Towards Zero (TV series)

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Rachel Bennette
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Towards Zero is a BBC One mystery television series, adapted by Rachel Bennette from the 1944 novel Towards Zero by Agatha Christie.

Premise

The three-part serial is a murder mystery surrounding a recently divorced British tennis player holidaying at his aristocratic aunt's house on the south coast of England in the 1930s.{{cite web|website=Digital Spy|access-date= 5 June 2024|title= BBC announces new Agatha Christie drama with Sex Education star Mimi Keene|first=Iona|last= Rowan|date= 5 June 2024|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a61003643/towards-zero-bbc-mimi-keene/}}

Cast

Anjelica Huston as Camilla, Lady Tressilian
Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Neville Strange
Ella Lily Hyland as Audrey Strange
Mimi Keene as Kay Elliott-Strange
Jackie Clune as Mrs Barrett
Grace Doherty as Sylvia
Jack Farthing as Thomas Royde
Clarke Peters as Mr Treves
Matthew Rhys as Inspector Leach
Anjana Vasan as Mary Aldin
Alexander Cobb as DS Miller
Khalil Ben Gharbia as Louis Morel
Adam Hugill as Mac
Molly Williams as maid no. 1

==Production==

The Agatha Christie novel of the same name was adapted by Rachel Bennette who is also an executive producer. Executive producers are James Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited, Damien Timmer and Sheena Bucktowonsing for Mammoth Screen, Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, and Reemah Sakaan, Stephen Nye, and Robert Schildhouse for BritBox International.{{cite web|date=6 February 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/bbc-towards-zero-agatha-christie-adaptation-1235814992/|title= BBC & BritBox Set 'Towards Zero' As Next Agatha Christie Limited Series|first=Jake|last=Kanter|access-date=February 6, 2024}} The series is directed by Sam Yates.{{cite web|first=Lily|last=Ford|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/anjelica-huston-towards-zero-agatha-christie-bbc-1235915502/|website=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=5 June 2024|date=5 June 2024|title= Anjelica Huston, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Mimi Keene to Star in Agatha Christie Adaptation 'Towards Zero'}}

In June 2024 Anjelica Huston, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ella Lily Hyland, Mimi Keene, Jackie Clune, Grace Doherty, Jack Farthing, Clarke Peters, Matthew Rhys and Anjana Vasan were announced in the cast.{{cite web|first=Charlotte|last=Mclaughlin|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/anjelica-huston-agatha-christie-oscar-camilla-oliver-jacksoncohen-b1162422.html|title= Anjelica Huston to play 'dignified' aristocrat in Agatha Christie murder mystery|website=Evening Standard|access-date=5 June 2024|date=5 June 2024}}

Filming began in the summer of 2024 in Bristol and Devon.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/anjelica-huston-bbc-towards-zero-1235959363/|website=Deadline Hollywood|title= Anjelica Huston Starring In Latest BBC/BritBox Agatha Christie Adaptation|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=5 June 2024 |access-date=5 June 2024}}

Release

The series was broadcast on BBC One in three parts from 2 March 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/britbox-2025-slate-agatha-christie-series-ludwig-streaming-profit-interview-1236065773/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |title= BritBox Boss Talks 2025 Slate With Agatha Christie, BBC Hit ‘Ludwig,’ Female Voices, Touts Profitability |first=Georg |last=Szalai |date=5 December 2024 |access-date=30 December 2024 }} All three episodes were made available on BBC iPlayer on that date.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/bbc-releases-trailer-and-announces-launch-date-for-agatha-christies-towards-zero |website=BBC Media Centre |title= BBC releases trailer and announces launch date for Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero |date=19 February 2025 |access-date=20 February 2025 }}

Episodes

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Reception

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the series three stars out of five.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/02/towards-zero-review-anjelica-huston-is-at-the-peak-of-her-powers-in-this-fiendish-agatha-christie|title=Towards Zero review – Anjelica Huston is at the peak of her powers in this fiendish Agatha Christie|first=Lucy|last=Mangan|date=2 March 2025|work=The Guardian}}

On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 71% rating based on reviews from 24 critics.{{cite web |title=Agatha Christie: Towards Zero: Limited Series |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/agatha_christie_towards_zero/s01 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=2025-04-19 }}