‘Lord of the Rings’ Actor Morfydd Clark to Star in Agatha Christie Adaptation ‘Murder Is Easy’ for BBC, BritBox
variety.comAgatha Christie novel adaptation “Murder Is Easy.” Based on Christie’s 1939 novel, the two-part thriller is adapted by Siân Ejiwunmi-Le Berre and directed by Meenu Gaur (“World on Fire”).
The cast includes David Jonsson (“Industry,” “Rye Lane”), Morfydd Clark (“Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Saint Maud”), Penelope Wilton (“Downton Abbey”), Sinead Matthews (“The Crown”), Tom Riley (“The Nevers”), Douglas Henshall (“Shetland”), Mathew Baynton (“Ghosts”), Mark Bonnar (“World on Fire”), Nimra Bucha (“Ms Marvel”), Tamzin Outhwaite (“The Tower”), Jon Pointing (“Big Boys”) and Phoebe Licorish in her screen debut.
The story is set in 1954 England. On a train to London, Fitzwilliam (Jonsson) meets Miss Pinkerton (Wilton), who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe.
The villagers believe the deaths are accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise — and when she’s later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again. “Murder Is Easy” is made by ITV Studios’ Mammoth Screen (“The Serpent”) and Agatha Christie Limited (“Death on the Nile”) and is a co-commission between the BBC and BritBox International.
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