Irvine Welsh in talks to do Trainspotting TV prequel

IRVINE Welsh is in talks about a TV prequel to Trainspotting which will chart the teenage years of Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie, it has emerged.

By The Newsroom Monday, 10th April 2017, 10:11 am Updated Tuesday, 9th May 2017, 7:02 pm

Irvine Welsh is in talks to produce a Trainspotting prequel.

The Leith-born author, 58, is in talks to recast the characters as adolescents for a series based on his 2012 novel Skagboys.

He is also exploring ideas for the project with film producer Andrew MacDonald.

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He said: “Myself and Andrew have been talking about doing it as a TV series and recasting it with younger actors and bringing it all up.

“The dust is kind of still settling.