Under shining in The Crimson Petal and the White?

The Crimson Petal and the White is bravura - yes it is. I read it years ago and it has lingered for years 

affectionately in my mind as Michel Faber ( the Australian/ Dutch/ Scottish author, yes all three) played with the reader by following his wonderful creation of Sugar a street walker with her eyes on a different kind of prize and a skin condition to match. She reminded me a lot of Fevvers in Angela Carter's Night's at the Circus - brash, wonderful and perfect reading company.

So I was daunted to hear the BBC has adapted this novel, one of my all time favourites. To add insult to injury, the casting of Romola Garai as Sugar. She sure looks the part, however every adaption of a book she has appeared in, she has somehow under-shone in the the wonderful roles ( Daniel Deronda, I Capture the Castle), though this may be the director or writer's fault, I never catch a glimpse of those characters that breathed on my face as I read.

Here is hoping this adaption proves me wrong.