Ooh, yes I like the vibe of this idea ... Love Rose Tremain...
Have you read the book? Has anybody? I'm trying to figure out (from the articles and interview posted) who could be who.
The two men are supposed to be late middle-aged, so Sean could be either of those. However, Mark Stanley is way too young, and I am not sure who Ruth Wilson could play either. Unless... Sean is the Frenchman (although I first assumed he'd be the Englishman), and they have decided to make the English trio a lot younger?