The Confessions of Frannie Langton is an upcoming British four-part period drama television series based on the novel of the same name by Sara Collins, adapted by Collins herself and produced by Drama Republic for ITV.
| The Confessions of Frannie Langton | |
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| Based on | The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins |
| Written by | Sara Collins |
| Directed by | Andrea Harkin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Carol Harding |
| Production company | Drama Republic |
| Distributor | All3Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
It was announced in August 2020 that ITV had commissioned an adaptation of Collins' novel, marking ITV's first commission from Drama Republic. Collins herself would adapt and executive produce the work alongside Greg Brenman and Rebecca de Souza also executive producing and Carol Harding producing. Andrea Harkin would direct the drama.[1]
In August 2021, it was announced Karla-Simone Spence, Sophie Cookson, and Patrick Martins would star in the series with Spence taking the titular role. Stephen Campbell Moore, Steven Mackintosh, and Henry Pettigrew had also joined the cast.[2]
Receiving support from Screen Yorkshire and Production Intelligence, principal photography took place across Yorkshire, beginning in August 2021 and wrapping in November. Markéta Korinkova designed the sets for the series. Filming locations included Wakefield, Mansion House on St Helen's Square and the former post office on Lendal in York,[3] Sledmere House, Kingston upon Hull, and Versa Studios in Leeds.[4]