The Witness for the Prosecution (TV series)

The Witness for the Prosecution
Genre
Based onThe Witness for the Prosecution
by Agatha Christie
Written bySarah Phelps
Directed byJulian Jarrold
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
  • Mathew Pritchard
  • Hilary Strong
  • Karen Thrussell
  • Damien Timmer
  • Matthew Read
  • Sarah Phelps
ProducerColin Wratten
CinematographyFelix Wiedemann
Running time120 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release26 December (2016-12-26) –
27 December 2016 (2016-12-27)
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The Witness for the Prosecution is a 2016 British mystery drama thriller television serial broadcast on BBC One over Christmas 2016. The two-part programme was adapted by Sarah Phelps and directed by Julian Jarrold and is based on Agatha Christie's short story of the same name.[1][2][3] The expanded plot is based on Christie's original short story with the original ending, which is different than that of previous stage, film and television versions, including Billy Wilder's 1957 film version.[4]

  1. ^ "Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough and Kim Cattrall to star in The Witness For The Prosecution for BBC One". BBC. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ "BBC One orders major adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Witness For The Prosecution - Media Centre". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ "BBC - BBC One - Media Centre". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ "BBC - An Interview with Sarah Phelps - Media Centre". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

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