Katherine Kingsley as Katharine Woolley.Stanley Townsend as Sir Constance Bernard.Instead she finds an attractive young archaeologist with a bullet wound and the famous crime writer must unravel a series of mysterious murders. Two years after the public drama caused by her 11-day disappearance, Agatha arrives in Baghdad seeking culture and peace. In 1928, following her divorce and struggling with fame and success, Agatha Christie travels to Iraq and is caught in a web of murder, intrigue and love. Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar premiered in the United States on PBS on. Filming took place in Malta and was directed by Sam Yates. The film premiered on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on 15 December 2019. Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar is a 2019 British alternative history television drama film about crime writer Agatha Christie becoming embroiled in a real-life murder case during a trip to an archaeological dig in Iraq following her divorce.