Drummer Girls

Starting tonight on BBC1 is the adaptation of the John le Care novel The Little Drummer Girl. The tale of an English actress who finds herself caught up in a Mossad operation to catch the bombers targeting Jewish targets in Europe. This is not the first time the novel has been brought to the screen, in 1984 Dianne Keaton starred in a Hollywood film version. The main character is inspired by le Care's own half sister the actress Charlotte Cromwell, she had a bit part in another film adaptation in one of his novels The Russia House. Charlotte Cromwell's other TV/Film credits include New Tricks, The Mentalist, Toast of London and The Saint.