The Misadventures of Doyle Watson

The Misadventures of Doyle Watson is a Anglo-American period crime mini-series adaptation of the novels of the same name written by Ifan Barber. It is produced by Netflix in association with Lionsgate and BBC Drama.

It stars Jonathan Groff as an American war veteran and police officer who is stationed in a small English village after a gruesome murder takes place. It co-stars Amanda Abbington and Colin Firth as Clara and Christopher Morgan, the figure heads of the town who live in the manor just outside it.

Background
BBC Drama announced in early 2013 that it had acquired the rights to the bestselling crime novel saga The Misadventures of Doyle Watson to produce a multi-episode serial for BBC One. The first batch of episodes were slated to premiere over the Christmas period of the same year, but plans never came to pass and BBC Drama abandoned the project. In July 2015, while speaking at San Diego Comic Con, writer Ifan Barber revealed he was in talks with Netflix to produce a 6-episode adaptation of the first novel, The Secret Abode, however the rights to broadcast remained with the BBC.

A month later, in August 2015, it was announced that BBC Drama had reached a deal with Netflix and American production company Lionsgate to bring the proposed television series back to life. It was then confirmed in October 2015 that a deal had been made and Netflix would receive exclusive international broadcasting rights.

It was revealed just prior to filming in March 2016 that Jonathan Groff, who had just completed his run as King George in the majorly successful Broadway production of Lin Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, would star in the series as the titular character. Amanda Abbington was then cast as Clara Morgan, and acclaimed actor Colin Firth was cast as her husband Christopher there after. Additional castings were confirmed also, including Steve Pemberton as Norris Wallerby and Miranda Richardson as Lorna Galloway.

Filming began on August 5th 2016 and concluded eight weeks later in October 2016.

The first trailer was released on December 25th 2016 after the conclusion of the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special on BBC One. It was the first time an advertisement had appeared on the BBC for a programme not to be broadcast on any of the corporation's networks. Netflix then premiered an extended international trailer on their social media at Midnight on December 26th, which revealed the castings of Emma Thompson as Doreen Knox, Karen Gillan as Hannah Knox and Hugh Laurie as Colonel Archibald Knox.

The trailer also confirmed the series would remain close to the novel, revealing that the victim would be Tanya Heathers, portrayed by Gillian Anderson. Frank Dillane was then added to the cast as Norman Heathers, Tanya's nephew and the prime suspect in the investigation until Doyle arrives.