Quiz. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2018 book
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Quiz
James Graham, 2018
TV series vs book
Stephen Frears, 2020

In 2001, at the height of the public obsession with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, The morning after Ingram bumbled his way to a million pounds, broadcaster ITV and production company Celador realized something had been amiss: a series of coughs by the Ingrams’ alleged accomplice, Tecwen Whittock, may have led Ingram to the answers.


Quiz. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2015 book, Bad Show: The Quiz, The Cough, The Millionaire Major
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Bad Show: The Quiz, The Cough, The Millionaire Major
Bob Woffinden, James Plaskett, 2015
TV series vs book
Stephen Frears, 2020

In 2001, at the height of the public obsession with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, The morning after Ingram bumbled his way to a million pounds, broadcaster ITV and production company Celador realized something had been amiss: a series of coughs by the Ingrams’ alleged accomplice, Tecwen Whittock, may have led Ingram to the answers.


Jamaica Inn. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 1936 book
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Jamaica Inn
Daphne du Maurier, 1936
TV series vs book
Philippa Lowthorpe, 2014-2015

In 1821, Mary Yellan is uprooted to live with her Aunt Patience after her mother dies. Mary finds Aunt Patience under the spell of her husband, Joss Merlyn after she arrives at Jamaica Inn, a coaching inn he owns in Cornwall. Mary soon realizes that the inn has no guests and is being used as the hub of Joss’ ‘free’ trade.


The Child in Time. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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The Child in Time
Ian McEwan, 1987
movie vs book
Julian Farino, 2017

A successful writer of children’s books is confronted with the unthinkable —he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, he realises his daughter is gone. Kate’s absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.