{"id":15084,"date":"2021-06-14T10:05:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T14:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/will-poulter-lucy-boynton-star-agatha-christie-adaptation-britbox\/"},"modified":"2021-06-14T10:05:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T14:05:44","slug":"will-poulter-lucy-boynton-star-in-agatha-christie-adaptation-for-britbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/will-poulter-lucy-boynton-star-in-agatha-christie-adaptation-for-britbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Poulter &amp; Lucy Boynton Star in Agatha Christie Adaptation for BritBox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hugh Laurie\u2019s three-part adaptation of the Agatha Christie murder mystery<em> Why Didn\u2019t They Ask Evans?<\/em>\u00a0has commenced production, with Will Poulter (<em>The Revenant<\/em>) and Lucy Boynton (<em>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>) leading the cast.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Why Didn\u2019t They Ask Evans?<\/em>, honest and amiable Bobby Jones (Poulter) becomes entangled in the mysterious question of the title, along with Frankie (Boynton), a clever and unflappable young woman with a taste for adventure. The series is commissioned by BritBox North America and produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited.<\/p>\n<p>Endeavor Content will handle international sales outside of the U.K., Ireland and the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Poulter and Boynton on the series are Maeve Dermody (<em>The Secret Garden<\/em>), Conleth Hill (<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>), Daniel Ings (<em>I Hate Suzie<\/em>), Jonathan Jules (<em>Small Axe<\/em>), Miles Jupp (<em>The Durrells<\/em>), Amy Nuttall (<em>Downton Abbey<\/em>), Alistair Petrie (<em>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/em>), Paul Whitehouse (<em>The Personal History of David Copperfield<\/em>), Morwenna Banks (<em>Skins<\/em>) and Joshua James (<em>Black Mirror)<\/em>. In addition to directing, Hugh Laurie (<em>House<\/em>) will also play the role of Dr. James Nicholson.<\/p>\n<p>Poulter said: \u201cI\u2019m deeply honored to have been given the opportunity to co-lead this project with Lucy and the chance to bring Agatha Christie\u2019s thrilling story to life under Hugh\u2019s direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boynton added: \u201cI\u2019m so thrilled to be working with Hugh and Will, and on this story from one of my favorite authors. 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