Kim Cattrall On Board New BBC Agatha Christie Adaptation

LONDON: Kim Cattrall (Sensitive Skin, Sex and the City) has joined the cast of the new two-part drama The Witness for the Prosecution, an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic title for BBC One.

Toby Jones (Detectorists, Marvellous, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Andrea Riseborough (Bloodline, Birdman, Oblivion), David Haig (The Thick of It, Mo, My Boy Jack), Billy Howle (The Sense of an Ending, The Seagull, Cider with Rosie) and Monica Dolan (Appropriate Adult, Eye in the Sky, The Casual Vacancy) are also on board. Adapted from Christie’s short story of the same title, The Witness for the Prosecution will be directed by Julian Jarrold (Kinky Boots, Becoming Jane, The Girl, Appropriate Adult) and produced by Colin Wratten (The Musketeers, One of Us).

The Witness for the Prosecution is a Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Productions drama for BBC One, in association with A+E Networks and RLJ Entertainment’s development arm, Acorn Media Enterprises. RLJE’s streaming service, Acorn TV, is also the U.S. co-production partner. A+E Networks holds rest of world distribution rights.