wrote a screenplay based on this novel, which was subsequently made as Stark, a television miniseries. It was a joint production by the British and Australian national broadcasters (BBC and ABC). Ben Elton played the lead role, with Colin Friels as Sly and Jacqueline McKenzie as Rachel. There were some differences between the novel and the miniseries; some characters were renamed, and the ending was different. Elton's subsequent two novels, Gridlock and This Other Eden, also deal with environmental themes and are set in a dystopian future. References 1989 British novels Novels by Ben Elton Dystopian novels Environmental fiction books British satirical novels Novels set in Western Australia British novels adapted into television shows 1989 debut novels Sphere Books books