| Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Written by | Tom Dalton |
| Directed by | Sam Yates |
| Starring | Lyndsey Marshal Jonah Hauer-King Stanley Townsend Jack Deam Katherine Kingsley |
| Music by | Oliver Coates |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Tom Dalton Carol Harding |
| Cinematography | Catherine Goldschmidt |
| Editor | Anna Dick |
| Running time | 95 mins. |
| Production companies | Darlow Smithson Productions Factual Fiction |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) |
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar is a 2019 Britishalternative history televisiondrama film about crime writerAgatha Christie becoming embroiled in a real-life murder case during a trip to an archaeological dig inIraq following her divorce. The film premiered onChannel 5 in the United Kingdom on 15 December 2019.[1] Filming took place inMalta and was directed bySam Yates.Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar premiered in the United States onPBS on 18 May 2021.[2]
In 1928, following her divorce and struggling with fame and success, Agatha Christie travels toIraq and is caught in a web of murder, intrigue and love. Two years after the public drama caused by her 11-day disappearance, Agatha arrives in Baghdad seeking culture and peace. Instead she finds an attractive young archaeologist with a bullet wound; and the famous crime writer must unravel a series of mysterious murders.
The film was created by husband and wife team Tom and Emily Dalton who also createdAgatha and the Truth of Murder which was Channel 5's most watched festive programme of 2018.[4] This was shot in Malta, back-to-back withAgatha and the Midnight Murders.
Described as "quite a treat" by Michael Hogan inThe Daily Telegraph,[5]The Times wrote that "what it lacked in unexpected twists and depth it made up for in nostalgic comfort-blanketry and good, clean murder".[6]
