A new sci-fi thriller is in the works for BBC Two, based on China Miéville's novel The City & the City.

The book, which will be turned into four episodes by Poldark and Parade's End producer Mammoth Screen, follows Inspector Tyador Borlú who investigates the discovery of a foreign student's mutilated body on wasteland in the city of Besźel.

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His searches lead to the revelation the dead girl was involved in so-called "political turmoil" between Besźel and neighbouring twin city Ul Qoma, with no-one allowed to see anyone from the other city and the borders between the cities patrolled.



To solve the mystery, Borlú must deal with violent deaths around him and cross the borders.

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Kim Shillinglaw, controller of BBC Two who commissioned the adaptation, said: "I want BBC Two to give writers and directors the space to do their most creative, signature work and I'm thrilled to be announcing an adaptation of China Miéville's novel, The City & the City.



"Miéville is one of the country's most popular fantasy writers and I'm really pleased that we are bringing his highly original voice to the screen, adapted by acclaimed writer, Tony Grisoni."

Mammoth's managing director Damien Timmer added: "We are thrilled to be bringing China's dazzlingly inventive novel to BBC Two. It's a 21st Century classic – a truly thrilling and imaginative work which asks big questions about how we perceive the world and how we interact with each other."

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