Hugh Laurie answers the question: ‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’

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Agatha Christie’s murder mystery “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” “I’ve always loved the relationship between the two central characters [in ‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?’] — their sense of adventure, the pleasure they take in each other’s company.

The companionship of it is so beautiful,” Laurie, 62, told The Post“It reminded me of ‘The Thin Man,’ another couple I just adore spending time with,” he said, alluding to Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell and Myrna Loy in the six-movie franchise spanning the ’30s and ’40s). “They’re just so sublime, and I bet Agatha Christie read ‘The Thin Man,’ which was published the year before she wrote [‘Why Didn’t They Ask Evans’], and thought, ‘I wouldn’t mind trying something that’s got a bit of that spirit to it.’ “The 10-time Emmy nominee (“House,” “The Night Manager,” “Veep”) wrote, directed and co-stars in “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?,” now streaming on BritBox.

It’s set in 1936 in a small town on the Welsh coastline where Bobby Jones (Will Poulter), the son of the local vicar, hears a scream while caddying — and, on the rocks below, discovers the broken body of a well-dressed man.

His final words, “Why didn’t they ask Evans?,” sets the tone for the oft-whimsical series as Bobby and his childhood friend (and secret crush), Lady Francis “Frankie” Derwent (Lucy Boynton) endeavor to solve the labyrinthian mystery involving fake identities, multiple murders, drug addiction and more.