SEE LEGENDARY CRIME WRITERS UNITE IN SOLVING MURDER CASES IN FIRST THE DETECTION CLUB BBC AND BRITBOX TV SERIES IMAGE

   THE DETECTION CLUB  

CAST REVEALED FOR NEW BBC SERIES

BBC One has sent us first image revealing the lead cast of their and BritBox new ten part series THE DETECTION CLUB with Miles Jupp, Bryony Hannah and Cara Theobold in the leads. Set against a backdrop of literary glamour, social change and deadly intrigue, it follows the mysterious society formed by three of Britain's most celebrated crime writers Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and G.K. Chesterton, as they are drawn into a series of real-life murder investigations. In 1930s London, these legendary crime writers hone their craft within the hallowed walls of a secret London location. After receiving an invitation that leads them to their first real murder case, our famous trio work together to solve a series of exciting mysteries. Their amateur sleuthing brings them into the path of D.I. Greenway (Viraj Juneja), an out-of-his-depth young police detective whose determination to prove himself is both helped and hindered by our writers’ extraordinary instincts.

BBC AND BRITBOX FIND THEIR HERCULE POIROT FOR THE NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES ON THE FAMOUS DETECTIVE

    BBC FINDS   

THEIR NEW HERCULE POIROT

Well, they lost my interest with that boring casting: BBC has announced that they have cast Edward Bluemel as Agatha Christie’s iconic Belgian

Edward Bluemel is new Hercule Poirot, sadly

 detective in new drama series HERCULE – produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited for the BBC and BritBox North America. The six part series is an intimate study of Hercule the man and an epic portrait of Britain between the wars. The series takes a magnifying glass to three of Christie’s most celebrated stories, while also charting Hercule’s burgeoning friendship with Captain Arthur Hastings, his early encounters with Scotland Yard’s James Japp, and introducing him to one particular nemesis… Filming begins this summer.

FELICITY JONES AND VINCENT CASSEL TO LEAD ELEVEN MISSING DAYS AGATHA CHRISTIE DISAPPEARANCE THRILLER MOVIE

   FELICITY JONES IS   

AGATHA CHRISTIE IN ELEVEN MISSING DAYS

It has been announced that Felicity Jones will take the lead in ELEVEN MISSING DAYS thriller movie about that time when Agatha Christie disappeared. In December 1926, at the height of her fame, Agatha Christie became front-page news when she vanished in bizarre circumstances from her home. In a case of life imitating art, this whodunnit explores the investigation behind her disappearance, strangely resembling an Agatha Christie novel itself where everyone in her life became a suspect. Vincent Cassel will play a retired Belgian police detective who gets drawn into the case, similar to Christie’s most famous detective Hercule Poirot.

SEE HELENA BONHAM CARTER AND MARTIN FREEMAN IN NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE TV SERIES SEVEN DIALS COMING NEXT MONTH TO NETFLIX

   SEVEN DIALS TEASER  

The series is out this January

FOR NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE TV SERIES

Netflix has released a teaser for their new mini TV series SEVEN DIALS based on Agatha Christie's book which will be available for streaming as of January 15th as one of the first new series of 2026! Chris Chibnall created the three part series with Mia McKenna Bruce leading the cast of the clever mystery as Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent, a young, determined sleuth. You can check out the trailer below the post.

 

 THE STORY IS SET IN 

England, 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths, the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent, to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house mystery. A witty, epic, and fast-paced drama from the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, is brought to life in a thrilling new version for Netflix. Helena Bonham Carter stars as Lady Caterham, with Martin Freeman, Corey Mylchreest, Ed Bluemel and Nabhaan Rizwan also in the cast. Check out the teaser below:

 

BRITBOX AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES TOMMY AND TUPPENCE WITH IMELDA STAUNTON, JOSH DYLAN, ANTONIA THOMAS 1ST IMAGE PLUS NEW CAST

   TOMMY AND TUPPENCE  

AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES ADS CAST

BritBox' upcoming new original series based on the works of Agatha Christie TOMMY AND TUPPENCE with Imelda Staunton, Antonia Thomas and Josh Dylan who play Tommy and Tuppence a detective duo for the ages, has started production and we have the first photo. They fall in love, fall out of it, and tumble back in, all while solving some thrilling, entertaining mysteries along the way. Tuppence is an actress and force of nature who won’t take no for an answer. Tommy is a meticulous, charming crime writer who has lost his passion but finds it again when whirlwind Tuppence re-enters his life. Staunton is Aunt Ada, a wry, retired private detective who loves her nephew, Tommy, because he never undermines her – only a fool would do so. Callie Cooke will star as Detective Sergeant Draper; Nicholas Richardson as film producer Julius; Charlie Condou as pub landlady Albert; and Chizzy Akudolu as Detective Inspector Merriot. Alex Jennings and Saffron Burrows will guest star with Sebastian de Souza and Sean Pertwee.

BRITBOX AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES TOMMY AND TUPPENCE CASTS IMELDA STAUNTON, JOSH DYLAN AND ANTONIA THOMAS IN LEADS

   TOMMY AND TUPPENCE  

AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES SETS CAST

BritBox' upcoming new original series based on the works of Agatha Christie TOMMY AND TUPPENCE has cast Imelda Staunton next to Antonia Thomas and Josh Dylan who play Tommy and Tuppence a detective duo for the ages. They fall in love, fall out of it, and tumble back in, all while solving some thrilling, entertaining mysteries along the way. Tuppence is an actress and force of nature who won’t take no for an answer. Tommy is a meticulous, charming crime writer who has lost his passion but finds it again when whirlwind Tuppence re-enters his life. Staunton will star as Aunt Ada, a wry, retired private detective who loves her nephew, Tommy, because he never undermines her – only a fool would do so.

THE DETECTION CLUB SERIES ABOUT A MYSTERIOUS SOCIETY OF FAMOUS CRIME WRITERS INCLUDING AGATHA CHRISTIE ORDERED BY BBC AND BRITBOX

   THE DETECTION CLUB  

NEW TV SERIES FROM BBC AND BRITBOX

BBC and BritBox have announced work on a new television series THE DETECTION CLUB about a mysterious society of famous crime writers whose members included Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and G.K. Chesterton! The series will be taking a ‘mystery-of-the-week’ style approach with fictional versions of Christie, Sayers and Chesterton set as the main characters solving crimes each episode. Formed nearly 100 years ago, the elusive and exclusive Detection Club met regularly as its members dined and helped each other with technical aspects of their writing. As well as meeting, they also adhered to Knox’s Commandments, which instructed that a reader of their books must always be given a fair chance at guessing the guilty party.

ENDLESS NIGHT TO BE THE LATEST AGATHA CHRISTIE STORY TO BE ADAPTED INTO A TV SERIES BY BBC

  ENDLESS NIGHT  

NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES AT BBC

The latest Agatha Christie work to be adapted into a three part series at BBC is ENDLESS NIGHT to be penned by Sarah Phelps. It’s 1967 and man-of-many-trades Michael Rogers finds himself working as chauffeur for the enigmatic

The book will be turned into a three part series

designer du jour Rudolf Santonix, snatching a glimpse into a glamorous world of outrageous wealth that's far from his own upbringing. Transfixed by Santonix’s latest project, a beautiful house in the English countryside, Mike dreams of meeting the love of his life and taking up residence. But unbeknownst to Mike, the house that he has set his heart on has a dark past that goes back for centuries. Local legend says that it is haunted by a curse that no one escapes. When Mike meets the sweet natured Ellie and, by a curious set of circumstances, finds himself moving into the house, the young couple start to realise they should have listened to the warnings. As increasingly strange and chilling events occur, they start to wonder if the curse is real and means to destroy them. Or, that someone is intent on terrifying them to death. A ghost story and a love story, Endless Night is about obsession and the darkness that lurks in us all when we want too much.

SEE OLIVER JACKSON COHEN, ANJELICA HUSTON, MATTHEW RHYS IN FIRST TOWARDS ZERO NEW BBC AGATHA CHRISTIE TV SERIES TRAILER! PLUS THE AIR DATE

   FIRST TOWARDS ZERO  

NEW BBC AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES TRAILER

Although I thought they might air it at Christmas,  BBC has kept their latest TV series adaptation of an Agatha Christie work TOWARDS ZERO for this year and it will start airing March 2nd on BBC One, and to mark the announcement they released first trailer for the new series to entice you with our dearest Oliver Jackson Cohen in the lead role with Anjelica Huston and Matthew Rhys also in the cast. I think that Britbox will stream it for the viewers in Canada and United States sometime this year as well. 

 

 WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT?

Featuring coastal views, heated summer soirees, and a trip to Wimbledon Centre Court, the series is set in England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson Cohen) and his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lilly Hyland) make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile's aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston). With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay (Mimi Keene), tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder. A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death? An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero. Clarke Peters, Anjana Vasan, and Jack Farthing are also seen in the new pictures from the series, which co-stars Jackie Clune, Grace Doherty, Khalil Gharbia and Adam Hugill.

 

SEE OLIVER JACKSON COHEN, ANJELICA HUSTON, MATTHEW RHYS IN FIRST TOWARDS ZERO NEW BBC AGATHA CHRISTIE TV SERIES PICS

   FIRST TOWARDS ZERO  

NEW BBC AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES IMAGES

Although I thought they might air it on Christmas, it seems BBC is keeping their latest TV series adaptation of an Agatha Christie work TOWARDS ZERO for next year, but they did release today first images from the new series to entice you with our dearest Oliver Jackson Cohen in the lead role with Anjelica Huston and Matthew Rhys also in the cast. I think that Britbox will stream it for the viewers in Canada and United States sometime next year as well. 

 

 WHAT IS THE STORY ABOUT?

Featuring coastal views, heated summer soirees, and a trip to Wimbledon Centre Court, the series is set in England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson Cohen) and his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lilly Hyland) make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile's aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston). With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay (Mimi Keene), tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder. A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death? An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero. Clarke Peters, Anjana Vasan, and Jack Farthing are also seen in the new pictures from the series, which co-stars Jackie Clune, Grace Doherty, Khalil Gharbia and Adam Hugill.

 

OLIVER JACKSON COHEN, ANJELICA HUSTON, MATTHEW RHYS TO LEAD NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE TOWARDS ZERO SERIES AT BBC

   BBC'S TOWARDS ZERO  

AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES REVEALS CAST

And it will be quite stellar - three part series adaptation of Agatha Christie's TOWARDS ZERO, set in England in 1936, will follow British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland), who make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile’s aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston). With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay (Mimi Keene), tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder. A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death? Jack Farthing, Matthew Rhys, Clarke Peters will also star.

NETFLIX ORDERS AGATHA CHRISTIE THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY MINI SERIES ADAPTATION

  THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY  

NETFLIX AGATHA CHRISTIE ADAPTATION

Beside BBC it seems Netflix is venturing into Agatha Christie adaptations as well by ordering a mini series based on her THE SEVEN

Netflix is adapting Christie into a series

DIALS MYSTERY in which a healthy young man dies in his sleep, despite the ringing of eight separate alarm clocks. Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him... Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences. Suzanne Mackie is the show runner and producer with Chris Chibnall penning the script.

BBC SETS TOWARDS ZERO AS NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE MINI TV SERIES ADAPTATION

  BBC SETS TOWARDS ZERO 

AS NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE MINI SERIES

After Murder is Easy (which hits BritBox in USA March 1st) this Christmas, BBC has announced that their new Agatha Christie series will be TOWARDS ZERO based on her 1944 novel to be adapted by Mammoth Screen. The story unfolds around the murder of an elderly widow at a clifftop seaside house, linking a failed suicide attempt, a schoolgirl wrongfully accused of theft, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player. Rachel Bennette is penning the adaptation.

SEE PENELOPE WILTON, TOM RILEY, MORFYDD CLARK, MARK BONNAR IN MURDER IS EASY AGATHA CHRISTIE MINI SERIES TRAILER! PLUS THE AIR DATE

 MURDER IS EASY TRAILER 

FOR AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES

BBC has released a trailer for two part Agatha Christie series MURDER IS EASY which will air December 27th and 28th. It follows young detective Fitzwilliam (David Jonsson) after meeting Miss Pinkerton (Penelope Wilton) on a train to London, who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe. When Miss Pinkerton is found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam travels to Wychwood to investigate, where he meets residents including Bridget (Morfydd Clark), Lord Whitfield (Tom Riley), Major Horton (Douglas Henshall), Dr Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Reverend Humbleby (Mark Bonnar), and others. Britbox will air it next year in Northern America. 

FIRST IMAGES FROM BBC'S MURDER IS EASY AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES WITH MORFYDD CLARK, TOM RILEY, PENELOPE WILTON, MARK BONNAR, DAVID JONSSON

  AGATHA'S MURDER IS EASY  

UNVEILS FIRST CAST PHOTOS

After a lack of success with some of her previous adaptations, the queen of crime Agatha Christie is returning to BBC One who have finished shooting a two part series based on her MURDER IS EASY novel produced by Mammoth Screen.

  THE STORY OF THE SERIES

is set in England, 1954. On a train to London, a man going by the name of Luke 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, Luke feels he must find the killer before they can strike again. Because for a certain kind of person, murder is easy. Morfydd Clark stars as Bridget, Sinead Matthews as Miss Waynflete, Tom Riley as Lord Whitfield, Douglas Henshall as Major Horton, Mathew Baynton as Dr Thomas and Mark Bonnar as Reverend Humbleby! Previous BBC adaptations And Then There Were None, The Witness For The Prosecution, Ordeal By Innocence, The ABC Murders and The Pale Horse were not overly successful.

 

SEE LAVISH SET PICS FROM NETFLIX ITALIAN 19TH CENTURY SICILY SET SERIES THE LEOPARD! MORFYDD CLARK, TOM RILEY, PENELOPE WILTON TO LEAD BBC AGATHA CHRISTIE ADAPTATION MURDER IS EASY!

  THE LEOPARD SERIES  

NETFLIX RELEASES NEW PICS

After very secretive and mysterious first images this spring which showed us just glimpses of the main characters, Netflix has now released a series of set images from their  THE LEOPARD historical series which will shoot till September as the adaptation of  Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's famous classic novel Il Gattopardo which was translated into more than 40 languages around the world. Tom Shankland is directing the six episode saga which was previously adapted into a movie by famous Italian filmmaker Visconti! Thousands of extras and custom made costumes have been used in this ambitious production.

 

WHAT IS THE STORY?

While Sicily is struggling in the turmoil of the Risorgimento in 1860, the Prince of Salina Fabrizio Corbera (Kim Rossi Stuart) reigns over his family and his possessions, convinced that even these disorders are destined to pass. He hasn’t come to terms with the idealism of young people like his nephew Tancredi (Saul Nanni), who joins the rebels risking his own life, or the ambitions of men like Sedara, a vulgar man who rides change by pandering to the nascent power of mafia criminal organizations and intends to use his beautiful daughter Angelica (Deva Cassel) to get what he wants. At Don Fabrizio’s side remains Concetta (Benedetta Porcaroli), his favourite daughter, who shares his intelligence and foresight. Her happiness will eventually be sacrificed in an attempt to ensure the survival of the power and of the name of the lineage.

  BBC'S MURDER IS EASY  

AGATHA CHRISTIE SERIES REVEALS LEAD CAST

BBC has announced cast for their mini TV series adaptation of Agatha Christie's MURDER IS EASY which will star Morfydd Clark as Bridget and David Jonsson as Fitzwilliam in the lead roles with 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 and Mark Bonnar as Reverend Humbleby, also in the two part series. Officer Fitzwilliam meets Miss Pinkerton on a train to London in 1954, where she tells him that a killer is on the loose in the English village of Wychwood under Ashe. The villagers believe the deaths are accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise. When she's later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again.

BBC ORDERS AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER IS EASY TWO PART SERIES ADAPTATION!

  AGATHA'S MURDER IS EASY  

SERIES ORDERED AT BBC

The shooting will start this summer

After a lack of success with some of her previous adaptations, the queen of crime Agatha Christie is returning to BBC One who have just ordered a two part series based on her MURDER IS EASY novel produced by Mammoth Screen.

  THE STORY

is set in England, 1954. On a train to London, a man going by the name of Luke Fitzwilliam meets Miss Pinkerton, 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, Luke feels he must find the killer before they can strike again. Because for a certain kind of person, murder is easy. Previous BBC adaptations And Then There Were None, The Witness For The Prosecution, Ordeal By Innocence, The ABC Murders and The Pale Horse were not overly successful.