Towards Zero viewers all make same complaint as new series debuts

Viewers of Towards Zero have all made the same complaint as the BBC aired the first episode of the new Agatha Christie adaptation. The three-part series on BBC One is an adaptation of the Agatha Christie book of the same name, released in 1944.

After a scandalous celebrity divorce, British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson Cohen) and his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) make what seems a crazy decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile's aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston).

Towards Zero features an "explosive love triangle" and a "deadly web of jealousy and deceit" as a murder occurs at a coastal home.

The new BBC series features several well-known faces, including Sex Education actress Mimi Keene who plays Kay Elliott-Strange in Towards Zero, alongside Irish actress Ella Lily Hyland as Audrey Strange.

One said: "Ok I enjoyed the first episode of Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero but there’s been no murder. Get on with it! All we’ve had is a random person drowning"

A second viewer said: "Hugely disappointing. Not like the original story. Boringly slow"

Another commented: "Shame - I was expecting a good old Agatha Christie detective drama but it’s really boring me so far."

A fourth remarked: "Could we get to a murder perhaps?"

The wider cast includes Netflix star Oliver Jackson-Cohen takes on the role of Neville Strange, while Anjelica Huston plays Camilla, Lady Tressilian. Actress and writer Jackie Clune portrays Mrs Barrett, Grace Doherty is Sylvia, and Jack Farthing plays Thomas Royde.

Clarke Peters plays Mr. Treves, Matthew Rhys plays Inspector Leach, and Anjana Vasan plays Mary Aldin. While Alexander Cobb, Khalil Ben Gharbia, and Adam Hugill round out the cast of Towards Zero.

The official plot for Towards Zero reads: "England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, Nevile Strange and his ex-wife Audrey make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile's aunt, Lady Tressilian.

"With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay, tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder.

"A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit, and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death? An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch,h and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero."