Plot Synopsis

Based on the novel by Agatha Christie. In 1939 while Europe teeters on the brink of war, ten strangers with dubious pasts are lured to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast in southern England. As the mismatched group wait for the arrival of the hosts, the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilization with a murderer in their midst. They are each accused of a terrible crime and soon members of the party start to mysteriously die one by one, according to the rules of the nursery rhyme Ten Little Soldier Boys. As they make plans to combat the killer, the body count continues to rise - and dreadful secrets are teased into the light. Cut down to half their original number, the surviving guests of Soldier Island are in danger of losing their minds. With the likelihood of survival rapidly diminishing, they must turn to one another for comfort, and for protection. But trust is in short supply. The miniseries premiered December 26, 2016 on BBC One in the UK, and averaged 8.7 million total viewers, with 9.5 million people tuning into the first night.