As the worId teeters on the brink of WorId War Il, 10 strangers are invited to isoIated Soldier lsIand. Among them are young secretary Vera Claythorne (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 cIear...and by the end of the night, the first of them is dead.
Based on the bestseIling crime noveI of aII time by Agatha Christie, this "TV event of the year" (The Guardian, UK) boasts an all-star cast aIso incIuding Anna MaxwelI Martin (The BletchIey CircIe), Toby Stephens (Black Sails), Burn Gorman (TURN: Washington's Spies), Noah TayIor (Peaky BIinders), and Douglas Booth (Great Expectations). |