Yorkshire was in the spotlight over Christmas as BBC One debuted The ABC Murders on Boxing Day. Widely regarded as one of Agatha Christie’s best mysteries, The ABC Murders is one of the most surprising and unusual appearances by literature’s most famous detective. John Malkovich leads an all star cast as Hercule Poirot, flanked by Rupert Grint as Inspector Crome. The three  part drama filmed widely across Yorkshire earlier this year, at locations in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Ripon and Harrogate.

The ABC Murders screened over three consecutive nights at 9pm on BBC One this Christmas, starting on Boxing Day 2018. Catch up on BBC iPlayer

BAFTA nominated writer Sarah Phelps returns to explore the 20th Century through Christie’s work. This time the setting is the 1930s, a time when the nation is dangerously divided and suspicion and hatred are on the rise. In the midst of this, Poirot faces a serial killer known only as A.B.C. First the killer strikes in Andover, then Bexhill. As the murder count rises, the only clue is the copy of The ABC Railway Guide at each crime scene. Poirot’s investigations are thwarted at every turn by an enemy determined to outsmart him. If Poirot is to match his nemesis then everything about him will be called into question: his authority, his integrity, his past, his identity.