Production company snaps up rights to Come Again

 Robert Webb's debut novel is set to be adapted for TV. 

Production company Firebird Pictures, which is part-owned by BBC Studios, has optioned the rights to Come Again less than a month after it was published.

It will now try to convince broadcasters to make it as a multi-part comedy-drama series.

Come Again revolves around Kate, who is left bereft when her husband dies after a 28-year romance. But one day, she wakes up as her 18-year-old self and starts to relive her life, with full memory of what is about to come.

Firebird Pictures chief executive Elizabeth Kilgarriff said: ‘We immediately fell in love with Robert Webb’s brilliantly funny book, not least because of its time-travelling twist on an utterly modern look at love, loss and grief. Who wouldn’t be tempted to live their life again? 

‘Come Again is a rollercoaster ride to the '90s and back and we are delighted to have the chance to bring Robert’s clever, surprising and highly entertaining story to the screen.’

 Webb, who also wrote the memoirs How Not to Be a Boy, added: ‘Firebird immediately understood the book and I'm thrilled that they’ve engaged with the story with such warmth and creativity. I know they’ll make a brilliant job of the adaptation.’

Come Again is available here.

Published: 14 May 2020