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Helena Bonham-Carter reveals unusual on-set ritual for Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials

Helena Bonham-Carter reveals unusual on-set ritual for Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials

Published by Daniella Wilson

Helena Bonham-Carter has revealed an unusual lunchtime ritual that helped her through her latest role in Netflix’s Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Martin Freeman and Edward Bluemel. Speaking about the new project at a Q+A hosted by journalist Elizabeth Day, Mia, who plays the show’s fabulous and formidable sleuth Bundle, shared what she’d learned from her on-screen mother. © Getty ImagesHelena Bonham Carter, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Martin Freeman at the UK premiere “From Helena, I learnt about the importance of snacks,” she joked. “I don’t like fruit, but Helena loves dried mango. And a Huel, you always had those!” When prompted to explain, Helena said: “The main thing at lunch is you don’t want to use your lunch just to eat because then you’ll need a snooze. So I take a Huel or some kind of other protein thing, knock it back in ten minutes and use the rest of the hour to snooze.”  WATCH: Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials Official Teaser The actress, who also starred in Fight Club, The King’s Speech and The Crown, …

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials review – A country house mystery crackling with wit and escapist glamour

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials review – A country house mystery crackling with wit and escapist glamour

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials is all about time running out. Clocks tick throughout: on mantelpieces, in pockets, and – most ominously – in a circle of seven around a handsome corpse. It’s a motif that haunts this adaptation of Christie’s 1929 novel: the sense that something precious is slipping away, that the Roaring Twenties won’t last for ever. That body, found the morning after a lavish country house party, belongs to Gerry Wade (Corey Mylchreest), suitor to Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent (Mia McKenna-Bruce). The police call it misadventure. She calls it murder. What follows is playful and lighthearted, but deceptively shrewd. Fifty years after Christie’s death, Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall mines this early work for something more spirited than her Poirot mysteries. Far from being another moustache-twiddling, drawing-room whodunnit, here her first venture into literary espionage crackles with wit and intrigue. …

Imelda Staunton in Agatha Christie Show ‘Tommy & Tuppence’ (Exclusive)

Imelda Staunton in Agatha Christie Show ‘Tommy & Tuppence’ (Exclusive)

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Hollywood Reporter can unveil first-look images of The Crown alum Imelda Staunton as a martini-wielding Aunt Ada in the upcoming BritBox adaptation of Agatha Christie‘s Tommy & Tuppence. Released on Monday — marking 50 years since the famed mystery novelist died — the photos show Staunton alongside co-stars Antonia Thomas (The Good Doctor, Misfits) and Josh Dylan (Buccaneers, Mamma Mia 2). “In the first contemporary English-language television series adaptation of Agatha Christie’s stories, Tommy and Tuppence are a detective duo for the ages,” promises BritBox. “Thomas will star as Tuppence, an actress and force of nature who won’t take no for an answer. Dylan will co-star as Tommy, a meticulous, charming crime writer who has lost his passion but finds it again when whirlwind Tuppence re-enters his life.” Staunton rounds out the trio as Ada — a wry, retired private detective and funny powerhouse who loves her great nephew, Tommy, because he never undermines her. “Only a fool would do so,” teases BritBox. Josh Dylan and Antonia Thomas in ‘Tommy & Tuppence.’ Photographer: Lara Cornell/Courtesy of BritBox …

Meet the cast of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials

Meet the cast of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials

Published by Daniella Wilson

Add Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials to your watchlist ‘I find Christie fascinating – why would somebody write so much about how to kill?’ Helena Bonham Carter plays Lady Caterham Why did you want to take this role? I’m a fan of Agatha Christie, and of Chris Chibnall. The story is witty, fun and has lots of energy. There were changes to the book with permission from the Christie estate, but it retains the mood and has some ingenious twists. It almost out-Agathas Agatha. Who do you play? Bundle’s mother, Lady Caterham. She’s in a deep well of despair and grief and loss but she’s also very funny. I love her pretend absent-mindedness, which gets her off the hook in lots of situations. She pretends she’s impractical and useless, and she hates people. She wants a moat to keep everyone out. All she can really cope with is her dog who, by the way, was one of the best dogs I’ve ever worked with. What do you love about Christie? I’ve always wanted to play Marple, …

This week’s issue is a drama special featuring Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials

This week’s issue is a drama special featuring Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials

Published by Daniella Wilson

2025 was a fine year for drama, with some bold new series and familiar favourites. And if the first part of 2026 is anything to go by, there’s plenty more to look forward to. In this week’s issue of Radio Times, we preview the best new shows heading our way, from the return of your favourite series to brand-new stories. On the cover this week is Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, which has been adapted for Netflix by Chris Chibnall and stars Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman. We have spoken to all of them about the pleasurable task of bringing Christie’s world to our screens. Elsewhere, we catch up with Judy Parfitt, Call the Midwife’s Sister Monica Joan, who reflects on a remarkable life and career. But that’s not all we have for you – there are 24 more great dramas to read about. With long nights and cold days ahead, what better time is there to settle in with a great drama? Turn on, tune in and prepare to be transported by …

‘Perfect’ whodunnit inspired by Agatha Christie classic is your next must-watch

‘Perfect’ whodunnit inspired by Agatha Christie classic is your next must-watch

Published by Daniella Wilson

See How They Run, a 2022 comedy whodunnit inspired by Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, is airing on Film4 on Sunday evening and is the perfect film to hunker down with when it lands on Channel 4 afterwards. Starring an impressive ensemble cast led by Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan, See How They Run is set in 1953’s West End London, where a movie adaptation of Agatha Christie’s hit play The Mousetrap is interrupted by the twisty murder of a key crew member. Dubbed “the funniest film of the year” by HELLO!’s film columnist in 2022, Agatha Christie lovers will want to tune into this one.  Not only does it feature a stellar ensemble cast that extends to Ruth Wilson (Luther), Harris Dickinson (Babygirl) and Adrien Brody (The Grand Budapest Hotel), but it also boasts a twisty, meta storyline that is sure to keep fans of the queen of crime hooked. Plus, the movie was nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding British Film in 2023 and quickly established itself as a hit with critics and viewers …