The ABC Murders (TV series)

The ABC Murders
Series title against a background of twisted railway tracks
Genre
Based onThe A.B.C. Murders
by Agatha Christie
Written bySarah Phelps
Directed byAlex Gabassi
Starring
ComposerIsobel Waller-Bridge
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Basi Akpabio
  • James Prichard
  • Elizabeth Kilgarriff
  • Damien Timmer
  • Sarah Phelps
  • Helen Ziegler
ProducerFarah Abushwesha
CinematographyJoel Devlin
Editors
  • Simon Brasse
  • Rob Hall
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release26 December (2018-12-26) –
28 December 2018 (2018-12-28)
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The ABC Murders is a 2018 mystery thriller television serial loosely based on Agatha Christie's 1936 novel of the same name. It was broadcast over three consecutive nights beginning on 26 December 2018 on BBC One. It was adapted by Sarah Phelps and directed by Alex Gabassi. It stars John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot, with Rupert Grint, Andrew Buchan, Tara Fitzgerald and Shirley Henderson in supporting roles.[1][2]

The series was released on DVD through Universal Pictures UK on 11 March 2019.[3]

  1. ^ "All-star cast announced for new BBC One Agatha Christie thriller The ABC Murders". BBC Media Centre. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "First-look image of John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot in BBC One's The ABC Murders". BBC Media Centre. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Agatha Christie: ABC Murders [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2019.