A STATELY home in Ryedale is to play host to the action in a new television adaptation of ‘An Inspector Calls’.

The adaptation of English dramatist JB Priestley’s classic play will be broadcast on BBC One this Sunday.

Shooting on the production was done at Scampston Hall near Malton earlier this year. Further scenes were filmed at locations in Malton, including the Green Man Hotel.

Recognisable Scampston locations include the dining room and Palladian Bridge, which were both used as film sets.

An Inspector Calls is a detective thriller set in 1912. The cast on the production is led by David Thewlis who will play the Inspector: a mysterious character who interrogates the wealthy Birling family and their dinner guests following the suicide of a young woman. He is joined by Ken Stott and Miranda Richardson, who will play Arthur and Sybil Birling.

Chris Legard, the owner of Scampston Hall, said: “We were delighted to accommodate the crew at Scampston Hall and to offer the house as a setting for such a classic tale, alive with intrigue.

“It was very exciting for my family, and the team at Scampston, to welcome the actors and production team on-site for over a month earlier this year.

“We hope it will be equally fascinating for locals and regular visitors to the Hall and garden to see the house on the TV, bringing the area into the spotlight.”

Commissioned by the BBC, An Inspector Calls was made by the award-winning independent television production company Drama Republic. With an all-star cast, the programme is expected to attract large numbers of viewers across the country.

The adaptation will air on Sunday, September 13 at 8.30pm on BBC One.