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The Witness for the Prosecution

The Witness for the Prosecution

20166.91 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The hunt is on to find the murderer of a wealthy glamorous heiress who is found dead in her London townhouse. Based on the short story by Agatha Christie.

Created by Hilary Strong
Written by Agatha Christie
Produced by Colin Wratten
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

John Mayhew

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Romaine Heilger

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall

Emily French

David Haig

David Haig

Sir Charles Carter

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Janet McIntyre

Billy Howle

Billy Howle

Leonard Vole

Paul Ready

Paul Ready

Tripp

Tim McMullan

Tim McMullan

Sir Hugo Meredith

Hayley Carmichael

Hayley Carmichael

Alice Mayhew

Dorian Lough

Dorian Lough

Detective Breem

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or bookminiseriesperiod dramaheiresscostume dramamurder mystery

About The Witness for the Prosecution

The Witness for the Prosecution is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of london, england, based on novel or book, miniseries, period drama, heiress, costume drama. Created by Hilary Strong, it stars Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough, Kim Cattrall. The hunt is on to find the murderer of a wealthy glamorous heiress who is found dead in her London townhouse. Based on the short story by Agatha Christie.

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