Andrew Davies to defend John Updike with Rabbit TV series

Titan of television adaptations tells Hay festival he aims to ‘wipe out’ idea of Updike being a misogynist

Andrew Davies, Britain’s most successful literary adaptor for television, has vowed to dispel the idea of John Updike being a misogynist when he tackles the author’s Rabbit series of novels.

Davies is best known for the lavish and acclaimed productions of classic novels such as Doctor Zhivago, Pride and Prejudice, War and Peace and the forthcoming Les Misérables.

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