BBC's racy Agatha Christie: Latest adaptation of The Witness For The Prosecution features sex scenes, swearing and police brutality

The brand new adaptation of the basic Agatha Christie  will star Intercourse And The Metropolis's Kim Cattrall as a rich widow

It has been scheduled on the coronary heart of the Christmas schedule, when households are sometimes gathered spherical their TV units.

However the upcoming Agatha Christie adaptation on the BBC is so racy that it has been deemed inappropriate for aged folks to look at.

The director of The Witness For The Prosecution warned that that it's a 'million miles away from an episode of Miss Marple', and stated that 'grandparents and younger kids might need to be put away'.

The 2-part drama, which has been tailored by Sarah Phelps and stars Kim Cattrall, focuses on the trial of Leonard Vole, who's charged with the homicide of a rich older girl, Emily French.

And it's removed from the 'cosy fireplace leisure' of some Christie variations, screenwriter Sarah Phelps conceded at a BFI screening of the drama.

The primary instalment - which airs on Boxing Day - consists of examples of police brutality, a flurry of swear phrases and intercourse scenes which might be prone to shock viewers.

There's then understood to be an tried rape within the second episode, which airs the next night.

Director Julian Jarrold added: 'I all the time related Agatha Christie with a pleasant, cosy afternoon watch on the couch. [But] I believe grandparents and younger kids might need to be put away earlier than watching this adaptation.'

Award-winning actor David Haig, who performs King's Counsel Sir Charles Carter, described the present as 'edgy, darkish and provocative' and warned: 'There's nothing comforting about it.'

Kim Cattrall is joined by, from left, Andrea Risborough, Toby Jones, Billy Howle and Monica Dolan within the adaptation, which its director has stated is a 'million miles away from Miss Marple'

Miss Phelps, who additionally wrote final 12 months's adaptation of And Then There Had been None, hinted that she want to write a provocative Miss Marple, full with swear phrases, as she is satisfied the much-loved character had a 'soiled thoughts'.

She additionally responded to latest criticism about her use of swear phrases in her Christie variations, saying: 'I do not got down to go 'let's shock everybody'. I genuinely react to the story.

'Individuals assume cursing was not invented till 1963, however you'll be cursing the air blue with absolute terror. If I ever do a Miss Marple…she had a unclean thoughts.'

She confirmed that the BBC has requested her to adapt Ordeal By Innocence, which is considered one of Christie's darker works and examines the psychology of innocence. 

 

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