{"id":34712,"date":"2022-03-17T23:45:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T03:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=34712"},"modified":"2022-03-18T03:50:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T07:50:24","slug":"get-ready-for-humor-hjijinks-quips-and-queries-agatha-christies-why-didnt-they-ask-evans-is-coming-to-britbox-on-april-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/17\/get-ready-for-humor-hjijinks-quips-and-queries-agatha-christies-why-didnt-they-ask-evans-is-coming-to-britbox-on-april-14th\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for Humor, Hijinks, Quips, and Queries, Agatha Christie&#8217;s &#8220;Why Didn&#8217;t They Ask Evans?&#8221; is Coming to BritBox on April 14th [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Based on Agatha Christie&#8217;s 1934 novel, this upcoming mystery might just be the highlight of your spring.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34710\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Why-Didnt-They-Ask-Evans.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Why-Didnt-They-Ask-Evans.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Why-Didnt-They-Ask-Evans-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Why-Didnt-They-Ask-Evans-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Why-Didnt-They-Ask-Evans-75x75.webp 75w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Why-Didnt-They-Ask-Evans-350x350.webp 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><strong><em>Why Didn&#8217;t They Ask Evans?<\/em><\/strong> is a detective mystery by Agatha Christie, first published in 1935 under the title of The Boomerang Clue, set in Wales and Hampshire. Bobby Jones finds a man dying at his local golf course. A photo he saw in the man&#8217;s pocket is replaced, as police seek his identity. Bobby and his friend Lady Frances Derwent have adventures as they solve the mystery of the man&#8217;s last words: &#8220;<em>Why didn&#8217;t they ask Evans?<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The novel was praised as &#8220;a story that tickles and tantalises.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-440347801\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtnhSKY38ag?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In April 2021, it was announced that Hugh Laurie would be adapting the novel and directing the production for BritBox. The filming took place in Surrey, mainly in the village of Shere, between June and August 2021. In January 2022, Hugh Laurie announced that the post-production has ended and that the three-part series will be available on BritBox on April 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>This three-part series boasts an all-star cast with Jim Broadbent and Emma Thompson playing aristocrats Lord and Lady Marcham, who are the parents of Lady Frances. The story follows the vicar\u2019s son Bobby Jones, played by Will Poulter, and his adventurous friend, socialite Lady Frances \u2018Frankie\u2019 Derwent (Lucy Boynton), as they dig deep into a murder. But their amateur sleuthing brings no end of trouble their way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cast<\/strong><br \/>\nWill Poulter as Bobby Jones<br \/>\nLucy Boynton as Frankie Derwent<br \/>\nMaeve Dermody as Moira Nicholson<br \/>\nHugh Laurie as Dr James Nicholson<br \/>\nJim Broadbent as Lord Marcham<br \/>\nEmma Thompson as Lady Marcham<br \/>\nConleth Hill as Dr Alwyn Thomas<br \/>\nDaniel Ings as Roger Bassington-ffrench<br \/>\nJonathan Jules as Ralph &#8216;Knocker&#8217; Beadon<br \/>\nMiles Jupp as Henry Bassington-ffrench<br \/>\nAmy Nuttall as Sylvia Bassington-ffrench<br \/>\nAlistair Petrie as Reverend Richard Jones<br \/>\nPaul Whitehouse as the landlord<br \/>\nMorwenna Banks as Mrs Cayman<br \/>\nJoshua James as Dr George Arbuthnot<br \/>\nRichard Dixon as Leo Cayman<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get ready for humor, hijinks, quips, and queries. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhyDidntTheyAskEvans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhyDidntTheyAskEvans<\/a> comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BritBox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BritBox<\/a> on April 12th. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WDTAE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WDTAE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e6xGasMvzr\">pic.twitter.com\/e6xGasMvzr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BritBoxUS (@BritBox_US) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritBox_US\/status\/1491511151838040069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/8T8G7k5Le8e1r2Y2trCcywXTYRo.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Why Didn&#039;t They Ask Evans?<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> BritBox<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 3<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>A dying man&#039;s enigmatic last words send vicar&#039;s son, Bobby Jones, and his socialite friend, Lady Frankie Derwent, on a crime-solving adventure.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on Agatha Christie&#8217;s 1934 novel, this upcoming mystery might just be the highlight of your spring.Why Didn&#8217;t They Ask Evans? is a detective mystery by Agatha Christie, first published in 1935 under the title of The Boomerang Clue, set in Wales and Hampshire. 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