When is Ordeal By Innocence on BBC One tonight, why was Ed Westwick replaced and who else is in the Agatha Christie thriller cast?
ORDEAL By Innocence is a detective novel written by Agatha Christie, which was first published in 1958.
Regarded as one of her best later works, it was adapted for TV by the BBC. Here is the lowdown on the show and why its release was delayed.
When is Ordeal By Innocence on BBC One?
The third and final episode of Ordeal By Innocence airs tonight, Sunday April 15, at 9pm on BBC One.
The series was supposed to be shown around Christmas 2017 but it was postponed after lead actor Ed Westwick faced sex abuse allegations.
It was adapted for the small screen by Sarah Phelps, who previously worked on And Then There Were None and The Witness For Prosecution.
The novel is just one of the seven new Agatha Christie adaptations due from the BBC over the next four years.
Who is in the cast of Ordeal By Innocence and who has replaced Ed Westwick?
The BBC has pulled together an all-star ensemble cast for the adaption.
Love Actually actor Bill Nighy, American star Catherine Keener and Downton Abbey’s Matthew Goode will be leading the cast in the three-part series.
It will also star Poldark’s Eleanor Tomlinson, Anthony Boyle (Harry Potter And The Cursed Child) and Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob).
The A Word’s Morven Christie, Crystal Clarke (Assassin’s Creed, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens), Ella Purnell (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) and Star Trek Into Darkness’ Alice Eve complete the impressive line-up.
Westwick has been replaced in the show by Christian Cooke - known for his roles in Where the Heart Is and Cemetery Junction.
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What is the plot of Ordeal By Innocence?
Ordeal By Innocence is set Christmas 1954 and begins with the murder of wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll, a young delinquent, is arrested for her murder – something he vehemently denies.
Eighteen months later, Dr Arthur Calgary, a scientist, arrives at Sunny Point claiming to have just returned from an expedition to the Arctic.
He claims to hold the alibi that can prove Jack’s innocence but it’s too late because Jack died in prison before the case could come to trial, and the Argyll family is reluctant to dig up the secrets of the past.
However, the implications of Calgary’s story can’t be ignored - if he is telling the truth then the wrong person was arrested for Rachel’s murder. And if Jack was not the killer, then it must have been somebody else at Sunny Point. But who?