{"id":16289,"date":"2022-02-08T09:31:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T14:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/britbox-uk-slates-didnt-ask-evans\/"},"modified":"2022-02-08T09:31:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T14:31:16","slug":"britbox-uk-slates-why-didnt-they-ask-evans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/britbox-uk-slates-why-didnt-they-ask-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"BritBox UK Slates Why Didn\u2019t They Ask Evans?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hugh Laurie\u2019s three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie\u2019s 1934 novel <em>Why Didn\u2019t They Ask Evans?<\/em> is set to launch on BritBox UK this spring.<\/p>\n<p>The series is commissioned by BritBox North America and produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited. 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