WEST Dorset author Nick Fisher could do for Weymouth what Broadchurch has done for West Bay.

The TV rights have been been bought for the veteran Bafta-winning TV scriptwriter's debut novel Pot Luck - a darkly comic tale of fisherfolk set around the local fishing industry.

Keen fisherman Nick, from Hooke, said: "It is very nice that Kindle the company that have bought it jumped on it very early on and they were very enthusiastic.

"When we discussed the sort of shows they were talking about wanting to turn it into - like Fargo or Justified, those really high quality high production value American I immediately came out in goosebumps. Obviously it was very exciting to hear them talk like that.

"They loved the setting, they loved Weymouth, the dark twisty, realness of it, they loved the crab fishing.

"These are people that sit in offices in London all their lives so it very encouraging that something so outside their experience and perspective grabbed them and excited them.

"I hope they film it in Weymouth.

"I think it is one place that hasn't been seen on the screen very much at all, certainly not as Weymouth.

"To me it is a fabulous and fascinating visually exciting place."

Pot Luck was published by Peridot Press in June 2016 and received excellent reviews, including a cover quote from Broadchurch creator and Doctor Who show runner Chris Chibnall.

The multi-award wining production company have teamed Nick with Joseph Wilde to adapt the novel into a six-part series. Mr Wilde is currently adapting his own critically-acclaimed stage play Cuddles for the big screen after it was optioned by Nicole Kidman’s production company.

Pia Ashberry, head of development at Kindle, said: "Nick Fisher has created a truly original and blackly comic world and cast of characters and we are delighted to have the opportunity to bring this to life for a TV audience."

Nick Fisher has a diverse range of writing credits in film, radio, stage, journalism and books. He currently works as a core writer on BBC1’s primetime hospital drama Holby City.

Nick has also devised and presented a handful of factual TV shows, including cult fishing show Screaming Reels. His first stage play, Basket Case, starring Nigel Havers, toured 11 top regional theatres.

Jonathan Barnes, editorial director of Peridot Press said: “We were thrilled to publish Pot Luck last year. It’s a fantastic tale which is testament to Nick’s huge talent for story-telling. We are delighted that the TV rights have been optioned and can’t wait to see the seedy characters of Pot Luck brought to life on screen."

Pot Luck tells the story of two brothers working as commercial crab-fishermen off the south coast who make a surprise catch in a far-flung spot of the English Channel. A catch which gives them a chance to totally change their lives – or destroy them. As they battle with their consciences and each other, the brothers' choices lead them into increasingly sinister territory.