David Morrissey, Luke Treadway and Charles Dance have been cast in “The Singapore Grip,” an ITV drama adaptation of the J.G. Farrell novel. Oscar winning screenwriter and playwright Christopher ...

“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 ...

The Singapore Grip will explore one of the "darkest" and least-known moments of the Second World War, according to its screenwriter. The new ITV drama focuses on a British family living in Singapore ...

We may be heading into Autumn but a sizzling new ITV drama is set to transport us straight to sizzling 1940s Singapore this September. J.G. Farrell’s novel, The Singapore Grip, has been adapted into a ...

Epic story. Epic stars. And epic locations. Yes, The Singapore Grip is one of the biggest dramas of the year, a love story set against the backdrop of the Japanese invasion of Singapore – one of the ...

The Singapore Grip caused some controversy ahead of its premiere tonight (September 13) after it was accused of showing a "harmful and deeply upsetting" portrayal of colonialism. Based on the 1978 ...

The Walking Dead star David Morrissey and Traitors’ Luke Treadaway are to star in ITV’s adaptation of J.G. Farrell’s World War II novel The Singapore Grip. The pair will feature in the six-part series ...

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 ...