But it is buoyed along by two delightful performances, from Will Poulter as Bobby, the good-natured vicar’s son, and Lucy Boynton as Frankie, his childhood friend. The script differs in places from the book, and once or twice I found myself wondering how on earth the characters had deduced something from nothing. Plotwise, this isn’t one of Christie’s finest. With his last gasp, the mystery victim utters the words of the title. In the Welsh village of Marchbolt, Jones finds a dying man at the foot of the cliff. Of course it’s a whodunit, but there is another tantalising question to be answered. It has been adapted here by Hugh Laurie, who also gives himself a small part as a sinister clinician. Far be it from me to tell you that the streaming service offers a seven-day free trial, during which you could watch this show and fit in Brideshead Revisited for good measure.)Ĭhristie’s story was published in 1934 and features two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones and Lady Frances “Frankie” Derwent. (Yes, it’s frustrating for non-BritBox subscribers that this three-parter isn’t on terrestrial TV. After a glut of Poirot adaptations and in the lull before Miss Marple returns to television, BritBox is serving up Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? as an Easter treat. A lesser-spotted Agatha Christie is always welcome.
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