Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1980, Film, 180 min, Crime, Mystery, Romance, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 66
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.
Directed by John Davies, Tony Wharmby
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 Moira Nicholson
- Connie Booth as Sylvia Bassington-ffrench
- Robert Longden as Badger Beadon
- Doris Hare as Rose Pratt
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