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WEEK IN WOMEN: Anjelica Huston to star in BBC’s Agatha Christie’s TOWARDS ZERO – Brandy McDonnell reports

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Anjelica Huston is set to star as Lady Tressilian in the BBC’s upcoming adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero.

The British Broadcasting Corporation is planning a new three-part adaptation of Towards Zero, a classic mystery novel by the best-selling author of all time, ‘Queen of Crime’ Agatha Christie.

“I have long been a fan of Agatha Christie and the murder-mystery genre and always love the opportunity to film in England. I am thrilled to be working with director Sam Yates and a wonderful cast, and excited to play the clever and dignified Camilla, Lady Tressilian,” Huston said in a statement.

Directed by Olivier Award winner Sam Yates (Magpie), the new screenplay for the new adaptation is by BAFTA-nominated writer Rachel Bennette (NW).

“This is a very special production. Rachel has done an extraordinary job of making my great-grandmother’s story even more dramatic, intense and troubling. Add in a cast of this caliber and viewers are in for a real treat,” said James Prichard, executive producer for Agatha Christie Limited, in a statement.

Towards Zero will star Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston (The Grifters), Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans), Jackie Clune (Motherland), Grace Doherty (Call the Midwife), Jack Farthing (Rain Dogs), Khalil Gharbia (Mary & George), Adam Hugill (Sherwood), Ella Lily Hyland (Black Doves), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House), Mimi Keene (Sex EducationThe Wire) and Oliver Award-winner Anjana Vasan (Black Mirror: Demon 79).

Set in England in 1936, Towards Zero centers on an explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, British tennis star Nevile Strange (Jackson-Cohen) and his ex-wife Audrey (Hyland) make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile’s aunt, Lady Tressilian (Huston). Continue reading on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.

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