BBC announces new Bernadine Evaristo adaptation starring Lennie James
The life-affirming story of family, love and being true to yourself was widely acclaimed for its trailblazing depiction of homosexuality in Britain's elder Caribbean community.
Lennie James will star as the flamboyant and retro-suited Barrington Jedidiah Walker, or Esq. Barry to his friends. He said: "I can't wait to get Barrington's swagger on and help tell this crucial and complicated love story. As funny as it is sad. As full of heart as it is heartache..."