And Then there Were None

We always enjoy a good Agatha Christie. I used to like the old Miss Marple, she was so like my old head teacher. However not quite as nasty!!! Joan something.

Also the early Poirot with the attention to details.

Had forgotten the end to Then There Were None , but my nephew told us his theory about half way through the last episode. He was spot on.......Not that bright and he did have his smart phone in his hand!!!!!!!!!! Grrrrrr

That's it Indinana, Holywell Bay!

It's a long time since we were there but the rocks looked very familiar

We recorded this and watched it over the last 3 days, which is why I've only just come to this thread (didn't want any spoilers!). I thought it was really good, and I don't mind one bit that the producer used a bit of artistic licence in coming up with the towel scene .
I had read the book, but so many years ago that I couldn't remember how the plot would develop, not with accuracy. All I could remember was that each character was (seemingly) killed off one way or the other.
rosequartz I too googled the locations and found that it was filmed at Kynance and Mullion Cove. But there were also scenes at Holywell Bay - Gull Rocks (AKA Carter's Rocks) are easily identified. At first I thought they might be the rocks just off the coast of Cape Cornwall, until I realised the beach was sandy, not the 'dinosaur eggs' Cape Cornwall is known for!

Thoroughly disliked it. Watched 75% of first episode and gave up. Much preferred the theatre version last summer.
10 of us have decided to visit theatre whenever there's a Christie.
First was this one, then Chimneys. Have booked our seats for Witness for the Prosecution in March.

The formal manner of speech and behaviour is one of the attractions of the tv adaptations of Agatha Christie's books. She had a cast of similar characters and story lines but they've stood the test of time haven't they. I agree with others though, who say the swearing in Then there Were None was not something you'd have heard in her books. The sexual behaviour of the young nanny would have been under, rather than overstated but readers would have 'got the picture'. I found the party scene quite scary and very dark. Charles Dance makes a very convincing villain.

But I agree with you, whitewave, part of the attraction of period dramas is in the dialogue and sometimes rather formal behaviour of the characters.

I'm pretty sure there was no sex in Agatha Christie's books. I suppose they have to adapt storylines to conform to modern mores!

Yes rose that's true and I do think some of that 30 s feel was lost but most of the dialogue was true to the period which is why some peeps found it wooden

I do think that the BBC put a different interpretation when the script was written, though, because there would have been no swearing; yes, Damn and Blast may have even been a step too far

I think that what some people are overlooking is that it is of its time. Any book of the same genre written during this period will be the same.
This is for me one of its attractions. I love the dialogue and the assumptions and values displayed.

Sadly yes as he was locked in a damp, dark cave.....he did it well though IMO.

LullyDully DS informed me that Poldark appeared in The Hobbit film

I must have blinked and missed him (did he have his shirt on?)

Just browsing on Gransnet while others watch DVD of Hobbit 2.......Archers on soon.

However of even more interest ......

have just spotted a Poldark dwarf locked in a cage. He has long black hair but the same eyes!!!!!!

I have only just caught up with all episodes. I thought it was a clever adaptation, well presented with a good sense of menace, however I didn't think they would be using the F word quite as freely in those days when "Damn" might have been a bit risque.

No, it isn't our tv. There is no problem with other programmes. I cant see why it should malfunction one hour a night for three nights and then go back to normal. I had no problem with the dialogue, that seemed perfectly clear.

The production was just too gothick for my tastes. If you have an improbable plot like this one, ratchetting up the gloom and doom from the beginning just highlights how silly the plot is. For me, if you have an improbable plot it should be set in a perfectly normal environment so that the tension builds up slowly as the significance of events is gradually revealed.

Made my evening!! Roll on the new series of Poldark. !

Thanks, Jane10, I'll look for it.

Anyone else had a problem with episode 3 on catch up? 10 minutes from the end! And we can't get it on iPlayer either! Beeb says 'technical fault'.

I thought it was really good, even my husband watched it and enjoyed it, he is not a whodunnit fan. As for Aidan Turner well yes he is handsome but I wouldn't go daft over him. In a way I often feel sorry for him, if you are a serious actor, you would want to be remembered for more than just how you look in a bath towel.
He better hope he does not end up like Marilyn Monroe or our own Diana Dors, fantastic actresses who were underated vastly due to their beauty.

I really enjoyed 'and then there were none' best thing I've seen on TV for ages.

I think it was something like Harry Price Ghosthunter. It was on STV at 9pm. Really good 1920s drama and not too scary for me! Good cast.

jane10, which was the 'ghosthunter* programme? I'll try and get it on Catch-up.

Didn't watch it but might do on catch up, if I have a cold shower first with regard to all your comments!

I liked the towel scene!

M0nica it really wasn't a dark production, so your TV might need tweaking. I didn't have any problem understanding what anybody said and neither did my Mum who's a bit deaf. I thought the art deco set was great - lovely colours. I didn't have a problem with the swearing because I think it's what men would do in the circumstances - including ignoring the 'lady' present after a while. I don't think Agatha Christie would be bothered by the swearing. If she could have sold her books with swearing, she'd have used it if the circumstances warranted it and a group of men under stress would swear. The first episode was great, but the tension didn't last until the end for me.

It only just covered his dignity jingl