Agatha Christie’s The Witness for the Prosecution, adapted from her short story, first opened on October 28, 1953, at London’s Winter Garden Theatre. It was a hit, called “genius” by one critic and praised for its many twists, its bold portrayal of women and its surprise ending. Witness was published in book from the following year
British TV lovers, take note. Acorn TV released its latest schedule of murder mysteries, police procedurals and original series featuring the best of Agatha Christie, Foyle’s, Poirot, a period Western set in the wilds of Yorkshire, a stunning, one-of-a-kind police series and a French miniseries that will send a chill through parents of teenaged girls. The
Acorn have an ever-growing selection of great British television shows for you to watch at home. Here are some of their latest offerings, including Janet King and Vera Series 6, which are both available at acorn.tv until their release on DVD later this year. Meanwhile, A Place to Call Home Season 3 along with And
Like many great husband and wife detectives, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford can’t abide a mystery, just as nature abhors a vacuum. Anything slightly amiss arises and it’s off to the races. Tuppence (Wolf Hall’s Jessica Raine) cannot sit still if something is even slightly off; her nose for news takes her to strange places like