The latest Agatha Christie adaptation, Towards Zero, is igniting BBC audiences with a thrilling binge-worthy crime drama full of murder mystery.
The explosive new crime drama is bringing murder mystery to BBC fans (Image: BBC/Mammoth Screen/James Pardon)
An explosive new crime drama is bringing murder mystery to BBC fans with their latest Agatha Christie TV adaptation, Towards Zero. The broadcaster has dropped all three episodes of the scandalous crime drama on iPlayer on Sunday (March 2). Starring the likes of Anjelica Huston and Sex Education star Mimi Keene, the thriller tantalisingly centres on an “explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies.”
The plot follows divorced couple, British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland), as they decide to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile’s aunt, Lady Tressilian (Huston). With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay (Keene), tensions are running high, culminating in a shocking murder. Troubled detective inspector Leach (Matthew Rhys), who is battling his own demons, is then enlisted to try and untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction before another victim meets their death.
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The plot follows divorced couple as they decide to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point (Image: BBC/Mammoth Screen/James Pardon)
Speaking about Towards Zero, Matthew explained: “To me, Towards Zero is a psychological thriller masquerading as a simple whodunnit. That’s the beautiful coat hook on which this elaborate embroidered coat is hung, but the rich tapestry of that coat is far deeper in its psychoanalysis.
“Leach isn’t Poirot. He’s very succinct in his thoughts. He’s in a soup of a swirl in this world as he’s trying to make sense of all of these crazy loose ends, these strange people and this strange location. He’s dealing with his own personal demons and the demons of others who are laid out in front of him. I enjoy that it’s not linear and clean-cut. It’s a messy investigation.”
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The binge-worthy series has received mixed reviews from critics.
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Troubled detective inspector Leach (Matthew Rhys) is tasked with solving the mystery (Image: BBC/Mammoth Screen/James Pardon)
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Towards Zero is not the only thriller worth a watch on BBC iPlayer. First released in 2023, social media crime drama Chloe – which has been described as “intriguing and entertaining” by critics – is the ideal weekend watch.
It follows Becky (Erin Doherty), who obsesses over influencer Chloe (Poppy Gilbert) and her seemingly perfect life; when Chloe takes her own life, Becky is determined to get to the bottom of what happened.
To do so, she assumes the identity of Sasha, forcing encounters with those closest to Chloe and engineering friendships and romances. She soon infiltrates Chloe’s inner circle and becomes one of them, leading a life far more glamorous and exciting than her own.
Towards Zero follows the BBC’s 2023 hit Christie adaptation Murder is Easy, which was one of the UK’s most-watched dramas of last year across all channels and streamers, averaging seven million viewers.
