BBC to Adapt a Neil Gaiman Short Story For a Neverwhere Spin-Off

By Maryann Yin 

Neil Gaiman TruthThe BBC has announced plans to create a spin-off to the Neverwhere radio adaptation. According to io9, Dirk Maggs will serve as the director for How the Marquis Got His Coat Back.

The new project, a 45-minute drama, will be based off of a Neil Gaiman short story. The piece was originally published in the 2014 anthology, Rogues.

RadioTimes reports that “the full-cast dramatisation will follow Neverwhere’s cunning Marquis de Carabas as he seeks out his legendary garment in the magical alternate-London realm of London Below, where the action of the original Neverwhere took place.” The air date has been scheduled for late 2016. (via Neil Gaiman’s Tumblr page)