<\/p>
ITV crime drama Holding arrives on our screens this Monday (14th March), adapted from Graham Norton\u2019s novel of the same name<\/a> and starring Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones) as a local police officer in a sleepy town.<\/p>\n Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a> for his extended\u00a0Big RT Interview<\/a>, Holding\u2019s Conleth Hill<\/a>\u00a0revealed that he first read Graham Norton\u2019s bestseller before being offered the role of PJ Collins, and the \u201canti-hero\u201d aspect of the character appealed to him \u201cas a reader, not not even as an actor\u201d.<\/p>\n Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Karen Cogan adapted the novel, with Dominic stating: \u201cIt\u2019s so exciting to be able to bring Graham\u2019s beautiful novel to the screen with the creative powerhouses that are [director] Kathy Burke and Karen Cogan, with the brilliant Martina Niland producing.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be writing my first scripts alongside Karen and to film with Conleth and such a talented Irish cast and crew in West Cork \u2014 where my father was from and my family still are \u2014 makes this even more special.\u201d<\/p>\n However, just how much of the ITV series Holding stays true to the book, and how much has been changed or developed for the screen?<\/p> Graham Norton has opened up about the differences between ITV\u2019s Holding and his own novel of the same name.<\/p>\nWhat are the differences between ITV\u2019s TV show Holding and the book?<\/strong><\/h2>\n