Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

This mystery kicks off when an earnest young man hears the dying words of someone who has fallen - or been pushed - off a cliff. Mysteries abound, corpses pile up. The earnest young man has a friend named Frankie, who is mercurial and flirtatious and they kind of like each other but won't quite say it. And it becomes clear that only these amateur sleuths can solve things.

This is an engaging, faithful Christie adaptation, but what really sells it is Lucy Boynton as Frankie, who is the old-fashioned new-fashioned girl of the 20s. She is sharp and clever and funny and this miniseries would probably have gotten a 7 from me without her.

Worth watching for Boynton alone, but also worth watching if you like murder mysteries.