‘The Crown‘ Actor Prasanna Puwanarajah, ’Line of Duty’ Creator Jed Mercurio Team on ITV Adaptation of Pandemic Bestseller ‘Breathtaking’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Prasanna Puwanarajah, who stars as Martin Bashir on season 5 of “The Crown,” is working again with “Line of Duty” creator Jed Mercurio, this time on an adaptation of Rachel Clarke’s pandemic-themed bestseller “Breathtaking.” The book is being developed as a three-part as-yet-untitled drama for U.K. broadcaster ITV, Puwanarajah, who was formerly a doctor with the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS), as was Mercurio, told Variety. Clarke is writing the drama with Puwanarajah and Mercurio. Set during the time when the U.K. was being ravaged by COVID-19, Clarke’s book provides an insider’s look at the pandemic from a hospital doctor’s… Read Full Article