There is a lack of understanding in this film of the original plot, which is not only fatal to the interpretation but is actually quite horrible. It is, in the final analysis, typical BBC. Agatha Christie's book originally titled, in the UK, as 'Ten Little Niggers', in accordance with the terminology of the time - this was after all Every tiny detail, as in a fine tapestry, fits in with and contributes to the whole.
Everything is in its place - and the reader overlooks it at their peril. So why did the BBC in the persons of the screenwriter, director, et al. Why were the original murders made physical to an obviously culpable extent when the whole point of the plot is that they were not so, because they were too 'hands off'?
It is, after all, in this last respect why every reader kicks themself as they turn the last page of Agatha Christie's most perfect work - because she provided not only all the clues but actually also the only possible solution, elegantly displayed along the way, for the Hastings-blind reader who missed it all.
And then there's the larding of the BBC's currently in-favour - but inappropriate to the time and to Agatha Christie's oeuvre and taste - swear words. Plus the physical manifestation of the particularly favoured word between Vera Claythorne and Philip Lombard. What the fuck is all that about?. See - doesn't add anything, does it? Have the BBC never heard of dramatic tension oh, wait If they'd kept faithful to the original in every respect, they wouldn't have needed to add anything as silly as a one-night stand and a few tacky close-ups of thighs, stocking tops, torsos, and cleavage.
Good, verging on excellent - but in the event not good enough. Worth a watch, but not a buy. We'll just have to wait another twenty-nine or forty-one years for the next one to come along Details Edit.
By continuing to use TMDB, you are agreeing to this policy. Sign up and join the community. Now Streaming Watch Now. Overview Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. Edward Armstrong 3 Episodes View More. Social Reviews 0 Discussions 3. Fun Mini-series. Take one of the most celebrated murder-mystery novels of all time, add an extra character the player , then play out the intricate twists and turns according to Mrs Christie's superb criminal logic.
The only problem is that as a game, it's ridiculously unwieldy and clunky, both in interface and interaction terms. From the player's point of view, there's really not much for you to actually work out, other than a few cursory object manipulation puzzles. This is because the story's events don't change much and are going to be carried out regardless of what action you try to take. No murder can be prevented for instance, as that would disrupt the overall story, and the way the game stops you from interfering in the plot is poorly done.
They are the only people on the island, and cannot escape due to the distance from the mainland and the inclement weather, and gradually all ten are killed in turn, each in a manner that seems to parallel the deaths in the nursery rhyme.
Nobody else seems to be left alive on the island by the time of the apparent last death. A confession, in the form of a postscript to the novel, unveils how the killings took place and who was responsible.
It is Christie's best-selling novel; with more than million copies sold, it is also the world's best-selling mystery and one of the best-selling books of all time. Publications International lists the novel as the seventh best-selling title. Read By Hugh Fraser. Uploaded by Unknown on September 23, Internet Archive's 25th Anniversary Logo. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass.
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