The Long Knives (The CRIME series)

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Cosa succede quando un esponente politico conservatore piuttosto noto viene brutalmente assassinato attraverso l'evirazione? E quando qualche tempo prima un altro pezzo grosso stava per subire la stessa sorte? Qualcuno tende a mettere i bastoni tra le ruote a chi indaga per non scoprire altri altarini sordidi. Ha senso andare avanti? Alla fine chi ha il coltello dalla parte del manico sembra farla sempre franca, a meno che non incontri qualcuno che ha parecchio da vendicare.

Ma, a prescindere da ogni considerazione, I lunghi coltelli è un romanzo che mette in discussione ogni valore morale e che punta a squarciarti la pancia (e non solo...) a causa dei tuoi errori e delle tue debolezze. Irvine Welsh travalica i confini del bene e del male per raccontare - a modo suo - una storia fatta di dolore, rabbia e ingiustizia, dove i buoni diventano cattivi perché tutti sono andati troppo oltre e non si torna più indietro. Bradley Welsh, 48, was shot outside his Edinburgh home in April 2019, and was known for his work across the city as well as running the Holyrood Boxing Gym.

On 23 July 2020, BritBox announced that Irvine Welsh would be adapting Crime as a six-part miniseries for streaming service with Irvine Welsh adapting his own book alongside Dean Cavanagh. [3] The series is set in Edinburgh but filmed there and Glasgow. [4] Second series [ edit ] I tend to use humour to give the reader a break. If you’re forcing people to look at potentially intolerable material, you have to give them space to reset; you can show as much darkness as possible as long as you’re groping in some ways for the light switch. after newsletter promotion So there are some new characters in there, and to be honest it’s quite a lot darker than the book or the film. If I’m just sitting there typing away thinking ‘this is nice, this is nice’ and nothing’s happening, then nothing’s going to happen for the reader either,” he said.

However, events over there soon reminded him of the child murder case in Edinburgh that caused him to suffer the breakdown in the first place. Read More Related Articles A jury had found Orman guilty of shooting the 48-year-old on his front door step after he had returned to his New Town home from his boxing gym. The story goes that Trainspotting stood to be Booker-shortlisted in 1993 until two judges threatened to quit. Do you ever think what might have been? In 2021, Sean Orman, 31 was jailed the murder of Bradley Welsh following a 12 day trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. After the life Gulliver has led, the suspects are many: corporate rivals, political opponents, the countless groups he's offended. And the vulnerable and marginalised, who bore the brunt of his cruelty - those without a voice, without a choice, without a chance.

Premessa: con questo libro io e Irvine Welsh abbiamo festeggiato 30 anni di grande e smisurata amicizia. Correva infatti l'anno '93 quando ci conoscemmo grazie a Trainspotting. Questo solo per dire che ogni mio giudizio può essere influenzato da fattori quali l'affetto verso quel mondo e la conoscenza dei suoi personaggi e delle sue storie. You have the book out and a few days later we start filming [it]. We’re in pre-production now, so it’s kind of record time.” Carmichael, Morgan (20 October 2022). "Hollywood star Dougray Scott spotted filming in Glasgow for Irvine Welsh drama Crime" . Retrieved 14 May 2023. BritBox announces a set of debut originals". Royal Television Society. 23 July 2020 . Retrieved 14 May 2023. Mangan, Lucy (18 November 2021). "Crime review – Irvine Welsh's first TV drama is a dreich and plodding affair". The Guardian.