I am fully aware that this adaptation isn't going to be for everyone. People had written this off on forums, in discussions before it had even aired. I was told he would be called Hercule, he would have an English accent, so many other things, that were in fact wrong.
Sarah Phelps has a very definite style, she's clearly not looked at the Suchet version, she;s based her screenplay on the text, and once again given her interpretation of the text, changing elements, arguably elements that didn't need changing, but we have the Suchet version, so this is something new.
For me, it was wonderfully dark and twisted, a totally different version to the Suchet masterpiece, was it as good, no, but it's still an engrossing drama.
Malkovich was excellent as Poirot, other fine performances from Rupert Grint, Tara Fitzgerald and Eamon Farren.
It just wouldn't be Christmas without Agatha Christie.
Sarah Phelps has a very definite style, she's clearly not looked at the Suchet version, she;s based her screenplay on the text, and once again given her interpretation of the text, changing elements, arguably elements that didn't need changing, but we have the Suchet version, so this is something new.
For me, it was wonderfully dark and twisted, a totally different version to the Suchet masterpiece, was it as good, no, but it's still an engrossing drama.
Malkovich was excellent as Poirot, other fine performances from Rupert Grint, Tara Fitzgerald and Eamon Farren.
It just wouldn't be Christmas without Agatha Christie.