It is confirmed that COMEDIAN Eddie Izzard will play Long John Silver in a multi-million pound adaptation of Treasure Island for Sky 1 HD.
Makers are thrilled that Eddie, 48, is to star as the one-legged pirate. He made a special promise to be a high octane" version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic
Sophie Turner Laing, Sky's managing director of entertainment and news, confirmed: "We have Treasure Island in production, which stars Eddie Izzard, which is really exciting.
"He doesn't do that much television so we are very excited that he is to play Long John Silver."
The drama will follow the success of Sky 1 HD's Terry Pratchett's Going Postal, Martina Cole's The Take, Chris Ryan's Strike Back and Mark Billingham's Thorne - plus the forthcoming Mad Dogs starring Max Beesley, Philip Glenister, John Simm and Marc Warren.
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