Miniseries · BBC One
The ABC Murders
There is a code. The code is me.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
John Malkovich
Hercule Poirot
3 eps
Rupert Grint
Inspector Crome
3 eps
Neil Hurst
Benny Grew
1 eps
Eamon Farren
Cust
3 eps
Andrew Buchan
Franklin Clarke
3 eps
Bronwyn James
Megan Barnard
3 eps
Tara Fitzgerald
Lady Hermoine Clarke
3 eps
Kevin McNally
Inspector Japp
1 eps
Gregor Fisher
Dexter Dooley
1 eps
Anya Chalotra
Lily Marbury
3 eps
Freya Mavor
Thora Grey
3 eps
Conrad McCroddan
Beautiful Young Man
3 eps
Eve Austin
Betty Barnard
3 eps
Suzanne Packer
Capstick
3 eps
Jack Farthing
Donald Fraser
3 eps
Shirley Henderson
Rose Marbury
3 eps
Tamzin Griffin
Alice Asher
1 eps
Henry Goodman
Prynne
1 eps
Alexander Kirk
Weddle
1 eps
Cyril Nri
Father Anselm
1 eps
Lorenzo Harani
Refugee Man
1 eps
Ash Matthews
Beddows
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The ABC Murders actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The ABC Murders reads strongest on Serialized, Tension and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
1933. Hercule Poirot, older and greyer, receives letters threatening murder. The sender signs themselves only as “A.B.C.” When he takes the letters to the police looking for help, Hercule finds all his old friends have moved on. But soon there is a murder and the once-great detective must take matters into his own hands.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Episode 3
With the ABC killer still on the loose, Hercule realises that only he holds the key to the murders. He faces a race against time to stop the bloodbath.
- Directed by Alex Gabassi
- Written by Sarah Phelps
S01E01
Episode 1
It's 1933, and an older and greyer Hercule Poirot receives letters threatening murder. When no-one listens to his appeals, the once great detective must take matters into his own hands.
- Directed by Alex Gabassi
- Written by Sarah Phelps
S01E02
Episode 2
The ABC killer sends more letters promising to spill blood. Hercule's past, integrity and identity come into question while he fights a rising tide of xenophobia.
- Directed by Alex Gabassi
- Written by Sarah Phelps
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Farah AbushweshaProducer
Writing
- Sarah PhelpsWriter
Direction
- Alex GabassiDirector
Cinematography
- Joel DevlinDirector of Photography
Music
- Isobel Waller-BridgeOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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