Downton drenched in blood! Lord Fellowes leads us once more into a sumptuous stately home, packed with glamorous aristos... but this time with murder on their minds

  • New film Crooked House is written by Downton creator Lord Fellowes
  • Programme is based on Agatha Christie's most shocking murder mystery 
  • Story is set just after the Second World War in rambling English mansion 

By MARK WOOD FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

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It will be a welcome treat for Downton Abbey fans suffering withdrawal symptoms.

A new film, Crooked House, written by Downton creator Lord Fellowes, hits TV screens next Sunday, and it has many of the hallmarks of the much-missed drama.

But it is based on Agatha Christie’s most shocking murder mystery and is packed with deadly twists and turns that would stun even the unflappable Carson.

The story is set just after the Second World War in a rambling English country mansion called The Gables. 

It features a fearsome, sharp-tongued matriarch called Lady Edith – played by Glenn Close – who would give Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess a run for her money.

And in further echoes of Downton, the upper crust get involved in illicit liaisons, and there’s intrigue aplenty and glamorous costumes and beautiful vintage cars. 

The star-studded cast also includes Gillian Anderson and Terence Stamp.

  • Agatha Christie’s Crooked House is on Channel 5 at 9pm on December 17.
A new film, Crooked House, written by Downton creator Lord Fellowes, hits TV screens next Sunday, and it has many of the hallmarks of the much-missed drama

A new film, Crooked House, written by Downton creator Lord Fellowes, hits TV screens next Sunday, and it has many of the hallmarks of the much-missed drama

The star-studded cast also includes Gillian Anderson and Terence Stamp

The star-studded cast also includes Gillian Anderson and Terence Stamp

And in further echoes of Downton, the upper crust get involved in illicit liaisons, and there’s intrigue aplenty and glamorous costumes and beautiful vintage cars

And in further echoes of Downton, the upper crust get involved in illicit liaisons, and there’s intrigue aplenty and glamorous costumes and beautiful vintage cars

The story of Crooked House is set just after the Second World War in a rambling English country mansion called The Gables

The story is set just after the Second World War in a rambling English country mansion called The Gables

Crooked House is based on Agatha Christie¿s most shocking murder mystery and is packed with deadly twists and turns that would stun even the unflappable Carson

Crooked House is based on Agatha Christie’s most shocking murder mystery and is packed with deadly twists and turns that would stun even the unflappable Carson

Max Irons as private investigator Charles Hayward in Crooked House

Max Irons as private investigator Charles Hayward in Crooked House

Stephanie Martini as the granddaughter of late business tycoon Aristide Leonides, Sophia de Haviland

Stephanie Martini as the granddaughter of late business tycoon Aristide Leonides, Sophia de Haviland

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