TV series
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Overview
A dying man's enigmatic last words send vicar's son, Bobby Jones, and his socialite friend, Lady Frankie Derwent, on a crime-solving adventure.
Details
- First air date
- 2022-04-12
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 3 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Network
- BritBox
- Production
- Mammoth Screen, Agatha Christie
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Will Poulter as Bobby Jones
- Lucy Boynton as Frankie Derwent
- Maeve Dermody as Moira Nicholson
- Conleth Hill as Dr Alwyn Thomas
- Daniel Ings as Roger Bassington-ffrench
- Jonathan Jules as Ralph 'Knocker' Beadon
- Alistair Petrie as Rev Richard Jones
- Nicholas Asbury as Mr. Angel
- Morwenna Banks as Amelia Cayman
- Miles Jupp as Henry Bassington-ffrench
- Amy Nuttall as Sylvia Bassington-ffrench
- Paul Whitehouse as Askew
Creators and crew
- Hugh Laurie - Creator
- Damien Timmer - Executive Producer
- Helen Ziegler - Executive Producer
- Emily Powers - Executive Producer
- Jonathan Karas - Executive Producer
- Basi Akpabio - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1
Along the rugged Welsh coastline, Bobby Jones finds a dying man at the bottom of the cliffs. As Bobby tries to ease his final moments, the dying man utters a mysterious question.
Episode 2
Following a shocking death thought to be suicide, Bobby and Frankie are convinced it was murder. Together, they hatch a plan to infiltrate Frankie into the home of their prime suspect.
Episode 3
As Frankie and Bobby dig deeper, they begin to uncover a dark conspiracy. Will they finally find the meaning behind that fateful question?
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