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Sarah Phelps is a British television
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, radio writer,
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and
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. She is best known for her work on ''
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'', a number of
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serial adaptations including
Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...
's ''
The Witness For the Prosecution "The Witness for the Prosecution" is a short story and play by British author Agatha Christie. The story was initially published as "Traitor's Hands" in ''Flynn's'', a weekly pulp magazine, in the edition of 31 January 1925. In 1933, the story ...
'', ''
And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as ...
'', ''
Ordeal by Innocence ''Ordeal by Innocence'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 3 November 1958 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retaile ...
'', '' The ABC Murders'' and ''The Pale Horse'';
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Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...
'' and '' Oliver Twist''; and
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'', and work with the
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Career

Phelps has written over 90 episodes of ''EastEnders'', including the return of
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and his final demise, less than two years later. She wrote the screenplay for the
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's 2011 Christmas costume drama adaptation ''
Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...
'' and the World War One drama series ''
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''. The show was cancelled after one series due to middling ratings. In 2015, she wrote a television adaptation of
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's ''
The Casual Vacancy ''The Casual Vacancy'' is a 2012 novel written by J. K. Rowling. The book was published worldwide by the Little, Brown Book Group on 27 September 2012. A paperback edition was released on 23 July 2013. It was Rowling's first publication since ...
''. In 2020, BBC One commissioned ''The Sixth Commandment'', a true crime drama by Phelps about the murder of
Peter Farquhar Peter Anthony Scott Farquhar (3 January 1946 – 26 October 2015) was a British novelist and former teacher of English for 34 years, at the Manchester Grammar School and Stowe School. He later lectured at Buckingham University. Early life Peter ...
.


Christie adaptations

In 2015, Phelps's
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of
Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...
's ''
And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, as ...
'' was broadcast. Reviewing it for ''
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'', Tim Martin found that, "The final episode of this bloody adaptation by Sarah Phelps did splendid justice to Christie's lightless universe, presenting an isolated mansion full of leaking corpses, in which the characters – quite understandably – freaked out in ways that no previous adaptation has countenanced."'' In 2016 ''
The Witness For the Prosecution "The Witness for the Prosecution" is a short story and play by British author Agatha Christie. The story was initially published as "Traitor's Hands" in ''Flynn's'', a weekly pulp magazine, in the edition of 31 January 1925. In 1933, the story ...
'' went to air, with a script based on the original short story rather than the later play on which other screen adaptations have been based. In April 2018, another of Agatha Christie's novels adapted by Phelps was broadcast on
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. ''
Ordeal by Innocence ''Ordeal by Innocence'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 3 November 1958 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retaile ...
'' had been pulled from the Christmas scheduling on BBC One after one of the leading actors in the drama miniseries was accused of sexual assault. The programme was re-shot with a new actor, Christian Cooke, replacing
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. In June 2018 it was announced that the BBC were filming a Phelps
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of Agatha Christie’s ABC Murders starring
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as
Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot (, ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays ('' Black Coffee'' and ''Alibi''), and more ...
. In June 2019 it was announced that Phelps would write an adaptation of ''
The Pale Horse ''The Pale Horse'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1961,Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon. ''Collins Crime Club – A checklist of ...
''.


Filmography


Other work

Phelps's radio work includes ''Vital Signs II'', ''Cardamom'', ''The Collected Works of Billy the Kid'' and ''The Compass Rose: A Tattoo Lexicon''. Phelps also wrote for the
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'' Westway'' before joining the BBC in 2002. Her theatre projects include ''Tube'', ''Angela Carter'', ''The Subtle Art of Boiling Lobsters'', ''Amaretti Angels'' and '' Modern Dance for Beginners''.


References


External links

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Sarah Phelps's agency CVBBC Writersroom interview
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