Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (Agatha Christie) DBE
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE was an English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre. A writer during the ‘Golden Age of Detective Fiction’, Christie has been called the ‘Queen of Crime’, a nickname now trademarked by her estate, or the ‘Queen of Mystery’. She wrote the world’s longest running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. She is the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
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Towards Zero
Towards Zero a Three-Part adaptation of an Agatha Christie Thriller.
Shown on BBC1 on March 2nd – March 16th 2025.
England, 1936. An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a deadly web of jealousy and deceit. After a scandalous divorce, a tennis star, his ex-wife, and a volatile mix of guests converges on a coastal estate, where a troubled detective wrestles with his own despair.
After an explosive night, a shocking murder is discovered at the estate, and Detective Leach must find his purpose again if he is to uproot the dark secrets of Gull’s Point.
When the killer strikes again, Detective Leach is drawn into a toxic maze of deceit and dysfunction and must rediscover his deepest copper’s instincts if he is to find the truth. As he pieces the jigsaw together, the stage is set for him to expose a killer with a twisted motive.
Starring: Matthew Rhys as Detective Leach, Anjelica Huston as Lady Tressilian and Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Nevile Strange.
Available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Programme overview accredited to BBC One.