AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MURDER IS EASY AND SEASON TWO OF JIMMY MCGOVERN’S TIME PREMIERE IN MARCH ON BRITBOX & CATCH ME A KILLER: NEW CHARLOTTE HOPE-LED TRUE CRIME DRAMA, CENTERED ON SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST SERIAL KILLER PROFILER JOINS MARCH LINE-UP

David Jonsson, Penelope Wilton, Morfydd Clark, and Douglas Henshall amongst the stars in fresh Christie adaptation

Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance and Bella Ramsey lead in second season of the BAFTA-winning series

Today BritBox expanded its exciting March lineup, with Catch Me a Killer, the harrowing true story of former journalist-turned-psychological profiler Micki Pistorius (Charlotte Hope, The Spanish Princess, Game of Thrones), South Africa’s first serial killer profiler premiering March 4. BritBox’s latest true crime drama joins a fresh new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy on March 1st. As well as Jimmy McGovern’s BAFTA-winning prison drama, Time , described by The Guardian as “… as-good-as-it-gets British drama…” returns for a just-as-harrowing second season March 27 . This season centers on a women’s prison, starring Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who), Tamara Lawrance (Small Axe) and breakout star Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us).

Information for Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy, Time Season 2, Catch Me a Killer and the rest of the March lineup can be found below.

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Full listings below:

• March 1, 2023: Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy | BritBox Original, North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive |2 x 60’ | All at Once
  Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy, the latest Agatha Christie Adaptation from BritBox, ITV and Mammoth Screen premieres March

  Described as “thought provoking and fresh,” the series brings the classic novel into the 1950’s and introduces a Nigerian lead character, tackling ever timely issues such as colonialism and immigration.

  Based on the classic Agatha Christie mystery, Murder Is Easy tells the story of Luke Fitzwilliam who finds himself on the trail of a serial killer after meeting Miss Pinkerton on a train to London. She tells him about a series of suspicious deaths that have taken place in her village. When she later turns up dead herself – while on the way to visit Scotland Yard – Fitzwilliam realizes he needs to find the killer before yet more bodies start piling up. The two-part series features Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey), Morfydd Clark (Lord of the Rings, Saint Maud), and Douglas Henshall (Shetland).

  Cast: David Jonsson, Penelope Wilton, Morfydd Clark, Douglas Henshall, Tom Riley
  Creatives: Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre (Writer), Meena Gaur (Director), David Mackie (Cinematographer)
  Executive Producers: Sian Martin, James Gandhi, Damien Timmer
  Production & Distribution Partners : Mammoth, Agatha Christie Limited, BBC

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

• March 4, 2024: Catch Me a Killer S1 | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive | 11 x 60’ | All at Once

  Based on the book of the same name, Catch Me A Killer tells the harrowing true story of former journalist-turned-psychological profiler Micki Pistorius (Charlotte Hope, The Spanish Princess, Game of Thrones), South Africa’s first serial killer profiler.

  To catch a monster you must get inside his head. A profiler’s true story. Based on the book of the same name, Catch Me A Killer tells the harrowing true story of former journalist-turned-psychological profiler Micki Pistorius (Charlotte Hope, The Spanish Princess, Game of Thrones), South Africa’s first serial killer profiler. In 1994, against the backdrop of a country getting used to democracy, Micki joins a police task team on the hunt for a notorious serial killer the Station Strangler; a serial murderer who has left a trail of 22 dead boys in his wake. While finding her feet in a male-dominated arena, Micki battles with her status as an outsider in the police force and in the community she serves. In each episode of this brooding dramatic thriller, Micki deals with the looming specter of her personal life and confronts increasing darkness in her quest to entrap and understand some of South Africa’s most infamous serial killers.

  Cast: Charlotte Hope, Donna Cormack-Thomson, Steven John Ward
  Creatives: Amy Jephta (Writer), Oliver Frampton (Writer), Jessica Ruston (Writer), Sarah Hooper (Writer), Tracey Larcombe (Series Director), Rene van Rooyen (Series Director), Brett Michael Innes (Series Director)
  Executive Producers: Bob Conte, Simon Howley, Yolisa Phahle, Nomsa Philiso, Aimee Rowling, Allan Sperling
  Production/Distribution Partners: Abacus Media Rights, Showmax

  

  

  

  

  
  

• March 8, 2024: The Helen West Casebook| New to BritBox I 3 x 90 | All at Once

  Crime Prosecutor Helen West (Amanda Burton, Silent Witness) and her policeman boyfriend Geoffrey Bailey (Conor Mullen, Mr. Bates vs The Post Office) uncover a web of abuse and murder after the wife of a London pharmacist turns up dead.

  

  

  

  
  

• March 11, 2024: The Governor S1-2 | New to BritBox, BritBox Exclusive | S1: 6×60’, S2: 6 x 60’ | All at Once

  Following a disastrous prison riot, the highly publicized appointment of Helen Hewitt (Janet McTeer, Ozark), the youngest woman to be in charge of an all-male prison, only increases the unrest in the already volatile situation.

  

  

  

  

  
  

• March 11, 2024: Trial and Retribution S1-22 | New to BritBox, BritBox Exclusive | All at Once

  From acclaimed thriller writer Lynda La Plante come 22 series of gripping investigative thrillers that see detectives tackle murder, abduction, blackmail, assault and more in the pursuit of justice.

  

  

  

  

  
  

• March 15, 2024: Killer Net | New to BritBox, BritBox Exclusive | 2 x 105 | All At Once

  When murder becomes a virtual reality… From award-winning writer Lynda La Plante, Killer Net focuses upon a group of students who get involved in a violent internet-based game around the same time as a series of murders take place – is there a connection?

• March 15, 2024: Mind Games | New to BritBox, BritBox Exclusive | 1 x 120’ | All At Once

  From award-winning writer Lynda La Plante. A serial killer is at large and committing a series of horrific murders. Frances O’Neill (Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve) must use her strong religious background and training as a profiler to try to get inside the killer’s mind and track him down.

  

  

  

  

  
  

• March 15, 2024: Supply and Demand S1-2 | New to BritBox, BritBox Exclusive | S1: 1 x 60’, S2: 6×55’ | All At Once
  Two detectives… one streetwise and tough (Eamonn Walker, Chicago Fire) the other Cambridge-educated and squeaky clean (Miriam Margoyles, Call the Midwife) , are thrown together in dangerous undercover operations in Manchester’s seedy drug lands.

  

  

  

  

  
  

• March 2024: Gardeners’ World 2024 | North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive |32 x 60’|

  Gardeners’ World 2024 is here to bring anyone from budding gardeners to seasoned horticulturalists everything they need to make the most out of their garden, no matter the size or location.

• March 20, 2024: Holloway: Women Behind Bars | New to BritBox, | 1 x 60’ | Movie

  Criminologist David Wilson (In the Footsteps of Killers) explores the history of HM Prison Holloway and its high profile female inmates, from Emmeline Pankhurst and Diana Mitford to Myra Hindley and Rose West.

  

  

  

  

  
  

• March 22, 2024: No Offence S3 | New to BritBox | S3: 6×60’ | All At Once

  Written by BAFTA-winner Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play), No Offence is a police procedural with a difference. DI Vivienne Deering (Joanna Scanlan, Hold the Sunset) leads her ramshackle team of raucous officers, tackling crime in their jurisdiction, firmly on the wrong side of the tracks.

  

  

  

  

  

  
  

• March 27, 2023: Time S2 | BritBox Original, North American Premiere, BritBox Exclusive |3 x 60’ | Weekly

  Jimmy McGovern’s BAFTA-winning prison drama, Time, described by The Guardian as “… as-good-as-it-gets British drama…” returns for a just-as-harrowing second season March 27.

  This season centers on a women’s prison, starring Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who), Tamara Lawrance (Small Axe) and breakout star Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us).

  Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance and Bella Ramsey lead the cast in Jimmy McGovern’s poignant drama Time. An original new story told through the lens of three very different inmates, Time is a moving and high-stakes portrayal of life inside a women’s prison. Time series two is co-written by Jimmy McGovern (Broken, Cracker, The Street) and Helen Black, the writer of the now BAFTA-nominated Life and Death in the Warehouse, and is made by BBC Studios Productions for the BBC and BritBox North America. Arriving at Carlingford Prison on the same day, Orla (Jodie Whittaker), Abi (Tamara Lawrance) and Kelsey (Bella Ramsey) are thrown together to face an unfamiliar world. But even with the ever-present threat of violence within its walls, they discover that an unexpected sense of community and a shared understanding still might be possible. The first installment of Time was a hit globally. The series, which starred Sean Bean and Stephen Graham, won the 2022 BAFTA Television award for best mini-series. Time series 2 is a BBC Studios Production. BBC Studios distribute the series internationally.

  Cast : Jodie Whittaker, Tamara Lawrance, Bella Ramsey, Siobhan Finneran
  Creatives: Jimmy McGovern (Writer), Helen Black (Writer), Andrea Harkin (Director), Paul Morris (Cinematographer)
  Executive Producers: Mark Hedges, Priscilla Parish, Michael Parke, Andrew Morrissey
  Production & Distribution Partners: BBC, BBC Studios