BBC announces brand new Agatha Christie adaptation

The BBC has annouced a new two-part Agatha Christie thriller, Murder Is Easy, adapted by Siân Ejiwunmi-Le Berre and featuring an al-star cast.

England, 1954. On a train to London, Fitzwilliam (David Jonsson) meets Miss Pinkerton (Penelope Wilton), who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe.

The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise – and when she’s later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again. Because for a certain kind of person, murder is easy…

Alongside David Jonsson as Fitzwilliam, Murder Is Easy stars Morfydd Clark as Bridget; Penelope Wilton as Miss Pinkerton, Sinead Matthews as Miss Waynflete, Tom Riley as Lord Whitfield, Douglas Henshall as Major Horton, Mathew Baynton as Dr Thomas, Mark Bonnar as Reverend Humbleby, Nimra Bucha as Mrs Humbleby, Tamzin Outhwaite as Mrs Pierce, Jon Pointing as Rivers, and Phoebe Licorish making her screen debut as Rose.

🎉 Murder is Easy has begun filming in Scotland, and the cast has now been announced. The major new adaptation of Christie's novel is made by @mammothscreen and Agatha Christie Limited for @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer, in a co-commission with @BritBox_US International. #MurderIsEasy pic.twitter.com/0A4yiE1ooZ

— Agatha Christie (@agathachristie) July 10, 2023

Filming on Murder Is Easy is underway in Scotland. Murder is Easy will air on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, and on BritBox International’s streaming service in the US, Canada and South Africa.