Martin Clunes (Doc Martin, Reggie Perrin) will play Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in a new three-part series for ITV "inspired by a real-life case tackled by the author," the Telegraph reported. Arthur & George is based on the novel by Julian Barnes, and ITV director of television Peter Fincham described the adaptation as "an extraordinary mystery with racial overtones," making it "a very modern story" despite its Edwardian setting. The series goes into production this fall and will be adapted by Ed Whitmore (Silent Witness, Waking the Dead).
