When is The Miniaturist on BBC One, who’s in the cast with Romola Garai and what’s the Jessie Burton adaptation about?
THE Miniaturist has sold over one million copies since it was first published in 2014.
And now the BBC has adapted the dramatic tale into an epic series with an all-star cast. Here's the scoop on the series...
When is The Miniaturist on BBC One?
The Miniaturist will be split into two parts across the Christmas period.
Episode one is 90 minutes long, and aired on Boxing Day at 9pm on BBC One.
It will conclude TONIGHT, December 27, at the same time with a 60-minute instalment.
Both parts will then become available on BBC iPlayer.
The epic series was filmed in both Holland and the UK.
What is The Miniaturist about?
Set in Amsterdam in 1686, The Miniaturist follows the story of 18-year-old Nella Oortman (Anya Taylor-Joy) in Amsterdam.
She is excited for a new life as the wife of merchant, Johannes Brandt, but instead finds herself in a world of betrayal, fear and mystery when she moves into his grand mansion.
Gifted a dollhouse replica of their house, Nella starts to notice a mysterious connection between the miniature figures who inhabit the dollhouse and their real-life counterparts.
Nella soon discovers why her husband is avoiding her and the many secrets of the household - and that the dollhouse may hold the key to more.
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Who is in the cast of The Miniaturist?
The BBC have assembled a cast of esteemed acting talent for the highly-anticipated screen adaptation.
The Miniaturist will feature recognisable faces from both stage and screen.
- Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, Split, The New Mutants)
- Romola Garai (Atonement, Suffragette)
- Alex Hassell (Torchwood, Anonymous, Suburbicon, Miranda)
- Paapa Essiedu (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Utopia)
- Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake)
- Emily Berrington (The Inbetweeners 2, The White Queen, Humans)