Film
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1980 · 3h · Thriller · TV Movie · Mystery
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Overview
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.
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Cast
Francesca Annis
Lady Frances Derwent
John Gielgud
Reverend Jones
Bernard Miles
Dr. Thomas
Eric Porter
Dr. Nicholson
Leigh Lawson
Roger Bassington-ffrench
James Warwick
Bobby Jones
Madeline Smith
Moira Nicholson
Connie Booth
Sylva Bassington-ffrench
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Rivington
Lynda La Plante
Mrs. Roberts
Doris Hare
Rose Pratt
James Cossins
Henry Bassington-ffrench
Robert Longden
Badger Beadon
Roland Davies
Dr. George Arbuthnot
Crew
- John DaviesDirector
- Tony WharmbyDirector · Executive Producer
- Pat SandysWriter
- Agatha ChristieNovel
- Jack WilliamsProducer
- Mike HumphreysDirector of Photography
- Joseph HorovitzOriginal Music Composer
- Ray HelmEditor
- Corinne RodriguezCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 30, 1980
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 3h
- Genres
- Thriller, TV Movie, Mystery
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