Agatha Christie television two-parter starring Cheryl Campbell and James Warwick
After the huge popular success of "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" The production company London Weekend Television was able to release this film adaptation of Agatha Christie's ninth crime novel on March 8, 1981. This was published in the UK in 1929 and was also known in German as "The Last Joker". Some characters from the novel "The Secret of Chimneys (The Count's Memoirs)", which was published in 1925, reappeared.
A weekend break at the country estate of the Marquis of Caterhan (John Gielgud) was supposed to be just for fun. His friends secretly place eight alarm clocks under the bed of a notorious late riser (Robert Longden). But the next morning the good guy is dead. Murdered! When yet another murder occurs, Lady Eileen Brant (Cheryl Campbell), the Marquis' flighty daughter, and the super-rich Jimmy Thesiger (James Warwick) do everything they can to solve this tricky case. They get help from the pretty Lorraine (Lucy Gutteridge), the sister of the first victim, and from Bill (Christopher Scouler), an admirer of the spirited Lady Eillen, also known as "Bundle". What role does the mysterious union of the seven dials play? Can Superintendent Battle (Harry Andrews) assist the amateur investigators? It soon becomes clear that it is about secret state dealings with weapons and the invention of a German scientist. The events come thick and fast...
And again the focus is not on Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Once again, amateur detectives get to work and - just like the audience - they experience many surprises.
Almost the same actors and the same creators (director: Tony Wharmby, screenplay: Pat Sandys) make this film adaptation of a lesser-known novel by Agatha Christie a great pleasure. James Warwick in particular knows how to inspire once again. After that, the actor was just ready to shine together with Francesca Annis in the series PARTNERS IN CRIME as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.
Nostalgic, playful and adorable! And told very slowly! Great!
After the huge popular success of "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" The production company London Weekend Television was able to release this film adaptation of Agatha Christie's ninth crime novel on March 8, 1981. This was published in the UK in 1929 and was also known in German as "The Last Joker". Some characters from the novel "The Secret of Chimneys (The Count's Memoirs)", which was published in 1925, reappeared.
A weekend break at the country estate of the Marquis of Caterhan (John Gielgud) was supposed to be just for fun. His friends secretly place eight alarm clocks under the bed of a notorious late riser (Robert Longden). But the next morning the good guy is dead. Murdered! When yet another murder occurs, Lady Eileen Brant (Cheryl Campbell), the Marquis' flighty daughter, and the super-rich Jimmy Thesiger (James Warwick) do everything they can to solve this tricky case. They get help from the pretty Lorraine (Lucy Gutteridge), the sister of the first victim, and from Bill (Christopher Scouler), an admirer of the spirited Lady Eillen, also known as "Bundle". What role does the mysterious union of the seven dials play? Can Superintendent Battle (Harry Andrews) assist the amateur investigators? It soon becomes clear that it is about secret state dealings with weapons and the invention of a German scientist. The events come thick and fast...
And again the focus is not on Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Once again, amateur detectives get to work and - just like the audience - they experience many surprises.
Almost the same actors and the same creators (director: Tony Wharmby, screenplay: Pat Sandys) make this film adaptation of a lesser-known novel by Agatha Christie a great pleasure. James Warwick in particular knows how to inspire once again. After that, the actor was just ready to shine together with Francesca Annis in the series PARTNERS IN CRIME as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.
Nostalgic, playful and adorable! And told very slowly! Great!