Bookish

Created by and starring Mark Gatiss. In London’s Archangel Lane is a bookshop aptly named after its eccentric but whip-smart literary enthusiast, former military spy now turned maverick detective, Book relishes helping the police solve their most complex murder cases. He lives happily with his sassy, exuberant wife Trottie who owns the wallpaper shop next door. Friends from childhood, they share a deep bond of love and respect for each other but theirs is a ‘lavender marriage’ of mutual convenience. For Book is gay man at a time when homosexuality is illegal. Blissfully happy at home, Book nevertheless carries with him a sadness, as the love of his life was betrayed and died in the war. When Jack, a young man with a past as an ex-convict, applies for an assistant position at his shop, Book swiftly hires him, welcoming him into the family fold. But Jack’s appointment isn’t as random as it seems, for their histories and their future will be inextricably tied together.