The year is 1933 and a killer stalks Britain, known only as A.B.C. They strike in a methodical pattern and leave a copy of the ABC railway guide at the scene of each of murder. As Poirot (John Malkovich) attempts to investigate he is thwarted on every front; by a police force that no longer trusts him, a public that no longer adores him, and an enemy determined to outsmart him. If Poirot is to match his most cunning nemesis everything about him will be called into question; his authority, his integrity, his past, his identity.

Milk Publicity launched Agatha Christie Ltd. and Mammoth Screen’s latest Christie adaptation for BBC One, The ABC Murders. Having previously launched And Then There Were None, The Witness for the Prosecution and Ordeal By Innocence, Milk Publicity wanted to continue to build on the success of these titles whilst ensuring that The ABC Murders had its own tone.

Milk engaged photographer Charlie Gray to shoot a series of first look images of Malkovich as Hercule Poirot to ensure that control was maintained within the media around Malkovich’s look as the iconic character. The team went one step further in shooting a GIF which was shared globally.

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