U.S. actress Kim Cattrall is to star in a BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “The Witness for the Prosecution.” Filming began last week in Liverpool for the two-part drama, which will also star Toby Jones and Andrea Riseborough. Cattrall, still best known for her role as Samantha in U.S. series “Sex in the City,” stars as the murder victim while Billy Howle plays the suspect. Riseborough appears as the accused*’s girlfriend, while Jones portrays* his solicitor*. “The Witness for the Prosecution” is a 23-page short story by Christie, written in 1925. The TV adaptation will be directed by Julian Jarrold, whose credits include “The Girl and Appropriate Adult.” No release date has been given yet. Cattrall spoke out earlier this year about the chronic insomnia* that forced her to withdraw from a play at London’s Royal Court in November. The 59-year-old was due to play the title role in “Linda” but pulled out shortly before it opened. “I didn’t want to let down the audience, the theater, playwright or the actors,” she told the Radio Times. She said being unable to sleep felt like “a gorilla* sitting on [her] chest” and had left her “in a void.” (SD-Agencies) |