The cast has been revealed for BBC Two’s Stonemouth, a new adaptation of Iain Banks’ novel.

The two-part drama begins filming in Scotland later this month and will star Peter Mullan (Trainspotting), Gary Lewis (Merlin), Sharon Small (Inspector Lynley Mysteries), Christian Cooke (The Promise) and Charlotte Spencer (Glue).

Written by David Kane (The Field Of Blood, Prime Suspect) and directed by Charles Martin (Run, Wallander), Stonemouth is the first TV adaptation of Banks’ work since his death in 2013.

Stonemouth is described as “a rite-of-passage tale delving into love, loyalty and vengeance”, focusing on the character of Stewart Gilmour (Christian Cooke), who returns to the fictional village of Stonemouth for his best friend’s funeral. Run out of town a year earlier by girlfriend Ellie Murston’s criminal family, Stewart is forced to face up to his own past whilst uncovering the sinister truth behind his friend’s apparent suicide.

Charlotte Spencer plays Ellie Murston and Peter Mullan plays her father Don, the no-nonsense head of Stonemouth’s most notorious criminal family. Sharon Small plays Don’s wife and Ellie’s mother, Connie, with Gary Lewis playing local businessman Mike MacAvett.

The cast also includes Brian Gleeson (The Eagle), Joy McAvoy (Filth), Samuel Robertson (River City), Kevin Mains (Cilla), Jack Greenless (Suspects), Gerard Miller (Short History Of Confetti), Gilly Gilchrist (River City), Chris Fulton and Naomi Battrick (Blood).

Executive producer Christopher Aird commented: “I am so pleased some of the best acting talent in the country will be appearing in Stonemouth. The scripts are really strong and we are very excited to be bringing Iain Banks’ novel to the screen in 2015.”

Stonemouth will air on BBC One Scotland and BBC Two next year.

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