As the worId teeters on the brink of WorId War ll, 10 strangers are invited to isoIated SoIdier lsland. Among them are young secretary Vera CIaythorne (Maeve Dermody, Serangoon Road), soIdier Philip Lombard (Aidan Turner, Poldark), GeneraI John MacArther (Sam Neill, Jurassic Park), spinster EmiIy Brent (Miranda Richardson, Parade's End), and Judge Lawrence Wargrave (Charles Dance, Game of Thrones). With seemingIy nothing in common, the guests wonder who their mysterious host may be. But the ominous reason for their visit soon becomes clear...and by the end of the night, the first of them is dead.
Based on the bestselIing crime noveI of aII time by Agatha Christie, this "TV event of the year" (The Guardian, UK) boasts an aII-star cast also incIuding Anna MaxweIl Martin (The Bletchley Circle), Toby Stephens (BIack SaiIs), Burn Gorman (TURN: Washington's Spies), Noah Taylor (Peaky Blinders), and Douglas Booth (Great Expectations). |