Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

180 mins | Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie | March 30, 1980

This intriguing story is set in the 1930s at a country house, where two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones and Lady Frankie Derwent, try to unravel the mystery behind a tale of murder, suspense and false identities. And the only clues the two have to go on are the puzzling last words of a dying man. Featuring characters created by Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans is a classic crime thriller sure to please murder-mystery fans.

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

180 mins | Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie | March 30, 1980

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
This intriguing story is set in the 1930s at a country house, where two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones and Lady Frankie Derwent, try to unravel the mystery behind a tale of murder, suspense and false identities. And the only clues the two have to go on are the puzzling last words of a dying man. Featuring characters created by Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans is a classic crime thriller sure to please murder-mystery fans.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers ITV, London Weekend Television (LWT)
Original title Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Directors Tony Wharmby, John Davies
Writers Agatha Christie

Cast

Francesca Annis

as Lady Frances Derwent

John Gielgud

as Reverend Jones

Bernard Miles

as Dr. Thomas

Eric Porter

as Dr. Nicholson

Leigh Lawson

as Roger Bassington-ffrench

Madeline Smith

as Moira Nicholson

Connie Booth

as Sylva Bassington-ffrench

Joan Hickson

as Mrs. Rivington

Lynda La Plante

as Mrs. Roberts

James Warwick

as Bobby Jones

Doris Hare

as Rose Pratt

James Cossins

as Henry Bassington-ffrench

Robert Longden

as Badger Beadon

Roland Davies

as Dr. George Arbuthnot