Exclusive: Dougray Scott is leading the BBC’s adaptation of J.J. Arcanjo’s Crookhaven, while an Adolescence breakout has been cast as one of the students.
Scott, the star of Crime and Vigil, will play Caspian Lockett, the headmaster and leader of the secretive Crookhaven, a school for crooks where students learn how to hone their skills in order to do good. Based on the hit book series, the students, or Crooklings, are trained to perfect their unusual skills to bring balance, justice and order to the outside world.
Scott is joined by Claire Forlani (Industry), who plays his wife Carmen, along with Keith Allen (Shallow Grave) and Naomi Wirthner (Slow Horses).
The ensemble selected to play Crookhaven’s gifted Crooklings include Amari Bacchus, who played an integral role as Di Bascombe’s son Adam Bascombe in the second ep of Adolescence, Netflix’s breakout hit of the year. He...
Scott, the star of Crime and Vigil, will play Caspian Lockett, the headmaster and leader of the secretive Crookhaven, a school for crooks where students learn how to hone their skills in order to do good. Based on the hit book series, the students, or Crooklings, are trained to perfect their unusual skills to bring balance, justice and order to the outside world.
Scott is joined by Claire Forlani (Industry), who plays his wife Carmen, along with Keith Allen (Shallow Grave) and Naomi Wirthner (Slow Horses).
The ensemble selected to play Crookhaven’s gifted Crooklings include Amari Bacchus, who played an integral role as Di Bascombe’s son Adam Bascombe in the second ep of Adolescence, Netflix’s breakout hit of the year. He...
- 6/4/2025
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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