Northern Irish schoolboy takes starring role in BBC's Lord of the Flies

When is BBC Lord of the Flies next on?

Lord of the Flies has landed on the BBC with fans already asking when the survival thriller is going to return.

Where was BBC Lord of the Flies filmed? - The Mirror

BBC Lord of the Flies’ creators have spoken out on the “challenging” work environment they had to endure while shooting.

Northern Irish schoolboy takes starring role in BBC's Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies' cast is made up of an entirely unknown ensemble of child actors - and that includes David McKenna who plays Piggy

How close does Lord of the Flies stick to William Golding's novel?

All four episodes of the BBC's new adaptation of Lord of the Flies are now available to watch on iPlayer, marking the first time the classic novel has ever been brought to TV.Like the book before it, the series, which has been adapted by Adolescence scribe Jack Thorne, follows a group of schoolboys who are stranded on a tropical island with no adults, following a deadly plane crash.At first they organise themselves, with one boy, Ralph being ele…

You've never seen anything like Lord of the Flies on the BBC before

I never liked Lord of the Flies. Perhaps it was its overwrought symbolism, its musty Britishness, the fact that I read it with the dulled imagination of an adult (most people who loved it were introduced to the book at school), or perhaps simply because it’s about a gang of boys I couldn’t relate to. So when it was announced that the BBC would be adapting William Golding’s novel into a TV series, I struggled to muster any interest. If the book w…

Lord of the Flies is a chilling masterpiece – of course Jack Thorne chose to adapt it

William Golding’s 1954 novel is required reading in schools across the world, and its title has become shorthand for the breakdown of civilisation, writes Martin Chilton. As a new TV adaptation arrives, it’s a reminder of how the book contains many warnings we must heed today