{"id":39008,"date":"2023-11-02T14:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1918893"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:48:49","slug":"first-look-at-agatha-christies-murder-is-easy-with-shetland-ghosts-stars","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/first-look-at-agatha-christies-murder-is-easy-with-shetland-ghosts-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at Agatha Christie\u2019s Murder Is Easy with Shetland, Ghosts stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BBC’s latest adaptation of the legendary author’s work boasts a star-studded cast. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 02 November 2023 at 13:00 PM<\/p>

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A slew of new images have been released from BBC One and iPlayer\u2019s upcoming adaptation of Agatha Christie novel Murder Is Easy<\/a>, featuring a star-studded cast.<\/p>\n

Set in 1950s England, the story follows a young man named Fitzwilliam (Rye Lane<\/a> and Industry<\/a> star David Jonsson), who learns of a killer on the loose in Wychwood under Ashe from fellow train passenger Miss Pinkerton (After Life<\/a>\u2018s Penelope Wilton).<\/p>\n

Other residents of the sleepy village are keen to brush off the recent deaths as mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton is confident of foul play \u2013 and it isn\u2019t long until she too is killed, leaving Fitzwilliam to solve the mystery.<\/p>\n

You can expect him to interrogate multiple suspects across the two-parter, with Ghosts<\/a> star Mathew Baynton and Guilt<\/a>\u2018s Mark Bonnar playing Dr Thomas and Reverend Humbleby respectively (see above).<\/p>

Below, we get a look at Jonsson\u2019s Fitzwilliam looking smart in a tuxedo as he examines the enigmatic group around him, any one of whom could be hiding a dark secret.<\/p>\n

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David Jonsson in Murder Is Easy.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The cast of Murder Is Easy also includes former Shetland<\/a> star and recent Who is Erin Carter? baddie Douglas Henshall<\/a> as Major Horton, seen below walking two muscly bulldogs.<\/p>\n

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Douglas Henshall in Murder Is Easy.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Another preview image takes us inside the fateful first meeting between Fitzwilliam and Miss Pinkerton, who is sadly not long for this world \u2013 but who is responsible for her death?<\/p>\n

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Penelope Wilton and David Jonsson in Murder Is Easy.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Tolkien fans will recognise Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in Prime Video\u2019s epic The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/a>, which is currently preparing a second season.<\/p>\n

Here, she slips into a decidedly different role as Bridget, the glamorous fianc\u00e9 of Lord Whitfield (played by Tom Riley of short-lived fantasy drama The Nevers).<\/p>\n

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Morfydd Clark and Tom Riley in Murder Is Easy.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

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