The problem was that they were given such a short slot to fit the story into. I'm sure if they had their way, it would have at least been a two-parter to give more room for character and plot development.
For those who have only read Peter James's early Roy Grace books, his writing does get a...
Yes, I believe so. They were also using the ground floor of that building as production offices for a short while.
I saw an interview with Simm which said he had already moved to Brighton, and was starting the process of this before starting Grace.
Condensing the book into around 90 minutes was always going to be a tough ask, particularly when you also need to introduce some of the characters and (in Roy's case) backstory, but think they did a very good job. I'd have preferred a longer treatment, spread over two nights (say), so that some...