EastEnders icon lands major new role in Agatha Christie drama Murder is Easy with all-star cast

AN EastEnders icon has landed a major new role in Agatha Christie drama Murder is Easy.

Tamzin Outhwaite has been cast in the brand new series alongside other all-star actors.

The star, 52, played the role of Mel Owen in EastEnders before her character met a grizzly end.

Murder is Easy a major new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel that’s set in the 1950s.

Filming on the two-part thriller has kicked off today in Scotland with the show set to air on BBC One and iPlayer.

Tamzin will star alongside David Jonsson, Lord of the Rings’ Morfydd Clark, After Life’s Penelope Wilton, Sinead Matthews from The Crown and Shetland’s Douglas Henshall.

Mathew Baynton, Mark Bonnar, Nimra Bucha, John Pointing, Tom Riley and Phoebe Licorish complete the cast lineup.

A synopsis for the new drama released by the BBC reads: “England, 1954. On a train to London, Fitzwilliam (David Jonsson) meets Miss Pinkerton (Penelope Wilton), who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe.

“The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise – and when she’s later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again. Because for a certain kind of person, murder is easy…”

Speaking about the all-star lineup, James Prichard, executive producer for Agatha Christie Limited, said: “Once again my great grandmother’s stories have attracted some amazing talent.

“It is so exciting to see this group of actors embark on the re-telling of this great story.

“The concept of evil lurking in the quintessentially English village is a familiar trope, but what exactly it is that makes murder easy remains to be revealed.”