Writer Sarah Phelps followed BBC One's
And Then There Were None (2015)
with another Agatha Christie thriller,
first shown at Christmas 2016.
first shown at Christmas 2016.
The Witness for the Prosecution began
life as a short story, published as Traitor Hands by Flynn's Weekly in 1925.
The courtroom drama was first adapted
for radio in 1949, then was dramatised
for the London stage in late 1953.
During its run, Christie also had two
other plays staged, making her the
only female playwright to have three
productions performed simultaneously
in the West End.
The courtroom drama was first adapted
for radio in 1949, then was dramatised
for the London stage in late 1953.
During its run, Christie also had two
other plays staged, making her the
only female playwright to have three
productions performed simultaneously
in the West End.
The play was soon adapted for cinema
in 1957, starring Charles Laughton,
Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power.
The original story has now garnered
four treatments for television -
in 1957, starring Charles Laughton,
Marlene Dietrich and Tyrone Power.
The original story has now garnered
four treatments for television -
previous serials appeared in 1949
(BBC), 1953 (CBS), 1982 (Hallmark).
Christie aficionado Kim Cattrall contacted Mammoth Screen when the BBC
Christie aficionado Kim Cattrall contacted Mammoth Screen when the BBC
announced plans for the newest version, and was consequently cast as
Emily French.
Emily French.
A repeat run of this two-part mystery began on BBC Four last night - it
featured Andrea Riseborough (as Romaine), Billy Howle (Leonard Vole),
and nine Doctor Who cast and crew connections:
- Toby Jones (Mayhew here; Ratchett in Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express) was the Dream Lord in Amy's Choice, and voiced Kotris for Big Finish's Dark Eyes (2012)
- David Haig (Carter here; Horton in Marple: Murder is Easy) was Pangol in The Leisure Hive
- Tim McMullan (Meredith KC) voiced Octavian for Doom Coalition 3 (BF, 2016)
- Charles De'Ath (Deveraux) was Adelaide's Father in The Waters of Mars
- Andrew Havill (Starling here; Peel in Partners in Crime; Hjerson in Poirot: The Clocks) was the Chief Steward in Voyage of the Damned, and voiced Aleister Portillon and Squire Claude for The Witch From the Well (BF, 2011)
- executive producer Damian Timmer (here, Poirot, Marple, And Then There Were None and Ordeal By Innocence) made a cameo appearance in An Adventure in Space and Time as a Menoptera
- SFX supervisor Scott McIntyre was the armourer on The Day of the Doctor
- Julius Ogden (first assistant camera) was focus puller on nine stories (from Closing Time to the 50th Anniversary special)
- Joe Russell was also a camera operator on thirty-seven episodes (from Blink to the Anniversary special)
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