Ordeal by Innocence will finally air at Easter after rape allegations against an actor put the show in jeopardy. Producer and writer Sarah Phelps tells of her relief
The BBC TV adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Ordeal by Innocence was lined up as the biggest show of last Christmas. Then, in November, Ed Westwick, who had the key role of Mickey Argyll, was accused of rape and sexual assault – allegations he has denied. Ordeal by Innocence was pulled from the schedules.
Now Sarah Phelps’s three-part drama will air on BBC One from Easter Sunday with Christian Cooke in Westwick’s role. The reshoots, which constituted 45 minutes of material, took place over 12 days. Phelps admits her overwhelming feeling is relief. “The BBC made absolutely the right decision [to pull it] and I completely supported that decision because it’s about being moral and right and having integrity, but then there’s that thing of: oh God, is it going to see the light of day?” she says.
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