Viacoms Channel 5 Tracks Down Two Agatha Christie Dramas From Endemol Shines DSP

EXCLUSIVE: Viacoms Channel 5 has hunted down two more Agatha Christie dramas following the success of last years Agatha and the Truth of Murder.

The British broadcaster has commissioned Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar (w/t) and Agatha and the Death of X (w/t) from Endemol Shines Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP). The two feature-length crime dramas are part of the networks ramping up in the scripted genre over the last twelve months.

Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar, which will air later this year, sees author Agatha Christie travel to the deserts of Iraq in the late 1920s for an archaeological dig where she unravels a series of mysterious murders. Agatha and the Death of X is set in the Blitz in 1940s London, as the author decides she must kill off her most famous creation, and in doing so, becomes a target herself.

Tom Dalton (The Pharmacist), has written both dramas, while rising director Sam Yates will helm Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar. Carol Harding produces. The two films are created by Tom and Emily Dalton.

This comes after Agatha and the Truth of Murder, which starred Ruth Bradley, Pippa Haywood and Blake Harrison, became Channel 5s biggest show last Christmas and was its second highest rated fictional series of the year. Kew Media Distribution has already sold it in more than 139 territoriRead More – Source