ITV have announced that the DCI Banks TV series, starring Stephen Tompkinson as Inspector Banks, will continue, with three more books being filmed. Shooting will begin in Spring 2011, and the three books adapted will be Playing with Fire, Friend of the Devil and Cold as the Grave.
For those who enjoyed Aftermath, these three additional dramas will certainly be welcome. If you haven’t read the books, you have plenty of time to do so before the shows air.
If you’ve watched Stephen Tompkinson in Aftermath on ITV, you may now want to read Peter’s novel Aftermath, that the story was taken from.
The book is now available with a TV tie-in cover, showing Tompkinson as Inspector Alan Banks. The book is available at all fine bookstores.
Peter has written an article for the Telegraph sharing his thoughts about the first Inspector Banks TV drama, Aftermath, due to air on Monday 27 September on ITV. He discusses his thoughts about the TV show, the process of getting it made, and even lets out the secret that he has a small walk-on role in the show. See if you can spot Peter when you watch!
Peter has just found out that he has won this year’s Harbourfront Festival prize, “based on the merits of his own published work and the time he has invested in nurturing the next generation of literary talent.” This prize is given by the International Festival of Authors.
Robinson was selected by a jury comprising John van Driel, vice-president of programming operations at Classical 96.3 FM, National Post reporter Mark Medley, and IFOA director Geoffrey E. Taylor. Previous winners include Wayson Choy, Helen Humphreys, Paul Quarrington, and Jane Urquhart. The prize will be presented on Oct. 30, the closing night of the IFOA.
See just below for Peter’s events at the International Festival of Authors in Toronto.
Peter will be making a number of appearances at the International Festival of Authors in his home town of Toronto. There are four events scheduled. Here’s where you can meet Peter and get your books signed:
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 8:00pm
Brigantine Room, 235 Queens Quay West
Reading
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 3:00pm
Brigantine Room, 235 Queens Quay West
Round Table: The Rap Sheet – Mystery writers talk about the scary stuff
Sunday, October 31, 2010, 1:00pm
Books & Company, Picton
Reading and round table
Friday, November 5, 2010, 7:30pm
Art Gallery of Windsor
Reading
The first episode of the two-part drama based on Peter Robinson’s novel Aftermath is due to air on ITV in the UK on September 27 at 9:00 pm. ITV has issued a press release with a brief summary and a full cast list.
At the same time, an interview with Stephen Tompkinson has been published, where the actor discusses his work on the series as Inspector Alan Banks.
