Lily James (Downton Abbey, Baby Driver) will star in The Pursuit of Love, a BBC One adaptation of Nancy Mitford's classic novel, written and directed by Emily Mortimer. Deadline reported that a three-part series has been ordered from BBC Studios-backed Moonage Pictures and Open Book.
Mortimer is currently writing a reboot of the popular British legal drama Rumpole of the Bailey, based on the book series by her father, John Mortimer. Commissioned by Charlotte Moore, director of BBC Content, and Piers Wenger, controller of BBC Drama, The Pursuit of Love will be produced by Rhonda Smith.