Broadcast: Sunday 17th August 2008
7:30pm-8:15pm AEST (09:30 GMT) < > « »  < > « »
ABC

Featuring: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Felicity Kendal, Fenella Woolgar

The Doctor and Donna join forces with the world's most famous crime novelist to encounter a body in the library, poisoned cocktails and a Vespiform seeking revenge. CAST: David Tennant

Press Release:
This week on Doctor Who: The Unicorn and the Wasp, the Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna (Catherine Tate) arrive in 1926 on the day before Agatha Christie went missing for 10 days. At a dinner party hosted by Lady Clemency Eddison (Felicity Kendal - Rosemary and Thyme), the Doctor and Donna join forces with the world's most famous crime novelist to encounter a body in the library, poisoned cocktails and a Vespiform seeking revenge.

The Unicorn And The Wasp is a classic murder mystery, with a country house, vintage cars, a flapper, a vicar, a butler, a body in the library, tea on the lawn and horrible deaths. There are a number of Agatha Christie novel titles hidden in the dialogue.

Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie's grandson, comments: "What a brilliant idea that Agatha Christie and Doctor Who should meet! Two characters whose contribution to British entertainment is absolutely unrivalled. As far as I know, my grandmother, Agatha Christie, never saw Doctor Who, but I am sure she would have been intrigued, excited and above all flattered by all this attention in 2007."

PRODUCTION DETAILS:
A BBC Wales production. Executive Producers: Russell T Davies and Julie Gardiner.
Synopsis Source: ABC