London - BBC Two has commissioned Working Title Television to produce The Luminaries, a six-part drama series, which will be written by its award-winning novelist, Eleanor Catton. A nineteenth-century tale of adventure and mystery, set on the Wild West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island in the boom years of the 1860s gold rush. The Luminaries tells an epic story of love, murder and revenge, as men and women travelled across the world to make their fortunes. On publishing, The Luminaries was … [Read more...] about BBC Two commissions The Luminaries