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Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)

TV Movie  -  180 min  -  Crime | Mystery | Romance
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While golfing on the Welsh coast, Bobby Jones apparently hits a stranger who falls off the the sea cliff. His enigmatic last words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?"

Directors:

John Davies, Tony Wharmby

Writer:

Agatha Christie (novel)

Stars:

Francesca Annis, John Gielgud and Bernard Miles
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Francesca Annis Francesca Annis ...
John Gielgud ...
Reverend Jones
Bernard Miles Bernard Miles ...
Dr. Thomas
Eric Porter Eric Porter ...
Leigh Lawson Leigh Lawson ...
James Warwick James Warwick ...
Madeline Smith Madeline Smith ...
Connie Booth Connie Booth ...
Robert Longden ...
Badger Beadon
Doris Hare Doris Hare ...
Rose Pratt
Joan Hickson Joan Hickson ...
Mrs. Rivington
Rowland Davies Rowland Davies ...
Dr. George Arbuthnot
James Cossins James Cossins ...
Henry Bassington-ffrench
Mitzi Rogers Mitzi Rogers ...
Mrs. Cayman
John Pennington John Pennington ...
Mr. Cayman
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Storyline

While out playing golf with his friend Dr. Thomas, Bobby Jones finds a man who has apparently fallen over the side of a cliff onto the seaside rocks below. His dying words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?". The dead man is identified by his sister Mrs. Cayman as Alex Pritchard, who had recently returned to the UK from abroad and was on a walking tour. Bobby and his friend Lady Frances Derwent soon conclude that illicit drugs are at the core of the mystery and suspicion falls on a certain Dr. Nicholson who runs a country clinic for drug addicts. The mystery revolves around a will and numerous false or stolen identities. But just who is Evans and what should he/she have been asked? Written by garykmcd  

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Golf | Last Words | Drug Addict | Dying Words | Red Herring  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Perché non l'hanno chiesto a Evans? See more »

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London Weekend Television (LWT), Independent Television (ITV) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

This was Joan Hickson's third appearance in 43 years in a screen adaptation of an Agatha Christie story or novel, following A Night of Terror and Murder She Said. Hickson subsequently played Christie's character Jane Marple 12 times in 8 years in a series of TV-movies, including the remake of the 1961 film as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington. See more »

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Moira Nicholson: I'm Moira Nicholson. Dr. Nicholson's my husband. He wants to murder me.
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Version of Marple: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2009) See more »