The Woodcutter
(In Development)
Reginald Hill is widely regarded as Britain’s finest crime writer. His Dalziel & Pascoe books have formed the basis of a long running BBC TV drama series. The Woodcutter is his latest stand alone thriller and is being developed as a 3 part TV serial.
On the surface, Wolf Hadda’s life has been a fairytale. From humble origins as a Cumbrian woodcutter’s son, he becomes a hugely successful entrepreneur and marries his childhood sweetheart. But all good things must come to an end…
Wolf is woken on his wedding anniversary by a police raid – and imprisoned for crimes he swears he didn’t commit. His wife abandons him as further evidence hammers nails into his coffin, and he retreats into silence for years.
Why would anyone destroy his life so completely? Wolf would kill for an answer to this question. He is certain of two things: that the truth lies in a lingering mystery from his youth, and that he hasn’t committed a crime worth being locked up for – not yet.