series contains additional inventions, such as the murder of a blacksmith and the death of a dog walker at the fictional Rugeley Falls. Conan Doyle's chief suspect Royden Sharp is included in the story, but his suicide is invented to provide a tidy conclusion to the drama.

Production

The production filmed sections of episodes two and three in Kent. The Chatham Historic Dockyard was used to film London street scenes, including the outside of the Metropolitan Police station, George Edalji's lodgings and the night sequence in which Sir Arthur secretly follows George Edalji.[2]

Awards
  • Nominee Critics Choice Television Awards 2016 [3] Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series — Martin Clunes
  • Nominee Satellite Awards 2016 [4] Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television — Martin Clunes

Ratings
EpisodeRatings (in millions)
Sourced by BARB
1
6.29
2
4.32
3
3.91

References
  1. Stephenson, David Martin Clunes: 'Everything becomes difficult at my age' The Sunday Express, 1 March 2015. Accessed 8 July 2015
  2. Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Arthur & George Article".
  3. IMDb. "Arthur & George Critics Choice Television Award"..
  4. IMDb. "Arthur & George Satellite Award"..


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