Calling all Agatha Christie fans! If, like me, you’re still looking to fill the ‘Queen of Crime’-shaped hole in your viewing schedule after Netflix’s hit mystery, Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, the BBC might just have the answer.
Christie’s compelling and twisted mystery tales have been adapted for the small screen time and time again over the last few decades, and thankfully, a number are available to stream on BBC iPlayer now.
From star-studded stories of scandal and deceit to dark and terrifying tales that will have you glued to your screen, here are five must-watch Agatha Christie adaptations to binge-watch on iPlayer now.
© BBC/Mammoth Screen/ACL/James FisherRachel Argyll is played by Anna Chancellor
Ordeal by Innocence
When rich philanthropist Rachel Argyll (Anna Chancellor) is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point, her adopted son and young delinquent Jack Argyll (Anthony Boyle) is arrested for the crime. But as her widower prepares to remarry 18 months later, the killer’s identity is thrown into question.
This clever three-parter boasts an impressive 94 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has been applauded for its brilliant cast, which includes Morven Christie, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, Alice Eve and Eleanor Tomlinson, among other British talent.
Plus, screenwriter Sarah Phelps, who has adapted a number of Christie dramas for the small screen, penned the script – so viewers are in very safe hands!
© BBCThe series is based on Agatha Christie’s 1939 novel
And Then There Were None
Another cracker from screenwriter Sarah Phelps, And Then There Were None is a dark, atmospheric and stylish telling of Christie’s 1939 novel.
Ten people are invited to an island off the south coast of England by a mysterious host and soon find themselves cut off from civilisation due to bad weather.
It’s not long before the mismatched group, including a reckless playboy, a decrepit judge and an unhinged Harley Street doctor, are killed off one by one in the style of the nursery rhyme ‘Ten Little Soldier Boys’.
This claustrophobic tale will have you glued to your screens.
Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Charles Dance and Aidan Turner star.
David Jonsson leads the cast as Fitzwilliam
Murder Is Easy
Set in the picture-perfect village of Wychwood under Ashe, this stylish whodunnit follows the dashing Fitzwilliam (played by David Jonsson), who, while on a train to the sleepy town, is warned by Miss Pinkerton (Penelope Wilton) that a killer is on the loose.
When Miss Pinkerton is later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam is determined to catch the killer before they strike again.
With an all-star cast, including Morfydd Clark, Mathew Baynton, Mark Bonnar and Tamzin Outhwaite, this light-hearted mystery is a delightful watch.
© Alamy Stock PhotoRufus Sewell plays widower Mark Easterbrook
The Pale Horse
This seriously tense, paranoid two-part adaptation stars Rufus Sewell as widower Mark Easterbrook, who, despite his seemingly perfect life, is still grief-stricken by the death of his first wife.
When a young woman is murdered, Mark appears on a mysterious list of names found in the victim’s shoe. His investigation leads him to the peculiar home of a trio of rumoured witches, The Pale Horse, who are thought to use supernatural powers to kill people for a fee.
As increasingly strange and extraordinary things start happening around him, Mark becomes consumed by the case. Can he hunt down the killer before they catch up with him?
This creepy, dread-filled drama is a seriously suspenseful watch.
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