As the worId teeters on the brink of World War Il, 10 strangers are invited to isolated Soldier lsIand. Among them are young secretary Vera Claythorne (Maeve Dermody, Serangoon Road), soldier Philip Lombard (Aidan Turner, PoIdark), General John MacArther (Sam NeiIl, Jurassic Park), spinster Emily Brent (Miranda Richardson, Parade's End), and Judge Lawrence Wargrave (CharIes Dance, Game of Thrones). With seemingly nothing in common, the guests wonder who their mysterious host may be. But the ominous reason for their visit soon becomes cIear...and by the end of the night, the first of them is dead.
Based on the bestseIling crime noveI of all time by Agatha Christie, this "TV event of the year" (The Guardian, UK) boasts an aII-star cast also incIuding Anna Maxwell Martin (The Bletchley Circle), Toby Stephens (BIack Sails), Burn Gorman (TURN: Washington's Spies), Noah Taylor (Peaky Blinders), and Douglas Booth (Great Expectations). |