2010 BBC Television Adaptation
On November 11, 2009, The Guardian reported that the BBC has adapted Money for television as part of their early 2010 schedule for BBC 2. The programme was shown in May 2010. Spaced/Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz actor Nick Frost played John Self, and Vincent Kartheiser portrayed Fielding Goodney. Emma Pierson played Selina Street, and Jerry Hall played Caduta Massi. The adaptation, by Tom Butterworth and Chris Hurford, was in two parts.
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