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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Year:

1981

Duration:

USA:180 min

Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

John Davies

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1981-05-21

Cast

Actor

Character

Mitzi Rogers

Francesca Annis

Lady Frances Derwent

John Gielgud

Reverend Jones

Bernard Miles

Dr. Thomas

Eric Porter

Dr. Nicholson

Leigh Lawson

Roger Bassington-ffrench

James Warwick

Bobby Jones

Madeline Smith

Moira Nicholson

Connie Booth

Sylvia Bassington-ffrench

Robert Longden

Badger Beadon

Doris Hare

Rose Pratt

Joan Hickson

Mrs. Rivington

Rowland Davies

Dr. George Arbuthnot

James Cossins

Henry Bassington-ffrench

John Pennington

Mr. Cayman

Lynda La Plante

Mrs. Roberts (as Lynda Marchal)

Deddie Davies

Postmistress

Frank Tregear

Mr. Roberts

John Horsley

Mr. Spragg

Leon Sinden

Mr. Owen

Elaine Wells

Nurse Fletcher

Annette Robertson

Julie

Eirik Barclay

Tommy Bassington-ffrench

Raymond Francis

Earl Of Marchington

Sally Grace

Nurse Villard

Chris Cregan

Reeves

Michael Stainton

Mr. Askew

Hugh Morton

Barker

Debbie Armstrong

Mary

Arnold Peters

Innkeeper

Norman Mitchell

Constable Browning

Artro Morris

Ticket Inspector

Terence Soall

Doctor

Kate David

Hotel Waitress

Penny Ryder

Cafe Waitress

Roy Boyd

Alan Carstairs

Mischa De La Motte

Ross

Colin Cunningham

Fred Pratt

Derek Hollis

P.C. Bunner

Nick Diprose

Lover (uncredited)

Charles Morgan

Coroner (uncredited)

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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 (1937) and Murder She Said (1961). 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 (1987).

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Quotes

Lady Frances Derwent: [to Bobby] It's men like you that stopped women from getting the vote.

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Dr. Nicholson: Drugs always end in tragedy... always!

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Moira Nicholson: I'm Moira Nicholson. Dr. Nicholson's my husband. He wants to murder me.

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