{"id":15241,"date":"2022-05-12T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T07:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1642131"},"modified":"2022-05-12T09:28:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T07:28:15","slug":"how-the-essex-serpent-tv-series-is-different-from-the-book","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-the-essex-serpent-tv-series-is-different-from-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Essex Serpent TV series is different from the book"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Claire Danes (Homeland) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki<\/a>) lead the cast of The Essex Serpent<\/a>, a sumptuous new period drama from Apple TV+.<\/p>\n

The series is adapted from Sarah Perry\u2019s bestselling book of the same name<\/a>, which tells the story of Cora Seaborne (Danes), who travels to the Essex marshes in search of a mythical serpent, and meets a local vicar, Will Ransome (Hiddleston).<\/p>\n

As the pair spend their days debating science and faith, they begin to realise that they share unspoken feelings for each other.<\/p>\n

Read on for all the early differences between the book and on-screen versions of The Essex Serpent.<\/p>

How is The Essex Serpent TV series different from the book?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
While we won\u2019t delve into later episodes of The Essex Serpent for fear of spoiling too much of the plot (which has as many twists and turns as, well, a serpent), there are some key, early differences between the TV show and its source material, the bestselling book by Sarah Perry.<\/p>\n
The first is its portrayal of Luke Garrett, the pioneering surgeon and potential suitor to Cora Seaborne. In the book, he\u2019s nicknamed \u201cThe Imp\u201d due to his physical appearance, and he\u2019s never really considered as a serious love interest for Cora by those around them.<\/p>\n
In the series, however, Luke is presented as more of an attractive marital prospect, at least at the start of the series, and a love triangle quickly develops when she spends more time with a local Essex vicar.<\/p>\n
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