DRAMA | Crime - Buccaneer for Britbox

Irvine Welsh's novel Crime adapted for television shooting in and around Glasgow & Edinburgh.

Published

18.04.2021

CRIME - Buccaneer Media for Britbox

Director: James Strong & David Blair

DOP: Will Pugh & David Liddell

Trainspotting creator Irvine Welsh has adapted his novel CRIME alongside long-standing screenwriting partner Dean Cavanagh ("Wedding Belles") for BBC and ITV-backed streamer Britbox U.K.

Set in Edinburgh and directed by James Strong (Liar), CRIME will star Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible 2) as a detective who is investigating the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling his own personal demons. It is being produced by Buccaneer Media, Tony Wood and Dougray Scott. Executive producers are Welsh, Cavanagh, Richard Tulk-Hart and James Strong.

Supported out of our Glasgow branch, Director James Strong kicks off the first block with DOP Will Pugh opting for Sony Venice, Canon K35s and Angenieux Optimo Zoom lenses.

Shot On What?: Sony Venice & Rialto Cameras, TLS Rehoused Canon K35Angenieux Optimo Zooms