The ABC Murders
Was Agatha Christie ever quite so gruesome as this three night adaption of her story? I've been watching it because I can't remember the ending but I think just one night of condensed drama would have been enough. Anyone else think the same? 
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Brue
I think the way it has been produced does justify the series. We are so used to seeing Hercule Poirot portrayed as a slightly comical character. This is a more gritty portrayal. Mind you I wasn't so sure after the first episode but I thought it got a bit more interesting last night. I will wait and see how we end up after the final episode.
David
PS I am pretty sure the place they identify as Andover is not Andover, it looks a bit like Hebden Bridge!!! Can anyone help me with that?
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My father lived in Andover. It's not Andover. Leaving aside the geography, the pace suggests to me that it could easily be done in two one hour episodes rather than dragging it out for effect.
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Some of the railway scenes are filmed at Pickering station - I think it supposed to be Doncaster 🤔
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I must say that,in the end, I rather liked the series. A different way of portraying the story. There would have been no point in just making a copy of the David Suchet, or even Peter Ustinov style of Poirot. it had to be different otherwise they may have just just as well shown the previous series. I will try and get my free copy of the Guardian when in Waitrose tomorrow to see if they have further comment.
David
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Its not a newspaper I usually allow in the house
Looking online I can't find that quote but from what you are allowed to see online without signing in but both Jake Kerridge and Gerard O'Donovan, on consecutive days seem to quite like the adaptation making the same point I made up post about it being more serious. At least it was something interesting in what was a pretty poor selection of television over Christmas!
David
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Typical of today’s TV. Writers have to jump through a lot more hoops than Christie ever had to, hence you get a lot of character changes, different murderers, different motives. Not saying it doesn’t make for interesting TV, but it’s taking someone else’s lovingly built up creation and imposing different ideals and beliefs onto them. It’s why Hollywood just churns out the same old guff and remakes. Very rare a new character or characters emerge, but when they do it usually makes for good watching. I am sure some authors must be spinning in their graves at what is done to their characters at times. Scandi-noir is very ‘in’ at the moment, hence even Poirot gets a makeover.
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Some exerts from the ABC Murders was filmed at Bradford City Hall. Visitors can see the cells used for filming in the Bradford Police Museum (see www.bradfordpolicemuseum.com) which re-opens on the 15th March, then every Friday & Saturday until November (admission charges apply - its run by a charity)
The cells have also been used for filming Peaky Blinders.
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