Thomas Jones Videos : Agatha Christie - Why Didn't They Ask Evens (1934) - Part 1 - Francesca Annis

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Agatha Christie - Why Didn't They Ask Evens (1934) - Part 1 - Francesca Annis

Part 1: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? was a novel by Agatha Christie and published in 1934. Is a work of detective fiction first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club in September 1934 and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1935 under the title of The Boomerang Clue Storyline: While out playing golf with his friend Dr. Thomas, Bobby Jones finds a man who has apparently fallen over the side of a cliff onto the seaside rocks below. His dying words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?". The dead man is identified by his sister Mrs. Cayman as Alex Pritchard, who had recently returned to the UK from abroad and was on a walking tour. Bobby and his friend Lady Frances Derwent soon conclude that illicit drugs are at the core of the mystery and suspicion falls on a certain Dr. Nicholson who runs a country clinic for drug addicts. The mystery revolves around a will and numerous false or stolen identities. But just who is Evans and what should he/she have been asked? ----------------------------------------- The TV Production: Recorded in 1980, the production was extremely faithful to the plot and dialogue of the book. Only two notable changes were made. Directors: John Davies, Tony Wharmby Writers: Agatha Christie (novel), Pat Sandys Cast: 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 ...

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