Luke Evans and Sarah Solemani join Elizabeth to talk about the journey of Elizabeth’s 2017 novel The Party to its new five-part ITV adaptation. Luke stars as the show’s protagonist, Martin Gilmour, and Sarah stars as his wife, Lucy… oh and she also brilliantly adapted the novel for screen. The trio discuss the making of this exciting new drama for TV, how Luke discovered the book and kick-started the process and what the show is about. They discuss themes including: sexuality, the class system in the UK, shame, women leading production, culture on sets in today’s world and friendship. This bonus episode is brought to you by @arlalactoFREE - all the taste, easier to digest.IN THIS EPISODE00:00 Introduction01:42 Luke Discovers the Novel02:51 Finding the Screenwriter04:45 Adapting Into Five Episodes07:13 What The Party Is About09:44 Casting Lucy and Onscreen Marriage13:04 Collaboration and Set Rewrites18:09 Women Leading the Production19:35 Set Culture and Final Day Speech21:15 Author Visits Set and Craft Details22:26 Friendship, Desire and Identity25:08 Class, Shame and Final TakeawaysWANT MORE?Luke Evans - swap.fm/l/2AAJhVeDNGdKIJGdznR9 LINKS + MENTIONS:
The Party starts Sunday 11th October 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX. The series airs for three consecutive nights: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, concluding with the fourth and final episode the following Sunday 18th and Monday 19th. Or you can binge all five episodes on ITVX.
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