

30/03/1980
This intriguing story is set in the 1930s at a country house, where two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones and Lady Frankie Derwent, try to unravel the mystery behind a tale of murder, suspense and false identities. And the only clues the two have to go on are the puzzling last words of a dying man. Featuring characters created by Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans is a classic crime thriller sure to please murder-mystery fans.

Francesca Annis
as Lady Frances Derwent

John Gielgud
as Reverend Jones

Bernard Miles
as Dr. Thomas

Eric Porter
as Dr. Nicholson

Leigh Lawson
as Roger Bassington-ffrench

James Warwick
as Bobby Jones

Madeline Smith
as Moira Nicholson

Connie Booth
as Sylva Bassington-ffrench

Joan Hickson
as Mrs. Rivington

Lynda La Plante
as Mrs. Roberts

Doris Hare
as Rose Pratt

James Cossins
as Henry Bassington-ffrench

Robert Longden
as Badger Beadon

Roland Davies
as Dr. George Arbuthnot
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