Nimra Bucha to star in Agatha Christie’s BBC ‘Murder Is Easy’ adaptation

Nimra Bucha is set to star in Agatha Christie’s BBC ‘Murder Is Easy’ adaptation!

Pakistani star who previously featured in international productions including Polite Society and Ms. Marvel will play Mrs. Humbleby in the said project.

Filming for the two-part thriller, adapted by Siân Ejiwunmi-Le Berre and directed by Meenu Gaur has begun in Scotland.

The star cast of Murder is Easy includes David Jonsson (Industry, Rye Lane) as Fitzwilliam, alongside Morfydd Clark (Lord of the Rings, Saint Maud) as Bridget; Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey, After Life) as Miss Pinkerton, Sinead Matthews (Hullraisers, The Crown) as Miss Waynflete, Tom Riley (The Nevers, Ill Behaviour) as Lord Whitfield, Douglas Henshall (Shetland, In Plain Sight) as Major Horton, Mathew Baynton (Ghosts, Wonka) as Dr. Thomas, Mark Bonnar (World on Fire, Guilt) as Reverend Humbleby, Tamzin Outhwaite (The Tower, Ridley Road) as Mrs. Pierce, Jon Pointing (Big Boys, Plebs) as Rivers, and Phoebe Licorish making her screen debut as Rose.

England, 1954. On a train to London, Fitzwilliam (David Jonsson) meets Miss Pinkerton (Penelope Wilton), who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe.

The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise – and when she’s later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again. Because for a certain kind of person, murder is easy…