Why Didn't They Ask Evans? is a British mystery miniseries adaptation of Agatha Christie's detective fiction novel of the same name, published in the United Kingdom and United States in 1934 and 1935, respectively. The series was produced and broadcast by BritBox on 9-12 April 2022.
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Cast
Will Poulter as Bobby Jones
Lucy Boynton as Frankie Derwent
Maeve Dermody as Moira Nicholson
Hugh Laurie as Dr James Nicholson
Jim Broadbent as Lord Marcham
Emma Thompson as Lady Marcham
Conleth Hill as Dr Alwyn Thomas
Daniel Ings as Roger Bassington-ffrench
Jonathan Jules as Ralph 'Knocker' Beadon
Miles Jupp as Henry Bassington-ffrench
Amy Nuttall as Sylvia Bassington-ffrench
Alistair Petrie as Reverend Richard Jones
Paul Whitehouse as the landlord
Morwenna Banks as Mrs Cayman
Joshua James as Dr George Arbuthnot
Richard Dixon as Leo Cayman
Production
In April 2021, it was announced that Hugh Laurie would be adapting the novel for BritBox in 2022. The filming took place in Surrey, mainly in the villages of Shere and Albury, between June and August 2021, and at Three Cliffs Bay in Swansea. The three-part series became available on BritBox on 14 April 2022. It was then shown on ITVX and ITV in April 2023.
