The Witness for the Prosecution (TV series)
Appearance
The Witness for the Prosecution | |
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Based on | The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie |
Written by | Sarah Phelps |
Directed by | Julian Jarrold |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Colin Wratten |
Running time | 120 minutes |
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Release | 26 December 27 December 2016 | –
The Witness for the Prosecution is an upcoming 2016 British-American mystery drama thriller television serial that will be broadcast on BBC One over Christmas 2016. The two-part programme was adapted by Sarah Phelps and directed by Julian Jarrold and is based on Agatha Christie's short story of the same name.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Toby Jones as John Mayhew
- Andrea Riseborough as Romaine
- Kim Cattrall as Emily French
- David Haig as Sir Charles Carter
- Billy Howle as Leonard Vole
- Monica Dolan as Janet McIntyre
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Julian Jarrold | Sarah Phelps | 26 December 2016 | N/A |
2 | "Episode 2" | Julian Jarrold | Sarah Phelps | 27 December 2016 | N/A |
See also
References
- ^ "Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough and Kim Cattrall to star in The Witness For The Prosecution for BBC One". BBC. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "BBC - BBC One orders major adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Witness For The Prosecution - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "BBC - BBC One - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.