• Director(s)

    HUGH LAURIE

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

  • Cast

    Will Poulter, Lucy Boynton, Maeve Dermody, Daniel Ings

TV Show

Agatha Christie - Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? is a period mystery drama; in this episode, a mysterious death rocks a Welsh coastal village.…

WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? is a period mystery drama; in this episode, a mysterious death rocks a Welsh coastal village.

  • Director(s)

    HUGH LAURIE

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

  • Cast

    Will Poulter, Lucy Boynton, Maeve Dermody, Daniel Ings

moderate bloody images
Classified Date:
24/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
An injured person is discovered with blood on their face and clothes; these bloody images occasionally recur in flashback sequences.
additional issues
Bad language includes 'bloody', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn'. Scenes of mild threat include a person falling ill after their drink is spiked. References to suicide are speculative and undetailed. A man is interrupted after instructing two young teens how to roll a cigarette; there are also scenes in which people drink alcohol.
suicide references, moderate injury detail
Classified Date:
24/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A dead body is shown briefly, although only dangling legs are seen. There is an undetailed shot of a corpse's face with minor abrasions. A woman applies a blood-like substance to her nose and forehead to create fake wounds.
suicide and self-harm
There is a brief scene in which a man's body is discovered hanging by the neck. There is speculation about whether a person's death was a suicide or a murder.
additional issues
There are references to violence and murder. There are infrequent scenes of mild threat, including a scene in which a man walks through a dark forest and draws a knife as he notices there is somebody else present. Someone refers to a mental health facility as a 'loony bin', although the term is condemned. There are brief references to morphine. Bad language is very mild and includes 'God'. Characters smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
moderate violence, injury detail, threat, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
24/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is grabbed from behind and a fist fight breaks out with repeated blows. A woman punches a man after feeling threatened
threat and horror
There is a moderate scene of threat when people are trying to enter a locked room after hearing a gunshot.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms such as 'bloody', 'shit', 'God' and 'damn'.
injury detail
There is brief sight of a dead body with a gunshot wound to the head and a pool of blood. A man is seen with blood on his face after a fight.
additional issues
There are verbal references to a man who is addicted to morphine with one person stating 'he's lying on the floor with a hypodermic needle in his arm', although this is condemned and they discuss getting him treatment. A person is found dead with a gun in their hand but there is no further detail. There are mild discriminatory references such as a mental health facility being referred to as a 'nut house'. A man states that electroconvulsive therapy was inspired by slaughtering pigs, saying 'it makes them numb and easier to kill'. Adults are seen smoking and drinking.
moderate threat, violence, bloody images, language, suicide references
Classified Date:
24/06/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
A person is fatally stabbed. A man is held down and injected with a needle which makes him unconscious. A woman is captured by a man who creeps up on her and forces her to inhale a toxic substance. A vase is smashed over a man's head.
threat and horror
A man is strapped to a chair and forced to agree to have experimental medical procedures performed on him. Some scenes contain brief moments of knife threat.
language
Moderate bad language includes 'bitch'. Milder terms include 'bloody', 'hell' and 'God'.
injury detail
Corpses are briefly shown, including one which has suffered a gunshot to the head, with brain matter on the carpet beneath. Another is seen hanging, although only dangling legs can be seen.
suicide and self-harm
People speculate about whether people's deaths were murders or suicides.
additional issues
Someone kills an insect and its crushed body is briefly shown. Characters drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
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  • Classified date

    24/06/2025

  • Distributor

    FIFTH SEASON LLC

  • Language

    English