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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

★ 7.0 10K votes 2022–2022 1 season · 4 episodes Ended BritBox
Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Will PoulterLucy BoyntonDaniel IngsJonathan JulesNicholas AsburyMaeve Dermody
Starring
Will PoulterLucy BoyntonDaniel IngsJonathan JulesNicholas AsburyMaeve Dermody
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Votes per Episode
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"A breezy, stylish Christie puzzle box"

Based on an Agatha Christie novel, this three-part mystery follows a young vicar's son and his childhood friend who stumble onto a dying man's cryptic last words and decide to play amateur detective. Set in glamorous 1930s Britain, it moves briskly through country houses, cliffside mansions and a colourful cast of suspects. The tone is light and stylish rather than gritty, with wit and romance woven through the sleuthing. It is handsomely shot, briskly paced, and works best as an easy, entertaining whodunit rather than a deep psychological drama.

Watch it for

the charming lead pairing and gorgeous 1930s production design carrying a fun whodunit.

Maybe skip if

you want a dense, twisty mystery rather than a light, romantic caper.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Miniseries2022
7.42K43h 40m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.17.5
62257 min
▶2Episode #1.27.4
51858 min
▶3Episode #1.37.3
48458 min
▶4See explanation7.4
7047 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Will Poulter Bobby Jones
Lucy Boynton Frankie Derwent
Daniel Ings Roger Bassington-ffrench
Jonathan Jules Ralph 'Knocker' Beadon
Nicholas Asbury Mr. Angel
Maeve Dermody Moira Nicholson
Nia Trussler Jones Mrs. Gladys Roberts, Gladys Roberts
Alistair Petrie Rev. Richard Jones
Christian Patterson Sergeant Ellis
Morwenna Banks Amelia Cayman

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