Towards Zero (TV series)
| Towards Zero | |
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| Genre | Whodunnit |
| Created by | Towards Zero by Agatha Christie |
| Screenplay by | Rachel Bennette |
| Directed by | Sam Yates |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
Towards Zero is an upcoming BBC One television series. It is an adaptation by Rachel Bennette of the 1944 novel Towards Zero by Agatha Christie.
Premise
[edit]The three-part series concerns a murder mystery surrounding a recently divorced British tennis player holidaying at his aristocratic aunt's house on the south coast of England in the 1930s.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Anjelica Huston as Camilla, Lady Tressilian
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Neville Strange
- Ella Lily Hyland as Audrey Strange
- Mimi Keene as Kay Elliott-Strange
- Jackie Clune
- Grace Doherty
- Jack Farthing as Thomas Royde
- Clarke Peters as Mr Treves
- Matthew Rhys as Inspector Leach
- Anjana Vasan as Mary Aldin
- Khalil Ben Gharbia
- Adam Hugill
Production
[edit]The Agatha Christie novel of the same name is adapted by Rachel Bennette who is also an executive producer. Executive producers are James Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited are Damien Timmer and Sheena Bucktowonsing for Mammoth Screen, Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, and Reemah Sakaan, Stephen Nye, and Robert Schildhouse for BritBox International.[2] The series is directed by Sam Yates.[3]
In June 2024 Anjelica Huston, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ella Lily Hyland , Mimi Keene, Jackie Clune, Grace Doherty, Jack Farthing, Clarke Peters, Matthew Rhys and Anjana Vasan were announced in the cast.[4]
Filming began in the summer of 2024 in Bristol and Devon.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Rowan, Iona (5 June 2024). "BBC announces new Agatha Christie drama with Sex Education star Mimi Keene". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (6 February 2024). "BBC & BritBox Set 'Towards Zero' As Next Agatha Christie Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Ford, Lily (5 June 2024). "Anjelica Huston, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Mimi Keene to Star in Agatha Christie Adaptation 'Towards Zero'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Mclaughlin, Charlotte (5 June 2024). "Anjelica Huston to play 'dignified' aristocrat in Agatha Christie murder mystery". Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (5 June 2024). "Anjelica Huston Starring In Latest BBC/BritBox Agatha Christie Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Towards Zero at IMDb
- Upcoming British television series
- 2025 British television series debuts
- 2020s British television miniseries
- 2020s British drama television series
- 2020s British crime television series
- 2020s British mystery television series
- British English-language television shows
- Period television series
- Television series by Mammoth Screen
- Television shows based on works by Agatha Christie
- Television shows set in the United Kingdom
- Television shows filmed in England
- Television shows shot in Bristol
- Television series set in the 1930s