BBC and BritBox set to co-produce an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1939 “Murder Is Easy” novel, which will be released in two parts. “Murder Is Easy” follows Hugh Laurie’s adaptation of “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” for BritBox in 2022. Meenu Gaur (Zinda Bhaag, World on Fire) will direct with the screenplay to be written by Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre. Mammoth Screen (The Serpent, World on Fire) and Agatha Christie Limited (And Then There Were None, Death on the Nile) will produce.
Murder Is Easy Premise via AgathaChristie.com:
“In a quiet English village, a killer is about to strike. Again and again.
Officer Luke Fitzwilliam is on a train to London when he meets a strange woman. She claims there is a serial killer in the quiet village of Wychwood. He has already taken the lives of three people and is about claim his fourth victim.
Fitzwilliam dismisses this as the ramblings of an old woman. But within hours she is found dead. Crushed by a passing car.
And then the fourth victim is found.
Each death looks like an accident. But in Wychwood nothing is as it appears…”
Reemah Sakaan, CEO BritBox International said: “We are thrilled to partner again with Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited to adapt another gripping Agatha Christie title, working with the BBC and a world class production team. This new co-commission underlines BritBox International’s standing as a major home of Agatha Christie programming, offering new adaptations like Murder is Easy and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? – with more of these to come – and the largest collection of much-loved Christie classics in our markets.”
Filming will begin this summer with casting announcements to come later.
Mammoth Screen is one of the UK’s leading production companies. Shows include World on Fire series two, Grime Kids, The Serpent and Noughts + Crosses series two for the BBC, Endeavour series nine, McDonald & Dodds series four, Tom Jones and The Tower 2: Death Message for ITV and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans for BritBox USA. Mammoth Screen is an ITV Studios Company.
Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) has been managing the literary and media rights to Agatha Christie’s works around the world since 1955. Collaborating with the very best talents in film, television, publishing, stage and on digital platforms ACL ensures that Christie’s work continues to reach new audiences in innovative ways and to the highest standard. The company is managed by Christie’s great grandson James Prichard.
BritBox is a digital subscription video on demand service offering the largest and most comprehensive, unmissable collection of British entertainment available all in one place. Co-branded by BBC and ITV, BritBox delivers the UK’s favourite programmes, ranging from brand new commissions to gems, across a variety of genres, including critically- acclaimed drama, crime thrillers, classic comedy and powerful documentaries, alongside reality hits and entertainment.
