A TWIST OF CHRISTIE

Crooked House, C5

WHY YOU MUST TUNE IN: Vintage Agatha Christie, terrific cast, murderously good.

WHAT’S THE STORY? This is a made-forcinema film that is debuting on TV before transferring to the big screen.

That means the cast list and production are more extravagant than even the biggest TV budget can offer — yet we can watch it first on Channel 5.

Max Irons plays a private investigator hired by his ex-girlfriend Sophia (Stefanie Martini) to inquire into the death of her grandfather.

Sophia suspects all her family of murder — and apart from Glenn Close (pictured with Preston Nyman) they include Gillian Anderson, Christina Hendricks, Amanda Abbington and Julian Sands. Then there’s Terence Stamp as a police inspector.