Writers:           Lucy Shuttleworth (The Secret of Moonacre) and Alison Larkin. Based on the  novel The English American by Alison Larkin.

Director:          Roger Goldby

Genre:             Comedy

Storyline:         Pippa Dunn, adopted as a baby into a conservative, proper English family, has never comfortable in her own skin.  When she discovers that her birth parents are from the American South, she moves state-side to meet them and learns the real meaning of “nature vs. nuture” and “culture clash”.

Overview:        An adaptation of the best-selling novel by Anglo-American comedian, voice-over artist, and adoption-rights activist Alison Larkin, The English American is an uplifting comedy that will in the hearts of ‘outsiders’ everywhere.   The screenplay is currently being drafted with funding from the MEDIA programme.

For more information on Alison and the novel, see http://alisonlarkin.com