Back to Home Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution An all-star cast including Kim Cattrall, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, and David Haig feature in this acclaimed TV movie based on Agatha Christie's timeless murder mystery. The story was initially published as "Traitor's Hands" in Flynn's, … The musical score was composed by John Cameron. Witness for the Prosecution is a 1982 television film version of Agatha Christie's short story and play, and also a remake of the Billy Wilder film Witness for the Prosecution (1957). In 1933, the story was published for the first time as "Witness for the Prosecution" in the collection The Hound of Death that appeared only in the United Kingdom. Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution, re-imagined by writer Sarah Phelps for BBC. Leonard Vole (Beau Bridges) is accused of murdering an elderly rich woman, and the only alibi to him depends on his wife Christine (Dame Diana Rigg). Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution: A brutal and bloodthirsty murder has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. Step inside the magnificent surroundings of London County Hall and experience the intensity and drama of Agatha Christie’s gripping story of justice, passion and betrayal in a unique courtroom setting. Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution: A brutal and bloodthirsty murder has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The film was directed by Alan Gibson, based on the teleplay by John Gay and the adaptation of Larry Marcus. The film, which has film noir elements, depicts an English courtroom drama . "The Witness for the Prosecution" is a short story and play by British author Agatha Christie.The story was initially published as "Traitor's Hands" in Flynn's, a weekly pulp magazine, in the edition of 31 January 1925. Witness for the Prosecution is a 1982 TV version of Agatha Christie's short story and play, and also a remake of the classic Billy Wilder 1957 film Witness for the Prosecution.. Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 American film co-adapted and directed by Billy Wilder and starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester. It's clever and entertaining, and if you're not familiar with the movie, I think you'd enjoy it all the more. Toby Jones and Kim Cattrall star in 'Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution,' a taut, mesmerizing mystery which becomes much more than a whodunit thanks to its psychological complexity. Thrilling two-part drama about a man accused of killing his lover in order to inherit her wealth. Back to Home Agatha Christie's The Witness for the Prosecution An all-star cast including Kim Cattrall, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, and David Haig feature in this acclaimed TV movie based on Agatha Christie's timeless murder mystery. Witness for the Prosecution was one of Agatha Christie's plays running in London at the same time as two others, making her the only female playwright to have had three plays running simultaneously in London's West End.