LOVEJOY: CLASSIC BBC DRAMA REBOOTED FOR NEW SERIES FROM SEE-SAW FILMS

See-Saw Films, the producers of Apple TV's hit Slow Horses, have won the rights to produce a new contemporary reimagining TV series based on Dr John Grant's bestselling novels Lovejoy.

Originally published under the name Jonathan Gash, the series of novels spans 24 books and were first adapted by the BBC into a long running series which ran from 1986 to 1994 with Ian McShane in the lead role.

Coombs Moylett Maclean Literary Agency's Lisa Moylett commented: "Jonathan Gash created an extraordinarily vivid and complex Lovejoy. A morally ambiguous, often unpleasant anti-hero brought to life through taut prose and page-turning stories steeped in the shadowy world of antiques. It was essential that any new adaptation kept the books front and centre...

"See-Saw’s bold, assured vision, led by Lisa Gilchrist and Helen Gregory, demonstrated exactly how to preserve the books’ wit and grit while reimagining them for today’s audience. We are thrilled to work with them to bring this remarkable legacy back to the screen."

More details will be announced in due course. The new was revealed by industry outlet Deadline.