EXCLUSIVE: Luke Evans is leading an ITV adaptation of political thriller The Party , a novel from Elizabeth Day , the host of the hit How to Fail podcast.

Sarah Solemani ( Him & Her) is penning and starring in the adaptation, which also features Joanna Scanlan ( Riot Women) , Tom Cullen ( House of the Dragon) and Lydia Leonard ( Wolf Hall) , and comes from Line of Duty producer World Productions .

The 2017 novel follows Martin Gilmour (Evans), a journalist shaped by his lifelong friendship with the wealthy and charismatic politician Ben Fitzmaurice (Cullen). Having met at an elite boarding school, Martin and Ben have an unbreakable bond. Three decades on, Martin is invited to Ben’s lavish birthday party at the Fitzmaurice’s country pile, but Martin fears that

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