Agatha Christie
Chris Chibnall to adapt Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery for Netflix
March 29, 2024 | David FarnorChris Chibnall will adapt Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery for Netflix.
The series will be penned by the Broadchurch creator and former Doctor Who showrunner, and executive produced by The Crown’s Suzanne Mackie of Orchid Pictures and Chris Sussman … Read More
A Haunting in Venice: Bold, dark and chilling
November 12, 2023 | David FarnorKenneth Branagh’s bold and dark Agatha Christie chiller is superb, stylish and eerily atmospheric.Read More
Watch: New clip for Hugh Laurie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
March 19, 2022 | David FarnorWhy Didn’t They Ask Evans? That was the question asked by Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel, and it’s being brought to the screen by BritBox UK this spring.
Directed by Hugh Laurie, the series – commissioned by BritBox North America and … Read More
The Pale Horse review: A haunting, stylish mystery
February 9, 2020 | David FarnorSarah Phelps’ final Agatha Christie adaptation is a haunting, stylish mystery dripping with ghostly dread.Read More
Trailer: The Pale Horse set for February premiere
February 2, 2020 | David FarnorThe Pale Horse, BBC One’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation, finally arrives on our screens this February, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the atmospheric drama.
A mysterious list of names is found in the shoe of … Read More
Death Comes as the End: BBC One orders new Agatha Christie drama
December 31, 2018 | David FarnorAgatha Christie and the BBC are teaming up again for another drama in 2019.
The crime author has been something of a goldmine for BBC One, which has been slowly adapting a number of novels for the screen to huge … Read More
UK TV review: Agatha & the Truth of Murder
December 29, 2018 | David FarnorThis slight but diverting Agatha Christie drama is an enjoyable piece of what-iffery.Read More
Watch: First trailer for BBC One’s The ABC Murders
December 13, 2018 | David FarnorAs Christmas draws closer, so too does the traditional BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie, as Sarah Phelps once again brings a classic murder mystery to the screen.
This year, it’s the turn of The ABC Murders, as a story of … Read More
Ordeal By Innocence proves criminally popular on iPlayer
May 29, 2018 | David FarnorOrdeal By Innocence proved criminally popular on BBC iPlayer, with the Agatha Christie drama the most-viewed BBC programme in April.
The first episode of the three-part thriller, which starred Bill Nighy and was adapted by Sarah Phelps, was April’s most … Read More
TV review: And Then There Were None (2015)
December 28, 2015 | David FarnorThis classy piece of TV turns Christie’s crime mystery into a stylish psychological horror.Read More