#TV & FILM
As our social calendars fill up fast at this time of year, we’re turning our attention to the dramas that will make staying in the most appealing option over Christmas. From a classic murder mystery to the star-studded adaptation of a literary favourite, this is the festive television to put in your diary now
Next up for the BBC’s Agatha Christie classics comes a three-part iteration of her 1936 novel The ABC Murders, adapted by Sarah Phelps (who was behind The Witness for the Prosecution in 2016 and And Then There Were None in 2015). It looks set to be just as successful as its predecessors, with a cast that sees John Malkovich take on the role of Hercule Poirot, Rupert Grint as Inspector Crome, Broadchurch’s Andrew Buchan as Franklin Clarke, Shirley Henderson as Mrs Rose Marbury, and Freya Mavor as Thora Grey.
Begins on BBC One on Boxing Day at 9pm
Another BBC adaptation arrives in the form of Andrea Levy’s critically acclaimed historic novel The Long Song, set in the last days of slavery in Jamaica and telling the story of young enslaved woman played by Tamara Lawrence. Sir Lenny Henry and Hayley Atwell also star in the three-part period drama.
Begins on December 18 on BBC One at 9pm
This is Richard Adams’s childhood classic as we’ve never seen it before, with voices for the adventurous animated rabbits – who must flee imminent human destruction of their homes – provided by James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, John Boyega, Gemma Arterton, Olivia Colman and Rosamund Pike. Tissues at the ready.
On BBC One on December 22 at 7pm and December 23 at 7.20pm
Idris Elba returns as the sharply dressed DCI John Luther for season five of the popular detective drama at the start of the new year. Fans were excited when the trailer revealed that Ruth Wilson will reprise her role as the mysterious killer Alice, while new cast members include Wunmi Mosaku and Hermione Norris.
Begins on New Year’s Day at 9pm
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