Bookish (TV series)
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Bookish is a British crime drama television series from Mark Gatiss. It was renewed for a second series prior to the broadcast of the first series.
Infobox
Screenplay by
Mark GatissMatthew Sweet
Directed by
Carolina Giammetta
Starring
mw- Mark Gatiss Polly Walker Elliot Levey Daniel Mays Joely Richardson
Theme music composer
Sarah Warne
Country of origin
United KingdomBelgium
Original language
English
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
6
Executive producers
Jo McGrath Walter Iuzzolino
Producer
Christopher Arcache
Running time
48 minutes
Production companies
Eagle Eye Drama Happy Duck Films
Network
U&Alibi
Release
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) –present
Tables
· Episodes
1
1
No.
1
Title
"Slightly Foxed: Part 1"
Directed by
Carolina Giammetta
Written by
Mark Gatiss, Polly Walker & Matthew Sweet
Original release date
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)
2
2
No.
2
Title
"Slightly Foxed: Part 2"
Directed by
Carolina Giammetta
Written by
Mark Gatiss & Tim Morris
Original release date
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)
3
3
No.
3
Title
"Deadly Nitrate: Part 1"
Directed by
Carolina Giammetta
Written by
Tim Morris & Matthew Sweet
Original release date
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)
4
4
No.
4
Title
"Deadly Nitrate: Part 2"
Directed by
Carolina Giammetta
Written by
Mark Gatiss, Tim Morris & Matthew Sweet
Original release date
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)
5
5
No.
5
Title
"Such Devoted Sisters: Part 1"
Directed by
Carolina Giammetta
Written by
Mark Gatiss, Tim Morris & Matthew Sweet
Original release date
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)
6
6
No.
6
Title
"Such Devoted Sisters: Part 2"
Directed by
Carolina Giammetta
Written by
Mark Gatiss, Tim Morris & Matthew Sweet
Original release date
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Slightly Foxed: Part 1" | Carolina Giammetta | Mark Gatiss, Polly Walker & Matthew Sweet | 16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) |
| 2 | "Slightly Foxed: Part 2" | Carolina Giammetta | Mark Gatiss & Tim Morris | 16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) |
| 3 | "Deadly Nitrate: Part 1" | Carolina Giammetta | Tim Morris & Matthew Sweet | 16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) |
| 4 | "Deadly Nitrate: Part 2" | Carolina Giammetta | Mark Gatiss, Tim Morris & Matthew Sweet | 16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) |
| 5 | "Such Devoted Sisters: Part 1" | Carolina Giammetta | Mark Gatiss, Tim Morris & Matthew Sweet | 16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) |
| 6 | "Such Devoted Sisters: Part 2" | Carolina Giammetta | Mark Gatiss, Tim Morris & Matthew Sweet | 16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) |
References
- Film Storieshttps://filmstories.co.uk/news/bookish-mark-gatiss-to-co-write-and-star-in-crime-drama-for-alibi/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/how-to-watch-bookish/
- Geek Townhttps://www.geektown.co.uk/2024/04/10/uktvs-alibi-orders-bookish-new-detective-drama-written-by-starring-mark-gatiss/
- Advance Televisionhttps://advanced-television.com/2024/04/29/filming-begins-on-bookish-for-alibi/
- IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt32066226/episodes/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/04/mark-gatiss-bookish-uktv-crime-drama-1235879374/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/call-the-midwife-poldark-mark-gatiss-bookish-newsupdate/
- Digital Spyhttps://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a64790625/bookish-second-series-confirmed/
- Televisualhttps://www.televisual.com/news/gatiss-creates-uktv-drama-series-bookish/
- The Sydney Morning Heraldhttps://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/mark-gatiss-is-brilliant-in-this-series-just-don-t-call-it-cosy-crime-20250715-p5mf3s.html