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Lottie Gibbons

New ITV series with perfect Rotten Tomatoes score hailed as a 'classic'

A new ITV series has received a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans is based on Agatha Christie's 1934 novel of the same name. The new series is directed by Hugh Laurie and boasts an A-list cast.

Will Poulter and Lucy Boynton star as lead characters Bobby Jones and Lady Frances Derwent. They are joined by Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson, Miles Jupp and Paul Whitehouse.

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The series follows ex-naval lieutenant Bobby Jones who drifts from job to job in his home town of Marchbolt on the north Wales coast. However, one day while caddying for Dr Alwyn Thomas, Bobby stumbles upon a stranger who has fallen from a cliff and broken his back.

Despite Bobby's best efforts to save him, the man dies, but not before telling Bobby: "Why didn't they ask Evans?" Plagued by the question, Bobby teams up with Lady Frances Derwent to investigate exactly what happened to the stranger.

Following the first episode on Sunday, April 9, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans received rave reviews from critics. The Guardian gave the series five out of five stars, saying it was a 'classic whodunnit with delight in every scene'.

The Telegraph said 'foul murder has rarely been this feelgood' in their four-star review of Why Didn’t They Ask Evans and on Rotten Tomatoes, the show received 100% on the Tomatometer.

Two episodes have aired on ITV with the third due out tonight (April 11). All three episodes are also available on ITVX.

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