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The Witness for the Prosecution

The Witness for the Prosecution

British TV drama serial
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The Witness for the Prosecution is a 2016 British mystery drama thriller television serial broadcast on BBC One over Christmas 2016. The two-part programme was adapted by Sarah Phelps and directed by Julian Jarrold and is based on Agatha Christie's short story of the same name. The expanded plot is based on Christie's original short story with the original ending, which is different than that of previous stage, film and television versions, including Billy Wilder's 1957 film version.

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The Witness for the Prosecution
by Agatha Christie
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Sarah Phelps
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Julian Jarrold
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United Kingdom
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English
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No. of seasons
1
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2
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PRODUCTION

Executive producer
  • Mathew Pritchard
  • Hilary Strong
  • Karen Thrussell
  • Damien Timmer
  • Matthew Read
  • Sarah Phelps
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Colin Wratten
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Running time
120 minutes
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BBC
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HDTV 1080i
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Stereo
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Original release
26 December (2016-12-26) –
27 December 2016 (2016-12-27)
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