Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
TV Show · Mystery · Drama

A dying man's enigmatic last words send vicar's son, Bobby Jones, and his socialite friend, Lady Frankie Derwent, on a crime-solving adventure.

2022 · 57m
Starring Will Poulter, Carlie Enoch, Richard Dixon
Director Hugh Laurie

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Along the rugged Welsh coastline, Bobby Jones finds a dying man at the bottom of the cliffs. As Bobby tries to ease his final moments, the dying man utters a mysterious question.
    44m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Following a shocking death thought to be suicide, Bobby and Frankie are convinced it was murder. Together, they hatch a plan to infiltrate Frankie into the home of their prime suspect.
    43m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Frankie and Bobby shift their suspicions to the menacing figure of Dr James Nicholson, bringing the pair one step closer to answering the cryptic question of why they didn't ask Evans.
    43m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Risking life and limb for each other, and for the answer to the puzzle, Frankie and Bobby enter the lions' den to confront the conspiracy's true mastermind - and in so doing, finally unlock the mystery behind the cryptic question: Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
    42m

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Cast & Crew

  • Will Poulter
    Bobby Jones
  • C‌E
    Carlie Enoch
    Ivy Marshall
  • R‌D
    Richard Dixon
    Leo Cayman
  • B‌W
    Benedict Wolf
    Hari Singh
  • A‌H
    Andrew Hill
    Baggy Man
  • Martyn Ellis
    Albert
  • N‌B
    Nicholas Banks
    Derwent-Broxley
  • N‌T
    Nia Trussler Jones
    Gladys Roberts
  • Conleth Hill
    Dr Alwyn Thomas
  • Hugh Laurie
    Dr James Nicholson
  • Lucy Boynton
    Lady Frances 'Frankie' Derwent

About

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Mystery

A dying man's enigmatic last words send vicar's son, Bobby Jones, and his socialite friend, Lady Frankie Derwent, on a crime-solving adventure.

Information

Studio
Britbox
Released
2022
Rated
MA15+
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2022 Agatha Christie Productions Ltd

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English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

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