‘Towards Zero’ trailer: BBC’s new Agatha Christie mystery confirms air date

The BBC has confirmed the launch date and released the trailer for Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero. The drama will arrive on BBC iPlayer on Sunday 2 March, with episodes airing weekly on BBC One at 9pm.

Based on the classic mystery novel by the best-selling author, Agatha Christie, the series has been adapted for screen by BAFTA-nominated Rachel Bennette (NW) and directed by the Olivier Award-winning Sam Yates (Magpie).

Who is in it?

The cast includes Anjelica Huston as Lady Tressilian, Matthew Rhys as Inspector Leach, Oliver Jackson-Cohen as British tennis star Nevile Strange, Ella Lily Hyland as his ex-wife Audrey and Mimi Keene as his second wife Kay. The series also features Clarke Peters, Anjana Vasan, Jack Farthing, Jackie Clune, Grace Doherty, Khalil Gharbi, and Adam Hugill.

What is it about?

The official synopsis says?

England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, Nevile Strange and his ex-wife Audrey make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile’s aunt, Lady Tressilian.

With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay, tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder. A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death?

An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero.

Watch the trailer:

Where can we watch it?

 All three episodes of the three-part drama will arrive on BBC iPlayer from 6am on Sunday 2 March. 

Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero is available to purchase on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3D2bFea