Poirot: The Complete Cases Collection box set is available on DVD on Amazon. Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? will premiere on BritBox in 2022. A hare-brained scheme is hatched for Frankie to infiltrate their household, where she meets another shady character, Dr Nicholson, who owns the psychiatric hospital next door.

It was first reported in 2019 that Hugh Laurie was working on an Agatha Christie project, with rumours at the time suggesting he could become the new Poirot.

It’s not yet clear if the 61-year-old English actor will also star in the mini-series.Įxecutive producer Helen Ziegler said: “ dazzling scripts take the mischief and cleverness of the original novel to a new level, and with Hugh sitting in the director’s chair, this really is going to be an authored treat for Christie fans everywhere.”Įmily Powers, head of BritBox North America, teased: “Hugh Laurie’s writing pays homage to the brilliance of the original Agatha Christie mystery while adding fresh wit, humor, and creativity that will appeal to all audiences.” He added: “I will wear a tie on set, and give it everything I have.” “Since then, I have fallen deeper and deeper in love with the characters, and feel immensely honoured to have been given the chance to retell their story in this form.” Laurie commented: “The hairs on the back of my neck haven’t properly settled down from the first time I grasped the beauty of the essential mystery. Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? tells the story Bobby Jones and his socialite friend Lady Frances Derwent, who become amateur sleuths after discover a dying man while hunting for a golf ball. Produced by Mammoth Screen, who made the BBC’s recent And Then There Were None and The ABC Murders adaptations, the three-part drama is BritBox’s biggest commission yet. The House star will adapt Christie’s 1934 story Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? for BritBox. James Nicholson, the Clinical Director of the sanatorium near Merroway Court.Hugh Laurie is going to write, direct, and executive produce a new Agatha Christie mini-series.

Laurie, who will direct, will also play Dr. The duo imagines what life would be like with a privatized police force and offer their take on Australian soap operas in this very first episode. Cayman, the deceased man’s sister and Joshua James ( Black Mirror) as Frankie’s long-suffering ally, Dr. Stephen Fry (QI) and Hugh Laurie (House) star in the witty sketch show that made them household names. Rounding out the cast are Paul Whitehouse ( The Personal History of David Copperfield), as the landlord of a country inn Morwenna Banks ( Skins), as Mrs. Richard Jones, a hard-working country parson, constantly fretting over the path his son has chosen. British actor Hugh Laurie, best known for playing an eccentric doctor in the TV series 'House', brings what he says is his favourite Agatha Christie novel to the screen with his new TV show 'Why. Stephen Fry (QI) and Hugh Laurie (House) star in the witty sketch show that made them household names.

Miles Jupp ( The Durrells) joins as Roger’s brother Henry Bassington-ffrench, a wealthy Englishman with a secret burden Amy Nuttall ( Downton Abbey) as Sylvia Basington-ffrench, the American wife of Henry and castaway chatelaine of the family seat, Merroway Court and Alistair Petrie ( Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) as Bobby’s father, Rev. Daniel Ings ( I Hate Suzie) will star as Roger Bassington-ffrench, the beguiling early target of the crime-solving duo and Jonathan Jules ( Small Axe) as Ralph “Knocker” Beadon, a trusted shipmate of Bobby’s who finds himself conscripted into the duo’s caper. Alwyn Thomas, who is at Bobby’s side when he discovers the body. James Nicholson and Conleth Hill ( Game of Thrones) as Bobby’s genial mentor, Dr. The cast also includes Maeve Dermody ( The Secret Garden), as Moira, the troubled wife of psychiatrist Dr. The series is commissioned by BritBox North America and produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited. How The Ho Chi Minh Film Festival Plans To Become Southeast Asia's Top Event

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