Agatha Christieon Screen
From the golden age of BBC drama to gripping modern reimaginings — your complete guide to streaming and buying every Christie adaptation.
★ New This Autumn
Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence
The first Christie property ever reimagined as a contemporary, English-language series. Antonia Thomas and Josh Dylan star as the will-they-won't-they crime-solving duo, with Imelda Staunton among the cast — premiering on BritBox on Christie's own birthday.
The Gold Standard
★ Essential Viewing
Agatha Christie's Poirot
The gold standard of Christie adaptations. David Suchet spent 25 years inhabiting Hercule Poirot — working through every single Poirot novel and story ever written. The result is widely regarded as one of the standout achievements in Christie adaptations: meticulous, witty, and in its final seasons, genuinely moving. The early episodes are frothy period confections; the later ones tackle darkness head-on.
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Standout episodes to start with
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Series 9
- Evil Under the Sun Series 3
- Curtain: Poirot's Last Case Series 13
- Five Little Pigs Series 8
- Death on the Nile Series 9
★ Essential Viewing
Miss Marple
Joan Hickson was Agatha Christie's own choice to play Jane Marple — and the BBC delivered magnificently. These adaptations are unhurried, deeply English, and pleasingly faithful to the books. Hickson plays Marple as genuinely sharp and formidable beneath the genteel surface. Essential for anyone who loves classic British mysteries at their most refined.
Best starting points
- A Murder is Announced 1985
- The Body in the Library 1984
- At Bertram's Hotel 1987
- Nemesis 1987
Modern Reimaginings
And Then There Were None
BBC One · Three-part miniseries
Sarah Phelps's adaptation of Christie's best-selling novel is a revelation — dark, stylish, and genuinely terrifying. Ten strangers, an isolated island, and a nursery rhyme counting them down. This is Christie stripped of coziness and played as pure psychological horror.
Witness for the Prosecution
BBC One · Two-part miniseries
Another Sarah Phelps gem. Kim Cattrall plays the glamorous murder victim at the centre of this taut courtroom thriller, with Toby Jones as the weary solicitor and Andrea Riseborough as the enigmatic Romaine. Nothing is what it seems.
The ABC Murders
BBC One · Three-part series
John Malkovich plays an ageing, diminished Poirot in this bold reimagining that reworks the novel's themes around xenophobia and identity. Divisive but riveting — and beautifully designed throughout.
Ordeal by Innocence
BBC One · Three-part series
A family is rocked when a man who could have cleared their convicted son arrives too late. Lush 1950s production design and a cast that includes Bill Nighy and Anna Chancellor elevate this tense, atmospheric thriller.
The Pale Horse
BBC One · Two-part series
Rufus Sewell stars in this gripping adaptation of one of Christie's non-series novels. A list of names found in a dead woman's shoe leads to murder, witchcraft, and a sinister village. Stylish and genuinely unsettling.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
BritBox · Three-part series
Hugh Laurie directs this buoyant, sun-drenched adaptation with Will Poulter and Lucy Boynton. A light adventure mystery — closer to Christie's playful mode than her darker novels. Great fun.
The ITV Marple Era
Agatha Christie's Marple
ITV · Geraldine McEwan & Julia McKenzie
The ITV series took liberties with the source material — adding characters, changing endings — but produced some genuinely enjoyable mysteries. Geraldine McEwan's mischievous first three series are the highlight. Enormous casts of British acting talent throughout.
The Seven Dials Mystery & Others
BBC / LWT · Various Christie specials
A run of standalone Christie TV films from the late 1970s and early 1980s — including Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) and The Seven Dials Mystery (1981). Warm, charming productions with impeccable British casts. Now harder to find but rewarding.
Where to Stream Christie
Streaming availability changes. Always verify current availability on each platform's website.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989–2013
All 13 series. BritBox most reliable.
Miss Marple — Joan Hickson
1984–1992
Complete set. Also available on DVD.
Agatha Christie's Marple — ITV
2004–2013
All 6 series.
And Then There Were None
BBC, 2015
All 3 parts.
Witness for the Prosecution
BBC, 2016
Both parts.
The ABC Murders
BBC, 2018
All 3 episodes.
Ordeal by Innocence
BBC, 2018
All 3 parts.
The Pale Horse
BBC, 2020
Both parts.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
2022
BritBox original — exclusive.
Read the Books
The adaptations are wonderful — but Christie's prose is something else entirely. These are the essential titles to start with.
The Complete Hercule Poirot
All 39 Poirot novels in one collection. The natural companion to David Suchet's definitive adaptation — and endlessly re-readable.
Get the BookThe Complete Miss Marple
All 12 Miss Marple novels. Perfect for fans of the Joan Hickson BBC classics — and a lovely way to spend a rainy afternoon.
Get the BookAnd Then There Were None
The world's best-selling mystery novel. Read it before or after the BBC adaptation — either way, the ending will stun you.
Get the BookThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The twist that changed detective fiction forever. Still astonishing nearly a hundred years on — and best read knowing as little as possible.
Get the BookMurder on the Orient Express
Poirot at his most theatrical. Essential reading alongside any of the screen adaptations — and one of the great puzzle plots in all of fiction.
Get the BookAn Autobiography
Christie's own life story — candid, warm, and surprisingly funny. A wonderful companion to a lifetime of her fiction.
Get the BookNew to Christie? Start with And Then There Were None — it requires no prior knowledge of Poirot or Marple, works as a standalone, and is genuinely impossible to put down.
Best Christie DVD Sets
Poirot: The Complete Cases Collection
All 13 series · 33 discs
A complete home for David Suchet's full run. All 70 episodes from 1989 to 2013, presented in original broadcast order. A proper collectible set for Christie enthusiasts.
Miss Marple Complete Collection
Joan Hickson · All 12 films
All twelve BBC films starring Joan Hickson in one elegant box set. These productions are a masterclass in British period television — unhurried, well-observed, and beautifully cast throughout.
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