The BBC has released a host of images from their next Agatha Christie adaptation, Towards Zero, featuring cast members including Anjelica Huston, Matthew Rhys and Sex Education's Mimi Keene.
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The series is led by Oliver Jackson Cohen, seen in the new images as Nevile Strange, who decides to spend the summer with his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) despite their scandalous divorce.
They travel to the coastal estate of Nevile's aunt, Lady Tressilian (Huston), along with Nevile's new wife Kay (Keene), and tensions are naturally running high.
The synopsis for the drama says: "Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder.
Mimi Keene as Kay Elliott in Towards Zero. BBC
"A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death?
"An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero."
Anjelica Huston as Lady Tressilian in Towards Zero. BBC
Upon the release of the images, writer Rachel Bennette said in a statement: "These are among the richest and most complex of Christie's characters, and I was captivated from the first by the charisma, in particular, of her female characters.
Anjana Vasan as Mary Aldin in Towards Zero BBC
"It has been thrilling to bring them all to life in this disturbing tale of truth and lies, love and hate, a story which unfolds amidst the dark, cinematic glamour of the 1930s, yet feels startlingly of our time."
Matthew Rhys as Inspector Leach in Towards Zero. BBC
Agatha Christie's Towards Zero will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2025.
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
