“The Singapore Grip,” a new drama from ITV, is facing intense scrutiny over its depiction of colonialism, with British East and Southeast Asian media advocacy group BEATS calling the series “harmful ...

ITV is adapting J.G. Farrell’s World War II novel The Singapore Grip with a script from Oscar winner Christopher Hampton. The British broadcaster has ordered a six-part series produced by Poldark and ...

Related: The Singapore Grip's David Morrissey says Britain needs to "be honest" about "ourselves and our history" When the broadcaster released a trailer for the six-part series earlier this month, ...

Unfortunately, instead of playing it straight, the cast in Christopher Hampton’s adaptation play their roles as broad caricatures. It’s all a bit stale, right down to the casting. There’s ruthless ...

In March 2020, when it became clear that my university campus was about to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, I hastily grabbed from my office shelves my well-thumbed copies of JG Farrell’s Empire ...

ITV has commissioned The Singapore Grip, adapted by Christopher Hampton (Atonement, Dangerous Liaisons) from Booker Prize winner J.G. Farrell’s novel. The Singapore Grip is an epic story set during ...