KEELEY HAWES, MAX BEESLEY TO LEAD MIDWICH CUCKOOS SF CLASSIC TV SERIES ADAPTATION FOR SKY! 1ST EMMA MACKEY PHOTO AS EMILY BRONTE, OLIVER JACKSON COHEN JOINS CAST

 THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS CASTS 

KEELEY HAWES & MAX BEESLEY AS LEADS OF THE SF SERIES

Joyful news indeed as our dearest Keeley Hawes is returning to the small screens as the lead in Sky's eight episode adaptation of THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS

Keeley Hawes will take the lead role

sf novel by John Wyndham. Max Beesley will co star! To shoot next month, it is set in Midwich, a small English commuter town that is liberal and aspirational, populated by nuclear families and affluent high streets. A place where nothing much happens – and for a very good reason. That is until the twilight hours of a summer’s day when a sleepy corner of Midwich is plunged into panic. People pass out on their feet without warning, without reason. Anyone who tries to enter meets the same fate. And nobody can understand why. When the mysterious blackout is lifted, life for those affected returns to apparent normality – except every woman of child bearing age inside the zone has suddenly and inexplicably fallen pregnant. As news spreads and tensions simmer, it is up to gifted

Max Beesley will play the cop in the series

psychotherapist Dr Susannah Zellaby (Hawes) to help support those affected through the emotional wilderness. Susannah’s own daughter, Cassie, has fallen pregnant and harbours deep concerns about who, or what, is behind this phenomenon. Local officer DCI Paul Kirby (Beesley) is tasked with maintaining order but unbeknownst to them all, a terrifying force is building in the comfortable streets of Midwich. These children – potential parasites – flourish under the very love and care that their families give them. Who are these children? And what do they want? Aisling Loftus, Ukweli Roach, Synnøve Karlsen, Lara Rossi, Lewis Reeves, Rebekah Staton and Anneika Rose also star.

 FIRST LOOK AT EMMA MACKEY 

IN EMILY BRONTE DRAMA MOVIE

In other news from UK, Frances O'Connor has unveiled the first photo from her directorial debut EMILY in which Emma Mackey is playing the author of the famous Wuthering Heights. Emily Beecham and Joe Alwyn

First look at Emma Mackey in Emily which is currently shooting

are no longer in the cast, but their places have been filled by Fionn Whitehead, Oliver Jackson Cohen, Alexandra Dowling, Amelia Gething, Gemma Jones and Adrian Dunbar! Oscar winning costume designer Michael O'Connor is doing the costumes.