So, we’ve been doing a lot of auditioning the last couple of weeks. A lot more than anticipated actually! Oddly enough, the only characters people were hesitant about were Freddy Spinner and Emerald Lemmons. It was a bit saddening, as they were both going to be women of color, powerful, integral to Atticus’ life and so on. It made me realize that there aren’t enough older women of color in the entertainment world. Perhaps a challenge to tackle at some point! For now, we can only do so much. We’re still looking for Freddy at this moment, but we’ve found a good Emerald. We’re also still holding Drake for…a certain someone who will hopefully sign on in the next few months.
In the meantime, welcome to our cast!
This is Thomas Jennings and he’ll be tackling the lead role, Atticus McLaren.
Jayson Baird will be playing his little brother, Scout McLaren.
Mirren Childs is the lovely actress we finally found for Emerald Lemmons, Atticus’ professor and friend.
My awesome and patient colleague, Elizabeth Lockwood, as DI Bruce Barnes.
Mark Dawson as assistant curator, Grant Hildebrand.
Eilidh Fisher as Constable Haig.
And now, for a few faces you probably know!
Simon Kane of Mitchell and Webb and John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme fame will be playing Freddy’s eccentric neighbor, Humphrey Atherton!
And for the Battlestar Galactica and Dirk Gently fans, I give you:
Aaron Douglas who’s agreed to play Atticus’ old-fashioned and also slightly eccentric boss, Cornelius Smith!
It’s been a wild ride, but we’re almost at…the starting line. LOL! We’ll be fundraising in a couple of months, so if you’d actually like to see all these people together on the screen, we’re going to need your help! We really hope you decide to take this ride with us! Watch this space!
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