Bookish

UKTV releases first-look images for new Mark Gatiss drama Bookish

Mark Gatiss stands in a bookshop, smiling with his chest puffed out and a balled fist placed on a book on a desk

The six-part drama follows Gabriel Book, who solves crimes from his antiquarian bookshop. Three cases will span two episodes each, as Book will need all his wits – and the volumes lining his shelves – to deliver justice.

In 1946, Book keeps his sexuality hidden with a ‘lavender marriage’ to Trottie (Polly Walker, Bridgerton), who runs the wallpaper shop next door.

Further casting announced for Mark Gatiss drama Bookish

The Alibi logo superimposed in front of a forest

Bookish follows the proprietor of an antiquarian bookshop as he assists the police in solving crimes.

Though not a detective by trade, Gabriel has all the knowledge he needs in the books lining his shelves. Set in postwar London, the consultant sleuth has to conceal his sexuality with a ‘lavender marriage’ to Trottie, played by Polly Walker (Bridgerton).