Production started in June 2021 on Hugh Laurie’s three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s captivating murder-mystery, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?.

The show stars Will Poulter (The Revenant) as Bobby Jones, an honest and amiable young man who becomes entangled in the mysterious question of the title, and Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) as Frankie, a clever and unflappable young woman with a flare for adventure. The series is commissioned by BritBox North America and produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited.

Based on the iconic 1934 Agatha Christie novel, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? follows the local Vicar’s son, Bobby Jones (Poulter), and his whip-smart friend, socialite Lady Frances “Frankie” Derwent (Boynton) on their crime-solving adventure after they discover the crumpled body of a dying man who, with his last breath, gasps the cryptic question of the title. Armed only with a photograph of a beautiful young woman found in the dead man’s pocket, these amateur detectives pursue, and are pursued by, the answer to the mystery.

Executive Produced by Emily Powers, Gina Cronk, and Jonathan Karas for BritBox North America, Produced by Claire Jones for Mammoth Screen, alongside Executive Producers Damien Timmer and Helen Ziegler, and James Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited.

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