Mackintosh’s The Last Party optioned for TV by ITV Studios’ 5 Acts Productions

Claire Mackintosh’s thriller The Last Party (Sphere) has been optioned for TV by Cardiff-based 5 Acts Productions, which launched at the turn of the year and sits within ITV Studios. 

Creative director David P Davis, whose previous credits include “Industry”, “Electric Dreams” and “Doctor Who”, struck a deal for screen rights with Camilla Young at Curtis Brown.

Davis said: "From the very first page I was totally hooked on The Last Party. For me it’s the perfect alchemy of great characters, a glorious setting and wonderfully crafted intrigue. Clare has written a novel perfectly suited for dramatisation and I couldn’t be more proud she’s entrusted 5 Acts with the adaptation."

The first in a new series, The Last Party, which will be published on 4th August 2022, follows DC Ffion Morgan as she investigates the murder of Rhys Lloyd, a home-grown hero who has returned to build controversial holiday homes on the shore of Llyn Drych (Mirror Lake), but who is found floating dead in the water on New Year’s Day, the morning after a party brought together the feuding community. 

Morgan has to scrutinise her neighbours, friends and family, but in a village with this many secrets, a murder is just the beginning.

Mackintosh said: “It was exciting to have a huge amount of interest in adapting The Last Party, but 5 Acts stood out from the start. I loved David’s passion for the story, and was impressed by his commitment to the Welsh culture, language and settings. I know he’ll create something truly spectacular for the screen and I can’t wait to see the spiky, unfiltered DC Ffion Morgan brought to life.”