Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Brew some tea and curl up by the fire for murder, intrigue, and madcap upper-class high jinks in Agatha Christie'sWhy Didn't They Ask Evans?James Warwick and Francesca Annis play plucky amateur sleuths Bobby Jones and Lady Frankie Derwent (and yes, you've also seen them paired as plucky amateur Christie sleuthsTommy & Tuppence). In the very opening scene, Bobby happens upon a dying man who whispers the mysterious title question and we're off.Why Didn't They Ask Evans?has everything one looks for in an old-fashioned bloodcurdler: murder, false identities, a mysterious institution, and even morphine addiction. Warwick and Annis have the light touch of seasoned pros and slide with ease into the period setting. The rest of the cast dives into the fun and includes such noble veterans as Sir John Gielgud and Joan Hickson, herself one of the more memorable incarnations of Christie's Miss Marple.--Ali Davis