Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Based on the iconic 1934 Agatha Christie novel, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Is adapted and directed by Hugh Laurie (House). The limited series follows the amiable Bobby Jones (Will Poulter, The Revenant) and his whip smart friend, socialite Lady Frances “Frankie” Derwent (Lucy Boynton, Bohemian Rhapsody).
On the hunt for a lost golf ball, unsuspecting Jones discovers the crumpled body of a dying man who, with his last breath, gasps the cryptic question of the series’ title. Armed with only a photograph of a beautiful young woman found in the dead man’s pocket, these amateur sleuths embark on a crime-solving adventure and prove surprisingly adept at unearthing clues. The levity of the duo’s wit and banter belies the danger they continuously encounter as they pursue the answer to the mysterious question.
- Commission
- 3 x 1hr for Britbox US
- Writer:
- Hugh Laurie
- Director:
- Hugh Laurie
- Producer:
- Claire Jones
Cast:
- Will Poulter
- Lucy Boynton
- Hugh Laurie
- Maeve Dermody
- Alistair Petrie
- Jonathan Jules
- Daniel Ings
- Morwenna Banks
- Joshua James
- Benedict Wolf
- Christian Patterson
- Nia Trussler Jones
- Nicholas Asbury
- Amy Nuttall
- Miles Jupp
- Jim Broadbent
- Emma Thompson
- Will Poulter
- Lucy Boynton
- Hugh Laurie
- Maeve Dermody
- Alistair Petrie
- Jonathan Jules
- Daniel Ings
- Morwenna Banks
- Joshua James
- Benedict Wolf
- Christian Patterson
- Nia Trussler Jones
- Nicholas Asbury
- Amy Nuttall
- Miles Jupp
- Jim Broadbent
- Emma Thompson