nancy springer enola holmes the case of the missing marquess

So – Sherlock Holmes?Ĭould I give Sherlock Holmes a daughter, as I had Robin Hood? No. I had read – and reread so often I had memorised – my mother's Sir Arthur Conan Doyle collection. What had I read in childhood about deepest, darkest London at the time of Jack the Ripper? Rowan Hood, daughter of Robin Hood, and I had read my mother's Robin Hood book when I was little. I am Mordred: A Tale of Camelot and I am Morgan Le Fay - both Arthurian – and I had read lots about King Arthur and his Round Table as a child. So I thought about other books I had done for him. I had never written historical fiction before, but I respected this editor’s judgment. “Actually,” he said, “I’d ask you to write about Jack the Ripper, but somebody else is already doing that.” Michael Green of Philomel Books, with whom I had a long time working relationship, who was very astute about what might sell, telephoned one day and asked me to write something set in deepest, darkest London at the time of Jack the Ripper. No one who asks this question expects the true answer: I developed the idea in response to an editor's request. When and how did the idea of a character like Enola Holmes occur to you? Were there any inspirations?

The screenplay has been drafted by the noted British screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne who has previously written for shows such as The Fades, This is England '88 and National Treasure films like A Long Way Down, Wonder and The Aeronauts, and acclaimed theatre productions such as The Solid Life of Sugar Water, Hope and most notably Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.Īhead of the release of the Netflix film, Nancy Springer spoke to Firstpost in an exclusive email interaction. The Netflix film is being helmed by Harry Bradbeer, known for his direction in award-winning shows like Fleabag and Killing Eve. Titled Enola Holmes, the film features Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown in the titular role along with Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes and Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes. Now, a Netflix screen adaptation of The Case of the Missing Marquess is all set for release.

Nancy springer enola holmes the case of the missing marquess