Filming is underway for a comic crime thriller sequence written by Frankie Boyle and Neil Webster, based on Boyle’s debut novel and directed by Jon S. Baird.
Glasgow actor James McAvoy leads the cast for the six half sequence that’s presently in manufacturing. Jamie Michie, Benedict Wong, Christopher Eccleston, Mark Bonnar, Shirley Henderson and Josette Simon are among the many stellar supporting cast.
Meantime is a Sky Original crime thriller starring BAFTA winner James McAvoy, based on Glasgow comic Frankie Boyle’s Sunday Times bestselling debut novel of the identical identify. The six-part sequence is directed by filmmaker Jon S. Baird and produced by Happy Tramp North and Expectation (Alma’s Not Normal, Malice) in affiliation with Sky Studios.
Meantime follows Felix McAveety (James McAvoy), a full-time addict whose greatest buddy is discovered murdered in a Glasgow park, leaving him because the police’s most handy suspect. In a fog of intoxication and paranoia, Felix units out to clear his identify, enlisting the assistance of an ageing former Detective Inspector turned crime novelist (Josette Simon) and a chaotic buddy (Jamie Michie).
“Their search for the truth becomes an exhilarating and frequently laugh-out-loud race through the murkier edges of contemporary Scotland, as events rapidly spiral out of control around him.”
Meantime, the novel, was revealed in 2022: “Meantime is a picaresque detective story set against the backdrop of post-referendum Scotland. Frankie Boyle’s compelling debut novel is a tale of murder and revenge, and of personal and political loss.”
The Guardian evaluation of the book states: “Imagine Withnail and I stumbling into a Bond movie co-written by William McIlvanney and Mick Herron, and that gives only a vague idea of the mashup that follows. Unsurprisingly, there are passages that are piercingly funny, especially when Boyle is on familiar turf.”
Meantime might be out there subsequent 12 months on Sky and streaming service NOW within the UK and Ireland. The present comes after Sky tailored Nick Cave’s novel The Death of Bunny Munro with Matt Smith taking part in the lead.
The sequence additionally stars Shauna Macdonald, Janine Harouni, Emun Elliott, Laurie Brett, Martin Quinn, Jordan Young, Lois Chimimba, Michael Moreland, Joy McAvoy, Hanna Stanbridge, Greg Hemphill, Robin Laing, Kate Donnely and George Robinson.
