Deadline reports that it will be penned by Stephen Butchard, who is fresh off writing The Last Kingdom, which was the BBC America adaptation of The Saxon Stories historical novels.
The Child In Time will be a one-off rather than an ongoing series like The Last Kingdom, but Butchard should have the experience with bringing novels to life to craft a successful TV movie for Benedict Cumberbatch.
If anybody has the skills the pull off a killer script for a BBC book adaptation, it’s Stephen Butchard.
The Child In Time TV movie will run for 90 minutes on BBC One.