Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Based on the iconic 1934 Agatha Christie novel, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? Is adapted and directed by Hugh Laurie (House). The limited series follows the amiable Bobby Jones (Will Poulter, The Revenant) and his whip smart friend, socialite Lady Frances “Frankie” Derwent (Lucy Boynton, Bohemian Rhapsody).

On the hunt for a lost golf ball, unsuspecting Jones discovers the crumpled body of a dying man who, with his last breath, gasps the cryptic question of the series’ title. Armed with only a photograph of a beautiful young woman found in the dead man’s pocket, these amateur sleuths embark on a crime-solving adventure and prove surprisingly adept at unearthing clues. The levity of the duo’s wit and banter belies the danger they continuously encounter as they pursue the answer to the mysterious question.


  • 3 x 1hr for Britbox US

  • Will Poulter
    Lucy Boynton
    Hugh Laurie
    Maeve Dermody
    Alistair Petrie
    Jonathan Jules
    Daniel Ings
    Morwenna Banks
    Joshua James
    Benedict Wolf
    Christian Patterson
    Nia Trussler Jones
    Nicholas Asbury
    Amy Nuttall
    Miles Jupp
    Jim Broadbent
    Emma Thompson

  • Writer Hugh Laurie

    Director Hugh Laurie

    Producer Claire Jones

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