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

Lucy Boynton and Will Poulter star in Hugh Laurie's new adaptation of the wittiest Agatha Christie mystery ever. Two amateur sleuths set out to find the meaning behind a dead man's mysterious final words.

2022 · 58m
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 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
    As Frankie and Bobby dig deeper, they begin to uncover a dark conspiracy. Will they finally find the meaning behind that fateful question?
    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

Lucy Boynton and Will Poulter star in Hugh Laurie's new adaptation of the wittiest Agatha Christie mystery ever. Two amateur sleuths set out to find the meaning behind a dead man's mysterious final words.

Information

Studio
Britbox
Released
2022
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2022 Agatha Christie Productions Ltd

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English (United Kingdom), English
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English (United Kingdom) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (United Kingdom) (CC)

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