Ann Cleeves, interviewed by Dr Sarah Gordy MBE
Season 4, Episode 1, Feb 09, 2022, 12:31 PM
Actor Sarah Gordy MBE speaks to Ann Cleeves, an award-winning crime writer whose books have been brought to life on the television and often feature characters who have Down's syndrome. Her book The Long Call has just been aired on ITV.
Ann Cleeves is an award-winning crime writer whose books have been brought to life on the television. Her novels were dramatised as the TV detective series Vera, in which actor Daniel Laurie, who has Down's syndrome, played character Adam Beecher. The BBC also adapted her Shetland series into a popular drama, and now her book The Long Call, has just been aired on ITV. In it, actor Sarah Gordy plays one of the main characters. So in this special podcast, we’ve handed the mic over to Sarah to interview Ann herself. They chat about Ann’s career, inspiration, and some very interesting jobs she’s done in the past.