The Burning Girls

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The Burning Girls
Based onThe Burning Girls
by C.J. Tudor
Screenplay by
Directed by Charles Martin
Kieron Hawkes
Starring
Theme music composer Lorne Balfe
Michael Bitton [1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Tony Wood
  • C.J. Tudor
  • Hans Rosenfeldt
  • Richard Talk-Hart
ProducerAnn Harrison-Baxter
Cinematography
  • Gary Shaw
  • Dale Elena McCready
Editors
  • Eve Doherty
  • Joel Skinner
  • Mark Hermida
Running time46-57 minutes
Production companies
  • Buccaneer Media
  • VIS
Original release
Network Paramount+
Release19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

The Burning Girls is a British television series based on the novel of the same name by C.J. Tudor, adapted by Hans Rosenfeldt and Camilla Ahlgren. Developed by Buccaneer Media for Paramount+, it stars Samantha Morton and Ruby Stokes. The series premiered on 19 October 2023.

Contents

Synopsis

A Reverend and her daughter arrive in the village of Chapel Croft looking for a new start following a sudden loss. However, the sleepy village may have secrets of its own. [2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Jack Roth as Vagrant
  • Mollie Holder as Merry Lane
  • Safia Oakley-Green as Joy Harris
  • Beth Cordingly as Emma Harper, Rosie's mother and Simon's wife
  • Erin Ainsworth as Poppy Harper, Rosie's younger sister
  • Charlie Hamblett as Benjamin Grady
  • Sienna-Mae Miller as Abigail
  • Summer Miller as Maggie
  • Catherine Harvey as Judith Lane
  • Charlie Price as Jacob Lane
  • Aaron-Jon North as Jonathan
  • Liam Hatch as Tom Harper
  • Lorelei Winterfrost as Ruby

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [3]
1"One" Charles Martin Hans Rosenfeldt 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)
2"Two"Charles MartinCamilla Ahlgren19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)
3"Three"Charles MartinHans Rosenfeldt19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)
4"Four"Kieron HawkesCamilla Ahlgren19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)
5"Five"Kieron HawkesCamilla Ahlgren19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)
6"Six"Kieron HawkesHans Rosenfeldt19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

Production

In March 2021 it was revealed that Hans Rosenfeldt would adapt the C.J. Tudor novel The Burning Girls for Buccaneer Media. Rosenfeldt had previously worked with the company developing the television series Marcella. [4] Rosenfeldt later revealed he was working on the adaptation with Camilla Ahlgren, with whom he had previously collaborated with on popular noir series The Bridge . [5] The series was one of the first Paramount+ UK commissions, authorised by Sebastian Cardwell, deputy chief content officer for the UK at Paramount, in April 2022 ahead of the launch of its streaming service in the United Kingdom in the summer of 2022. [6]

Casting

In September 2022 Samantha Morton and Ruby Stokes were announced in the cast. [7] Announced to be joining them that month were Conrad Khan, Rupert Graves, Élodie Grace Orkin, Janie Dee, David Dawson, Paul Bradley, Jane Lapotaire, Jack Roth, Mollie Holder, Safia Oakley-Green, Beth Cordingly, Bethany Monk-Lane, and John Macmillian. [8] The book's author C.J. Tudor posted on social media that they “could not be more thrilled that these fantastic actors are bringing my book to life”. [9]

Filming

Principal photography on the series was reported to have started in September 2022. [10] In November 2022 location filming was reported by local media in the Buckinghamshire village of Stokenchurch, with filming at the Stokenchurch Community Centre and on The Common. [11] Keys scenes for the series were filmed in the Sussex countryside near Chichester, with the majority filmed in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

Release

The series was released on 19 October 2023 on Paramount+ in select countries. [12] In November of 2024 it was re-released on Netflix [13]

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