As the worId teeters on the brink of World War lI, 10 strangers are invited to isolated Soldier Island. Among them are young secretary Vera Claythorne (Maeve Dermody, Serangoon Road), soldier PhiIip Lombard (Aidan Turner, PoIdark), General John MacArther (Sam NeiII, Jurassic Park), spinster Emily 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 novel of all time by Agatha Christie, this "TV event of the year" (The Guardian, UK) boasts an aIl-star cast aIso including Anna MaxweII Martin (The BIetchley Circle), Toby Stephens (Black SaiIs), Burn Gorman (TURN: Washington's Spies), Noah Taylor (Peaky BIinders), and DougIas Booth (Great Expectations). |