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- 102 - The First Poirot Hits the Silver Screen in “Lord Edgware Dies” (1934) (ep. 41)
Warning: SPOILERS!
Austin Trevor, probably the most miscast Poirot in cinema history, stars in “Lord Edgware Dies.” This version came out about five years after the introduction of sound, and it looks and sounds like it. Is it still watchable? Let’s fine out!
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, SheWatched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/5MPZbhpdxPU
NEXT WEEK: The second taste of “Lord Edgware Dies” —retitled “Thirteen at Dinner,” introduces to the great raconteur and actor Peter Ustinov. This contemporary TV movie from 1985 stars Faye Dunaway and future Poirot David Suchet as Chief Inspector Japp! See you next Thursday!
HOW TO SEE IT:
Man, this is nearly impossible to find. Used DVD copies are for sale on ebay, and your library’s interlibrary loan department might get it for you (that’s how we found our copy). But none of the streaming services seem to carry it (and I checked Prime, YouTube, Yubi, and Google Play).
WHERE TO FIND US
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Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 35min - 101 - Can the Germans Make Love Like The French? This “Love from a Stranger” (1967) showed us how (ep. 40)
Warning: SPOILERS!
This is our last version of “Love from a Stranger”! This time it’s the German TV version from 1967. Based on the short story “Philomel House” and a play Christie wrote, the play was rewritten by Frank Vosper but published with his sole credit.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/whw95ux9WVE
NEXT WEEK: We start on the next novel in the Christie chronology: “Lord Edgware Dies.” This is the 1934 version starring the first movie Poirot, Austin Trevor, and Richard Cooper as his Captain Hastings. See you next Thursday!
HOW TO SEE IT:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/5MPZbhpdxPU
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
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“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched:
https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched:
https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
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Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 33min - 100 - The “Love from a Stranger” (1947) Remake: Don’t Mess With Agatha (ep. 39)
Warning: SPOILERS!
We’re back to Agatha Christie this week. We’re watching “Love from a Stranger.” Based on the short story “Philomel House” and a play Christie wrote, the play was rewritten by Frank Vosper but published with his sole credit.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
“Love from a Stranger” (1947) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aFmMGcbC2pY
NEXT WEEK: The third and last version of “Love From A Stranger,” titled “Ein Fremder klopft an” (“A Stranger Knocks”), is the 1967
German tv version with AI-created subtitles.
HOW TO SEE IT:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/whw95ux9WVE
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched:
https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched:
https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
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Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 34min - 99 - Agatha Christie Takes A Vacay, So We’re Watching Dorothy L. Sayers’ Clouds of Witness (ep. 37)
Warning: SPOILERS!
To mark the publication of “The Complete, Annotated Clouds of Witness,” we’re rewatching the five episode “Clouds of Witness.” Lord Peter Wimsey (Ian Carmichael) Bertie Woosters his way through a murder inquiry in which his brother, the Duke of Denver, is accused of murdering his sister’s fiancé. Watch Wimsey tangle with the locals in Yorkshire, fall into bogs, chase a socialist, and woo a mistress.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
“Clouds of Witness” YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lordpeterwimsey1895
NEXT WEEK: We’re back to Agatha with “Love From A Stranger,” a movie based on her play. This first of three versions stars Basil Rathbone.
HOW TO SEE IT:
“Love from a Stranger” on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FDQrYuI854E
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 53min - 98 - The Tangled Authorship Story Behind “Love from a Stranger,” an Agatha Christie thriller (1937) (ep. 38)
Warning: SPOILERS!
We’re back to Agatha Christie this week. We’re watching “Love from a Stranger.” Based on the short story “Philomel House” and a play Christie wrote, the play was rewritten by Frank Vosper but published with his sole credit.
We’ll also talk about the movie, starring Basil Rathbone and Ann Harding, and a young Joan Hickson (“Miss Marple”) as the daffy maid.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
“Love from a Stranger” (1937) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FDQrYuI854E
NEXT WEEK: We’ll move on to the second version of “Love From A Stranger” (1947) with John Hodiak and Sylvia Sidney.
HOW TO SEE IT:
“Love from a Stranger” (1947) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aFmMGcbC2pY
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 45min - 97 - Lithuania Has Entered the Podcast With Its 1981 “Peril at End House” (ep. 36)
Warning: SPOILERS!
We’ve reached the end of the road with Agatha Christie’s “Peril at End House.” We had not seen the Lithuanian version from 1981, and it’s on YouTube with AI-translated subtitles. After watching four versions, would we recognize what they’re doing here? Would it make any sense at all?
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
YouTube (turn on the English AI-created subtitles): https://youtu.be/cXYd1_7imT0
NEXT WEEK: We should call this “Lord Peter They Watched,” because we’re watching “Clouds of Witness” to celebrate publication of “The Complete, Annotated Clouds of Witness” from Peschel Press.
The week after that, we’ll return to Christie with “Love from a Stranger.”
HOW TO SEE IT:
“Clouds of Witness” YouTube (for the 6/4 livestream): https://www.youtube.com/@lordpeterwimsey1895
“Love from a Stranger” YouTube (for the 6/11 livestream): https://youtu.be/FDQrYuI854E
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 38min - 96 - Poirot Loses His Heart to a Pretty Girl in the French version of “Peril at End House” (ep. 35)
Warning: SPOILERS!
Here’s the fourth version of Agatha Christie’s “Peril at End House,” and in the first season of the French “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie” we see the Poirot character of Inspector Larosiere prove that there’s no fool like an old fool.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
It can be found on DVD, but it’s also on Amazon Prime. Both have English subtitles: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00JKUKZZ6/
NEXT WEEK: We finish our look at “Peril at End House” with the Lithuanian version from 1981, newly discovered (with AI subtitles) on YouTube.
HOW TO SEE IT: At this moment you can only find the unsubtitled version on YouTube. I had a subtitle file that I created for our reviewing.
Endhauzo Paslaptis: https://youtu.be/zsZ4eKai1pI?si=QbxzcS6ICU8HQp-Y
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 45min - 95 - The Japanese Turn Poirot Into an Anime Character in End House Peril (ep. 34)
Warning: SPOILERS!
In our third look at “Peril at End House,” we turn to the Japanese anime “The Great Detectives Poirot and Marple.“ This version in three half-hour episodes, introduces children to Agatha Christie.
We have Poirot and Hastings, but we also have Mabel West. She’s the daughter of playwright Raymond West, visits Miss Marple and wants to be a detective. She and her pet duck, Oliver, are introduced to Hercule Poirot, who is initially not interested in taking a girl (and her duck) as his protégé. But Mabel is determined.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
The three-episode story can be found on DailyMotion.
Part one: https://dai.ly/x8qjkpq
Part two: https://dai.ly/x8qjkrt
Part three: https://dai.ly/x8qjkua
NEXT WEEK: We turn to the French “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie” 2009 version from the first season called “The House of Peril” (La Maison Du Peril).
HOW TO SEE IT: It can be found on DVD, but it’s also on Amazon Prime. Both have English subtitles: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00JKUKZZ6/
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 35min - 94 - A Beautiful Woman Blinds Poirot Who Gets Mad at Hastings in the Suchet Peril at End House (ep. 33)
Warning: SPOILERS!
In our second look at “Peril at End House,” we turn to the
“Agatha Christie’s Poirot” episode and found it a stylish, visually stunning
adaptation. But does the story hold up?
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of
Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man,
Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Your local library could have DVDs of the Poirot series.
Look for Season 2, Episode 1. Or, Amazon Prime’s Acorn channel has it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FP94WD85/
AcornTV’s streaming channel also makes it available: https://acorn.tv/poirot/series2/peril-at-end-house/
NEXT WEEK: We turn to the Japanese anime version of “Peril at End House” from “Agatha Christie’s Great Detectives Poirot and Marple.”
HOW TO SEE IT: The three-episode story can be found on
DailyMotion.
Part one: https://dai.ly/x8qjkpq
Part two: https://dai.ly/x8qjkrt
Part three: https://dai.ly/x8qjkua
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized
book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of
Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched:
https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched:
https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 46min - 93 - The Russians Take A Crack at Peril at End House (ep. 32)
Warning: SPOILERS!
Or, as they call it, “Puzzle at End House.” Anatoliy Ravikovich plays the high-fiving, ice-cream loving Poirot who inserts himself into a young woman’s life who experiences life-threatening events. Can he stop the peril in time or will it be too perilous?
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Watch it on YouTube with AI subtitles, courtesy of John Hisman: https://youtu.be/8e92jROtHIw
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
NEXT WEEK: It’s David Suchet’s turn at “The Peril at End House” (1990)
HOW TO SEE IT: Your local library could have DVDs of the Poirot series. Look for Season 2, Episode 1. Or, Amazon Prime’s Acorn channel has it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FP94WD85/
AcornTV’s streaming channel also makes it available: https://acorn.tv/poirot/series2/peril-at-end-house/
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Fri, 01 May 2026 - 37min - 92 - How an Indian filmmaker turned The Sittaford Mystery into the best adaptation of the novel (ep. 31)
Warning: SPOILERS!
If you've been waiting for GOOD version of "The Sittaford Mystery", you won't go wrong with "Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley" from 2023.
It's a marvel: a quintessential English closed circle mystery set at a snowbound manor transferred to an Indian closed circle mystery set at a snowbound manor.
You'll recognize the story, the characters, the situations, and you'll love the film. We did!
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
“Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley” is available on YouTube on the subscription Sony LIV service with a 7-day free trial offer: https://www.youtube.com/show/SCuFId53jk6GiKz25CoSvs1A
Or you can watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/yxtJUmScIcU
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
NEXT WEEK: We begin watching adaptations of “Peril at End House.” First up is the Russian version from 1990 renamed “Riddle of End House.”
HOW TO SEE IT: Watch it on YouTube with AI subtitles, courtesy of John Hisman: https://youtu.be/8e92jROtHIw
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Fri, 01 May 2026 - 45min - 91 - How the French turned The Sittaford Mystery into a stylish supernatural pop band (ep. 30)
Warning: SPOILERS!
Next in “The Sittaford Mystery” adaptations is the 2006 French episode from “Le Petites Meurtres d'Agatha Christie.” “Murderous Melodies turns Captain Trevelyan into a pop singer with a cute singing girlfriend, the evil record company owner, the old songwriter, a leather-clad guitarist named Marlon, a dorky keyboard player and the shrewish secretary. Plus, Swan Laurence (Samuel Labarthe) is haunted by the ghost of his girlfriend, Marlene (Elodie Frenck) is president of a fan club, and reporter Alice Avril (Blandine Bellavoir) is groomed for pop success!
Is it too much? Is it a case of Sir Mixalot’s “Oh. My. God. Look at that plot!” as in the ITV 2008 version? Why am I asking you? Tune in and find out!
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Where to see it: “Murderous Melodies” can be found on Amazon Prime’s MHz Choice channel (it has a free 7-day trial if you’re a Prime User): https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FQVBCRY5/OFFICIAL
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
NEXT WEEK:
We move on to the Indian 2023 adaptation renamed “Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley.” The 6-episode series is available on YouTube on the subscription Sony LIV service with a 7-day free trial offer: https://www.youtube.com/show/SCuFId53jk6GiKz25CoSvs1A
Or you can watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/yxtJUmScIcU
LOOK UP OUR BOOKS
“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/
International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/
DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.
Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Fri, 01 May 2026 - 45min - 90 - What is Timothy Dalton and Miss Marple doing in “The Sittaford Mystery”? (ep. 29)
Warning: SPOILERS!
We move on to “The Sittaford Mystery, the 2008 ITV version that adds Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) and Timothy Dalton as Clive Trevelyan. Why did ITV hire Dalton to play a character who dies in the first chapter? Let’s find out.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Where to see it: OFFICIAL Acorn TV version with free trial offer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iblmuxMRxCs
Your local library should have this episode on DVD. Look for the set with the second series episodes.
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NEXT WEEK:
We move on to the French “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie” loose adaptation of the “The Sittaford Mystery,” called “Murderous Melodies.” It can be found on Amazon Prime’s MHz Choice channel (it has a free 7-day trial if you’re a Prime User): https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FQVBCRY5/
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Fri, 01 May 2026 - 55min - 89 - How the Italian “Black Coffee” Showed Why Agatha Christie Didn’t Write More Poirot Plays (ep. 28)
Warning: SPOILERS!
This is the last “Black Coffee,” and it’s the 1985 Italian TV version. The screen quality is poor and the subtitles are AI, but is it still fun to watch? Let’s find out.
Oh and thanks to John Hisman for providing us with these movies. Check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HRJafael
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
On YouTube at https://youtu.be/OWBQd2UXI_U
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
NEXT WEEK:
We move on to “The Sittaford Mystery.” This is the “Agatha Christie Marple” episode starring Timothy Dalton as Clive Trevelyan and Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple.
Where to see it: OFFICIAL Acorn TV version with free trial offer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iblmuxMRxCs
Your local library should have this episode on DVD. Look for the set with the second series episodes.
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“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.
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Fri, 01 May 2026 - 34min - 88 - We Watched “Black Coffee,” the 1973 West German TV movie (ep. 27)
Warning: SPOILERS!
This week, we discuss the West German version of “Black Coffee,” a play Agatha Christie wrote using her Hercule Poirot character. AI generated subtitles.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
Oh and thanks to John Hisman for providing us with these movies. Check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HRJafael
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
On YouTube at https://youtu.be/mEBrLnySqss
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NEXT WEEK: We round out our “Black Coffee” experience with the 1985 Italian version called “Caffè nero.”
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Fri, 01 May 2026 - 32min - 87 - “Black Coffee,” the 1932 French movie based on the Agatha Christie Play When Sound Was In Its Infancy (ep. 26)
Warning: SPOILERS!
We move on to “Black Coffee,” which was a play Agatha Christie wrote using her Hercule Poirot character. A French studio made what appears to be an unauthorized version. Once believed lost, it has reappeared and someone applied AI subtitles to it.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
On YouTube at https://youtu.be/-f6M3PJqxq8
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
NEXT WEEK:
NO LIVESTREAM NEXT WEEK. We will watch the 1973 West German version of “Black Coffee,” but instead of livestreaming the episode, we’re going to film it and post it on 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2026.
See for yourself on YouTube at https://youtu.be/mEBrLnySqss
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Fri, 01 May 2026 - 27min - 86 - Will We Understand the AI Translated German “Murder at the Vicarage” (1970)?
Warning: SPOILERS!
Our final look at Agatha Christie’s “The Murder at the Vicarage” comes from the 1970 TV version. The subtitles were created by AI, so we’ll find out if we can understand the plot.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
On YouTube at https://youtu.be/PvDWswtzCRU
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
NEXT WEEK:
“Black Coffee” (“Le coffret de laque”), the Christie-penned play with Hercule Poirot. This 1932 version (with AI-translated titles) looks really rough. Like the silent “Secret Adversary” rough. See for yourself on YouTube at https://youtu.be/-f6M3PJqxq8
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Fri, 01 May 2026 - 37min - 85 - The French version of “Murder at the Vicarage” removes the religion and adds more adultery
Warning: SPOILERS!
“The Protheroe Affair” from the French TV series “Les Petits Meurtes d’Agatha Christie” (or “Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games”) moves from the village church to the big-city advertising agency. But Protheroe is still a jerk, murder most foul takes place, and it’s up to Inspector Swan Laurence, faithful secretary Marlene, and reporter Alice Avril to puzzle it out.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Available on DVD and Mhz Choice: https://watch.mhzchoice.com/videos/crmngm-c-02007
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
NEXT WEEK:
“Murder at the Rectory,” the 1970 German version of “Murder at the Vicorage.” See on YouTube at https://youtu.be/PvDWswtzCRU
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Fri, 01 May 2026 - 41min - 84 - Miss Marple a Young Hussy in “Murder at the Vicarage” (2004) (ep. 23)
Warning: SPOILERS!
In the second go-round for TV’s Miss Marple, Geraldine McEwan looks back at the young man she left behind during World War I. We also get Derek Jacobi (“Brother Cadfeld,” “I, Claudius”) playing the nasty Col. Protheroe; Mark Gatiss (“The Big Four,” “Sherlock”) as a young Rev. Hawes, and Rachael Stirling (“Five Little Pigs,” “The Detectorists”) as Rev. Clement’s wife. How does this version compare with the 1986 version and is it better or worse? Bill and Teresa will hash it out for you.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Available on DVD and Amazon Prime through a second Britbox subscription.
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
NEXT WEEK:
“The Protheroe Affair,” the 2016 French version from “The Little Murders of Agatha Christie.”
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 - 45min - 83 - Miss Marple Sees All and Knows All in “Murder at the Vicarage” (1986) (ep. 22)
Warning: SPOILERS!
The first Miss Marple novel was published 96 years ago, so we’re looking at the great Joan Hickson in “Murder at the Vicarage.” How cozy and comforting is this version and how close does it play to the novel? Bill and Teresa will hash it out for you.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in chronological order.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Available on DVD and Amazon Prime through a second Britbox subscription.
WHERE TO FIND US
Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/
NEXT WEEK:
“Murder at the Vicarage,” the 2004 version starring Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple, Mark Gatiss as Ronald Hawes, Derek Jacobi as Colonel Protheroe, and Jane Asher as Mrs. Sylvia Lester.
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 - 41min - 82 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep29 “The Mystery of End House” (2004)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about adventurous aviators, chocolate addicts, Babylonian spells, and ducks. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Mystery of End House,” the 2004 episode from the Japanese anime “Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple.”
Apologies here for the varying sound quality and the microphone thumps. I upped the audibility setting on Voicemeeter and it caused the sound to drop out. I trimmed out as much of the bad audio as I could, but you’ll still hear imperfections.
Thu, 15 Dec 2022 - 15min - 81 - Can “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Salvage One of Her Worst Novels in “The Big Four” (2013)? (ep. 20)
Warning: SPOILERS!
No one, including Agatha Christie herself, liked “The Big Four.” The first novel after her 11-day disappearance and the trauma of her collapsing marriage was assembled from her short stories to meet her publisher’s deadline. Poirot takes on a worldwide conspiracy led by four sinister villains, including a Chinaman! How did scriptwriters Ian Hallard and Mark(“Sherlock”) Gatiss handle this dog’s dinner of a book?
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in chronological order.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched,"hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing,intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Available on DVD and Amazon Prime.
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Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com
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NEXT WEEK:
“The Mystery of the Blue Train” (2005) the sole adaptation from “Agatha Christie’s Poirot.”
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Fri, 24 Apr 2026 - 47min - 80 - We look at “The Mystery of the Blue Train” (2013) and Christie’s hardest novel to write (ep. 21)
Warning: SPOILERS!
In her autobiography, Agatha Christie said she thought less of a reader who loved “The Mystery of the Blue Train.” She wrote it to meet her publisher’s deadline, and finishing it made her realize that she was a professional writer, not a housewife who wrote.
Teresa and I look at the “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” adaptation of “Blue Train,” starring Elliot Gould. This precursor contains many of the seeds that Christie would explore in “Murder on the Orient Express,” with beautiful scenery of the south of France.
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in chronological order.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Available on DVD.
WHERE TO FIND US
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NEXT WEEK:
“Murder at the Vicarage” (1986), starring Joan Hickson from “Miss Marple.”
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 46min - 79 - How Woke Is Netflix’s “Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials” (2026)? (ep. 19)
Warning: SPOILERS!
“The Mystery of the Seven Dials” — Agatha Christie’s pastiche of P.G. Wodehouse’s Bright Young Things and John Buchan thrillers — gets the Netflix treatment in this lavish 3-part series written by Doctor Who writer/producer Chris Chibnell. We get race-swapped characters, a healthy dose of White Guilt, some girlbossing, and changes in the story. We investigate the extent of the changes, the effect on Agatha’s original story, and whether the result is entertaining and exciting.
This show reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in chronological order.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
A Netflix exclusive
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NEXT WEEK:
“The Big Four” the sole adaptation from “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” (2013).
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 53min - 78 - Pip pip! Bright Young Things Meet Secret Society in “Seven Dials” (1981) (Ep. 18)
Warning: SPOILERS!
It’s Agatha Christie meet P.G. Wodehouse’s Drones Club in “The Seven Dials Mystery,” a TV movie from 1981. True, James Warwick (34) was too old to play a Bright Young Thing, and Cheryl Campbell (31) to play “Bundle” Brent, but they were game in this tale of espionage, secret societies, high living, and murder.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Prime Video, Britbox, Roku, and Acorn TV
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NEXT WEEK:
“Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials,” the new version that appeared on Netflix this month.
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 36min - 77 - China Does Its First Official Agatha Christie Adaptation and it’s very … Chinese (Ep. 17)
Warning: SPOILERS! If you haven’t read “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” do yourself a favor and stop here and read it. You’ll thank us later.
“Checkmate” (2022) is the first official adaptation of Agatha Christie’s stories. Situ Yan is an idealistic lawyer and when behind-the-scenes machinations sets an assassin free (think “Murder on the Orient Express”), he’s left holding the bag. His train trip to Harbin in Manchuria is eventful and after befriending the soldier Luo Shaochuan (think Hastings), they find themselves investigating murders, kidnappings, stolen dogs, and other crimes.
“Checkmate” is a 24-episode telenovella that covers “Orient Express,” “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” (the subject of today’s livestream), “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe,” “Three Act Tragedy,” “The Nemean Lion,” “Curtain,” and more!
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:
Links: iQIYI website (login needed) https://www.iq.com/album/checkmate-2022-1vwjz1u3j1p?lang=en_us
DVD versions for sale on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=checkmate+dvd+chinese+series
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NEXT WEEK:
We’re jumping ahead to “The Seven Dials Mystery.” We’re watching first the James Warwick version from 1981 and discussing it on 1/22/26. Then, on Jan. 29, we’ll tackle the new Netflix adaptation.
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 36min - 76 - How the Japanese “Roger Ackroyd” Almost Hits as Hard as the Novel (Ep. 16)
Warning: SPOILERS! If you haven’t read “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” do yourself a favor and stop here and read it. You’ll thank us later.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 41min - 75 - “Poirot’s Failure,” How the Russian “Roger Ackroyd” Is Darker Than Agatha’s Novel (Ep. 15)
Two years after the execrable “Agatha Christie Poirot” episode that ended in a shootout in a factory, the Russians released a FIVE-HOUR version of “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” that may be the best adaptation of all.
Warning: SPOILERS! If you haven’t read “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” do yourself a favor and stop here and read it. You’ll thank us later.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
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(The movie was briefly available on DailyMotion but has been taken down by the copyright owner. Apparently, they hate to make money.)
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 40min - 74 - The Suchet “Murder of Roger Ackroyd” Is Not What We Expected (2000) (Ep. 14)
After a five-year hiatus, “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” returned in 2000 with a different format (90-minute movies), a more serious tone, and less emphasis on Miss Lemon, Hastings, and Inspector Japp. The series was launched with one of Christie’s greatest novels, “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” and what they did to the book, well, you’ll have to watch us and find out.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 47min - 73 - “The McGregor Case,” Estonia Produces a Christie Adaptation NO ONE Has Heard Of (Including Us!) (1991) (Ep. 13)
Before we move on to “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” let’s discuss this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “The Unexpected Guest.” This play is popular everywhere but in Britain and the U.S., which has never filmed it. Why is that? And how well did the Estonians do?
While this movie is subtitled, it was done using AI, so we’ll also talk about the current state of translation software and artificial intelligence.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
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YouTube “The McGregor Case”: https://youtu.be/NzLIBuM_Ozg
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 38min - 72 - Scandal, Singing, and Slaughter: The French Turn Murder on the Links into Comedy (2015) (Ep. 12)
Our progress through the Peschel Press annotated Christies continue. Today, we takedown “Crime Does Not Pay,” an adaptation of “Murder on the Links” from “Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie.” It’s set at a nightclub, there are more murders (including dogicide!), Inspector Swan gets investigated, Alice gets cut in half, and Marlene gets harassed. But otherwise, it’s just like the novel!
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 35min - 71 - Our Take on Golf, love, and Murder on the Links (1996) with David Suchet (Ep. 11)
After last week’s “Hercule Poirot” TV pilot, we turn back to the great David Suchet for a look at “Murder on the Links.” Since we published “The Complete, Annotated Murder on the Links,” we’ve got a lot to say about this episode from “Agatha Christie’s Poirot.”
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
Warning: SPOILERS!
No one, including Agatha Christie herself, liked “The Big Four.” The first novel after her 11-day disappearance and the trauma of her collapsing marriage was assembled from her short stories to meet her publisher’s deadline. Poirot takes on a worldwide conspiracy led by four sinister villains, including a Chinaman! How did scriptwriters Ian Hallard and Mark(“Sherlock”) Gatiss handle this dog’s dinner of a book?
“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in chronological order.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched,"hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing,intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
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“The Mystery of the Blue Train” (2005) the sole adaptation, from “Agatha Christie’s Poirot.”
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 - 44min - 70 - The Hercule Poirot TV Series BEFORE David Suchet (1962) (Ep. 10)
“Hercule Poirot” was a pilot for a TV series for American television. Shown as an episode of “General Electric Theater,” it starred Martin Gabel as Poirot, who is chauffeured around the United States in a limousine tricked out with a bar, a TV set, and a phone! The pilot wasn’t sold, and the episode vanished until the archives until it recently resurfaced on YouTube!
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," discuss “Hercule Poirot,” based on the 1923 short story “The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim,” and speculates on What Might Have Been if it had sold.
Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).
Watch "Hercule Poirot" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ByZv3B7nCWM
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025 - 34min - 69 - Hungary Supplies The Weirdest Agatha Christie Movie You'll Ever See (Ep. 9)
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," discuss the Hungarian "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," an hour-long "collage movie" from 2022 that combines silent movie clips, video game footage, geometric shapes, and even DOS file lists to create a surreal hour-long retelling of the novel that's faithful to the book!
Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books.
We have an annotated version of "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" for sale in trade, hardcover and ebook formats. Visit our website at PeschelPress.com to learn more.
See this movie on YouTube: "A titokzatos stylesi eset" https://youtu.be/4yBpN-BcpkE
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025 - 37min - 68 - Why are the French so French? Bill and Teresa watch Les Petites' Mysterious Affair at Styles (Ep. 8)
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," discuss "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," the 2016 TV episode from "Les Petites Muertes d'Agatha Christie."
Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books.
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025 - 42min - 67 - When Poirot Met Hastings: The Origin Story Starring David Suchet (Ep. 7)
For the first episode of the third series of “Agatha Christie’s Poirot,” we jump back to the middle of World War I and the village of Styles St. Mary.
There, Captain Hastings, recovered from his wounding in the trenches, relaxes with his friends at Styles. Days of tea on the lawn, tennis, horseback riding, maybe the possibility of a romance. Then, a tragic death in the middle of the night lead to him calling on his friend Hercule Poirot for help.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," discusses the TV episode with her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books, including "The Complete, Annotated Man in the Brown Suit."Mentioned in the episode:
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Future episodes:
Oct. 30 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern, we'll discuss the "Agatha Christie's Criminal Games" episode "The Mysterious Affair at Styles." Available on Amazon Prime (MHz Choice subscriptionrequired although there is a free 7-day trial): https://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Christies-Criminal-Games/dp/B07KM54442
Nov. 6 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern, we'll discuss the avant-garde Hungarian version of "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" which can be seen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yBpN-BcpkE
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Fri, 17 Oct 2025 - 38min - 66 - ITV's The Secret of Chimneys: Adding Miss Marple Wasn't the Worse Thing About This (Ep. 6)
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," discuss "The Secret of Chimneys," the 2010 episode of "Agatha Christie's Marple" starring Julia McKenzie.
Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 48min - 65 - French Television Takes On "The Man in the Brown Suit" (2017) (Ep. 5)
"Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie," also known as "The Little Murders of Agatha Christie" or "Agatha Christie's Criminal Games" (it's complicated) ran from 2009 to 2023. It is set in three eras (it's complicated) featuring three separate casts (more complicated) and the episodes range from faithful adaptations to the merest smidgen of relationship to AC. There's even a musical episode!
This time, we're looking at season two's adaptation of "The Man in the Brown Suit." Sir Eustace has dropped the title and is the gay assistant to the director of the Lille Opera. Travel and adventure has been dropped in favor of toe shoes and Russian spies. But the hunt for the mysterious Mr. Brown is still there, renamed the Colonel, so that's something.
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," discusses the TV episode with her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel.
Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books, including "The Complete, Annotated Man in the Brown Suit."
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 37min - 64 - The Equalizer, Felix Under, the White Shadow and the Remington Steele Girl Walk Onto a Ship (Ep. 4)
We're discussing "The Man in the Brown Suit" the 1989 TV movie starring Stephanie Zimbalist, Tony Randall, and Edward Woodward. For those of us who remember the '80s, this is a time capsule. Will it work for you?
Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 33min - 63 - Tommy and Tuppence Moves into the 1950s in The Secret Adversary (2015) (Ep. 3)
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," discuss "The Secret Adversary," the 2015 version starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine.
This time, Tommy's a failed beekeeper and his 10-year marriage to Tuppence leads us to wonder how much they despise each other. Can they keep it together AND battle a Soviet assassin?
Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing,intelligent, and idiosyncratic books.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 35min - 62 - The Agatha Christie Adaptation Era Begins with The Secret Adversary (1983) (Ep. 2)
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," discuss "The Secret Adversary," the 1983 TV movie starring Francesca Annis and James Warwick. This is the second TV adaptation the estate permitted, and the future of Christie on the screen hung in the balance. Did they succeed?
Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 34min - 61 - Broken, Battered, and Fascinating: The Silent Secret Adversary (1929) (ep. 1)
Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, SheWatched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," discuss "The Secret Adversary," the 1929 German silent movie. This movie set the pattern for future Christie adaptations, for good and otherwise.
Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 25min - 60 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep60 “A Haunting in Venice” (2023) Review
Warning: Spoiler-Free for the first 10 minutes; spoiler-heavy review afterwards!Teresa and Bill Peschel are talking about mysterious mediums, a wise child, post-war traumas, and water in the basement, a LOT of water in the basement. It’s “A Haunting in Venice,” the 2023 Hercule Poirot movie starring Sir Kenneth Branaugh in his third outing as Poirot and Tiny Fey as Ariadne Oliver.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
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"Call to Adventure"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction SPOILER-FREE ZONE
10:07 SPOILER ZONE BEGINS with the “Nemesis” connection
12:32 Poirot in retirement
14:56 Incidents that pay off later in the movie
19:12 A motif borrowed (from “Peril at End House” which I forgot to mention)
25:16 Tina Fey as Ariadne Oliver: Hit or miss?
28:29 A deeply felt movie
Fri, 15 Sep 2023 - 36min - 59 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep59 “N or M?” (2015) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about a night at the opera, comical assassinations, suitcase nukes, and seaside resorts. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “N or M?” from 2015 starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/
Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
6:18 Teresa speculates about the Tommy and Tuppence story arc
14:41 An overview of the story
18:13 Shenanigans right out of “I Love Lucy”
21:36 The guests at the Sans Souci
26:30 More missed opportunities
32:20 The problem with casting
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 - 38min - 58 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep58 “The Secret Adversary” (2015) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about queen bees, Soho whorehouses, sugar millionaires, and Commie infiltration. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Secret Adversary” from 2015 starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
6:30 A change in era
8:52 Bad beekeeping
14:48 Tommy attempts to join the intelligence community
16:18 The fake sugar millionaire and his sugar cookie
19:21 The deadly assignation and an adult Albert
23:52 The missed opportunities for a good story
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Mon, 04 Sep 2023 - 35min - 57 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep57 “The Mirror Crack’d” (2010) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about Egyptian queens, gossip kings, snooping party guests, and adoptions gone wrong. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side” from 2010 starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple and Joanna Lumley as Dolly Bantry.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
6:06 ITV’s reputation for Christie adaptations
9:35 The Downton Abbey connection
13:04 After failing to remember Christian Bale’s name
18:56 The (lack of) emotional intelligence of Marina Gregg
22:31 Joanna Lumley as Dolly Bantry
28:02 Summing up
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Mon, 28 Aug 2023 - 30min - 56 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep56 “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” (1990) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about scarlet pimpernels, Belgian refugees, blown marriage proposals, and spill vases. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Mysterious Affair at Styles,” from the Poirot series starring David Suchet.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
5:02 The time this episode is set
8:49 Explaining the scarlet pimpernel joke
13:32 The story opens with Hastings
16:35 Coffee before bedtime, are you crazy?
17:15 Hastings goes to Styles
19:56 Why John Inglethorpe hates the interloper
24:48 The link between “Styles” and “Death on the Nile” and “Roger Ackroyd”
31:48 Poirot investigates and his wonderful toys
35:44 The importance of the Land Girls
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Mon, 21 Aug 2023 - 40min - 55 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep55 “See How They Run” (2022) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about sleazy directors, pompous playwrights, alcoholic detectives and a murderous Agatha Christie.
Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “See How They Run,” a meta parody of the production of “The Mousetrap” starring Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:31 Christie’s future as a fictional character
5:02 What is a meta movie?
8:11 Adrien Brody at the heart of the movie
15:03 Inspector Stoppard and Constable Stalker playdominant roles
18:56 Riddled with Easter eggs
22:42 Stalker sends Stoppard to dreamland
25:26 A movie in which you want to pay attention
27:36 Dealing with mixed-race casting
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Mon, 14 Aug 2023 - 39min - 54 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep54 “The Blue Geranium” (2010) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about staged accidents, movable plasters, carnival rides, and cross-dressing heroines. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Blue Geranium,” a Miss Marple episode starring Julia McKenzie.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
4:40 Julia Mackenzie does not do dithery
9:04 The relationship between the sisters
12:02 Why don’t these couples have children?
12:55 The source of Mary’s anger
13:55 The source of the doctor’s anger
16:05 “Mary is absolutely toxic”
17:55 The Miss Marple motif
22:20 George Pritchard as the thread uniting the story
27:56 What Teresa would have added to the story
30:00 The blue geranium clue
32:00 Was this a top 10 episode?
34:26 The afterlife of Agatha Christie and Jane Austen
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Mon, 24 Jul 2023 - 37min - 53 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep53 “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (2020) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about staged accidents, movable plasters, carnival rides, and cross-dressing heroines. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?,” the 2020 adaptation by Hugh Laurie.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
4:17 General overview of the plot
6:20 Moira’s age appropriate for the story
8:02 The story vs. the novel and other TV versions
12:06 Frankie’s assertiveness vs. rudeness
13:05 The role of vicars in the class hierarchy
15:37 The backstory
20:06 Another change, working at the carnival
24:00 Investigating the Bassington-ffrench’s
26:57 Variations in Bobby playing the chauffeur
30:37 How well the end worked
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Mon, 10 Jul 2023 - 33min - 52 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep51 “Ten Little Indians” (1987) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about creepy flashbacks, rock climbing, old-fashioned tugboats, and the workings of fate. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss Desyat Negrityat, the 1987 Soviet version of “Ten Little Indians.”
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Chapters0:00 Introduction
2:03 A brief history of the movie versions
6:04 Teresa’s opinion of the movie
7:07 Taking it from the top
13:17 How to tell Blore and Lombard apart
18:43 How the judge mislead everyone away from the truth
22:11 Ghostly hauntings make this a psychological thriller
33:10 Is it worthwhile watching 10 adaptations?
36:34 Bill gets an idea for a nonfiction book
40:53 Which is the best version?
45:17 Next time: “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” with Hugh Laurie!
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Mon, 03 Jul 2023 - 47min - 51 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep52 “Sleeping Murder” (2006) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about strange visions, helpful assistants, seaside comedy shows, and magical summers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Sleeping Murder,” the 2006 episode of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple starring Geraldine McEwan.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
7:57 Getting into Sleeping Murder
16:30 Who are the Funnybones and why were they added?
19:00 What’s the problem with the Indian police?
25:43 The fatal announcement in the Times
31:00 Creepy Dr. Kennedy
33:34 That memorable summer for the Funnybones
37:10 A parallel between Dickie’s situation and “They Were Ten”
38:56 Happy families and concluding thoughts
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Mon, 03 Jul 2023 - 34min - 50 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep50 “Poirot’s Failure” (2002) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!
We’re serious.
Don’t listen if you want to read “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” first.
This week, we’re talking about endless rain, morose Russians, Orson Welles, and the golden age of cruising. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Poirot’s Failure,” the 2002 Russian adaptation of “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.”
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:45 How Agatha fooled you from the first page
5:53 Almost five hours long!
6:42 A most un-English setting
11:14 Dr. Sheppard longs to travel
13:58 How Caroline Sheppard was handled
17:30 Comic elements in the episode
22:26 Watching the movie when you know the secret
24:46 The tragedy of Caroline Sheppard
28:19 Sheppard’s choice
31:12 The longing of Hector Blunt and weakness of Ralph Paton
34:31 The funny mother-in-law
35:19 Wrapping up
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Mon, 22 May 2023 - 38min - 49 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep49 “Mist” (1975) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about abusive husbands, musical numbers, young lovers, and comic butlers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Mist” (Dhund) the 1975 Bollywood adaptation of “The Unexpected Guest.”
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:12 Did incorporating music into the movie work?
6:20 The unexpected guest arrives
11:02 Getting the characters straight
11:27 An unexpected appearance by Isaac Hayes
13:41 The Indian police arrive
19:13 The cultural relevance of a nude shower scene
24:16 The trial of the attorney for murder
30:24 Murder as a way of determining someone’s fate
36:01 The value of foreign movies
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Mon, 15 May 2023 - 39min - 48 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep48 “Unknown” (1965) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about sleazy gangsters, musical numbers, young lovers, and comic butlers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Unknown” (Gumnaan) the 1965 Bollywood adaptation of “And Then There Were None,” with an all-star Indian cast.
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Mon, 08 May 2023 - 37min - 47 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep47 “The Body in the Library” (2004) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about sleazy Argentinians, ballroom dancers, ambitious Girl Guides, and old fools. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Body in the Library” the 2004 episode from Agatha Christie’s Marple starring Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:48 Let’s get into the story and not rant about the ending yet
7:47 What Jane Marple as a woman recognized that the male detectives did not
13:16 How Cousin Ruby was lured to Eastbourne
18:16 The class divide in Agatha Christie
22:25 Jumping to the climax and why it fails
30:15 Why the novel ending was better
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Mon, 24 Apr 2023 - 36min - 46 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep46 “Checkmate” (2022) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about crusading prosecutors, aging courtesans, murderous villains and strangers on a train. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the “Murder on the Orient Express” episode from “Checkmate” the Chinese TV series that debuted this year.
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Mon, 17 Apr 2023 - 29min - 45 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep45 “4.50 From Paddington” (1987) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about weird wills, Catholic ballet dancers, panting painters, and spying servants. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 1987 “4.50 from Paddington,” starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.
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Mon, 03 Apr 2023 - 42min - 44 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep44 “A Murder Is Announced” (1985) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about refugees, Communists, rustic pig farmers, and coffee. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 1985 “A Murder Is Announced,” starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.
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Mon, 27 Mar 2023 - 32min - 43 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep43 “The Moving Finger” (1985) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about nursery governesses, patient attorneys, foreign doctors, and PP letters. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 1985 “The Moving Finger,” starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.
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Mon, 20 Mar 2023 - 32min - 42 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep42 “They Were Ten” (2020) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about betrayed soldiers, betrayed lovers, betrayed immigrants, and betrayed children. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss Ils étaient dix,“They Were Ten,” the 2020 French miniseries version of “And Then There Were None”
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
4:25 A major difference between this version and previous versions
8:19 The roll call of characters: Eddy
15:41: Eve the policewoman
17:06 The crime of Gilles the solar panel salesman
19:18 Nelly Nasib, the good time girl and betrayer
21:20 Victoria the surgeon
24:00 Meet Xavier, the jealous soldier
26:18 Meet Malick, the NGO lawyer
34:11 Eve’s story of universal eeeeeeevil
38:00 Was Agatha Christie acting as an Old Testament god?
45:41 Agatha Christie inspired the slasher flick
Mon, 13 Mar 2023 - 50min - 41 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep41 “Crooked House” (2017) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about friendly guard puppies, ballet dances, Las Vegas showgirls, and Greek tycoons. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2017 movie “Crooked House.”
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:54 Enjoying Crooked House the first time
4:22 Beautiful English country house images
7:10 The Leonides Family and there’s something wrong with Josephine
10:52 What makes this novel unique
11:19 Who are the family members?
16:55 Charles and Sophie in Cairo
20:11 Sophie’s problem
23:56 Max’s problem
25:13 What they did right
30:51 What makes Agatha Christie’s characters fascinating
32:43 Observations about Gillian Anderson, Julian Sands, Amanda Abbington, and Christina Hendricks
Wed, 08 Mar 2023 - 42min - 40 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep40 “Petits meurtres en famille” (2006) Review
Apologies for uploading last week's episode! Now corrected!
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about incompetent reporters, incompetent investigators, louche playwrights and Bridgette Bardot lookalikes. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Petits meurtres en famille,” the French television adaptation of “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas.”
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:51Larosiere and Lampion in a different universe
5:33 Nord province, the Hooterville of France?
6:40 How wealthy was the family? Number of servants.
12:34 The servants who matter in the story
13:40 The family members who matter in the story
19:21 The introduction of Inez
21:37 Simon Lee’s 70th birthday and Dr. Eloi
22:58 Madeline the villain you’ll love to hate
26:05 Jewishness and French support for Hitler in 1939
29:00 The aging of the long-distance runner
30:20 The second love triangle
32:39 The theme of missing and abusive fathers
34:24 Murder in ChristieWorld
38:15 The problem of Fake Inez’s happy ending
42:06 The importance of casting
43:03 Louise’s love story
Mon, 27 Feb 2023 - 47min - 39 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep39 “Jeux de glaces” (2013) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about incompetent reporters, incompetent investigators, louche playwrights and Bridgette Bardot lookalikes. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Jeux de glaces,” the French television adaptation of “They Do It With Mirrors” in the series “Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie.”
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Previous adaptations
4:33 The one major change from previous version (major spoiler here!)
5:12 About the three seasons
7:44 Finally getting into the episode
12:41 Meeting Alice Avril
14:13 A rant about Marlene and Avril
16:16 The first murder
20:06 Mr. American fix-it man
23:07 Denigrating the Mildred Strete character
23:41 Carrie Louise
26:10 Laurence is a TERRIBLE investigator
27:46 Alice is a TERRIBLE investigator
30:19 What about the poisoned chocolates?
33:05 Marlene set up to look like an idiot; secretaries in cinema
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 - 35min - 38 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep38 “Le chat et les souris” (2010) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about seductive schoolgirls, coup d-tats, secret daughters, and renegade nuns. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Le chat et les souris,” the French television adaptation of “Cat Among the Pigeons” in the series “Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie.”
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Mon, 13 Feb 2023 - 40min - 37 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep37 “Les meurtes ABC” (2009) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about silk stockings, drunken detectives, feuding families, and burning bums. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Les meurtes ABC,” the French television adaptation of “The ABC Murders” in the series “Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie.”
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:12 What is “The Little Murders of Agatha Christie?”
2:19 About the first season
7:32 Charming bits of male nudity
8:53 Starting at the beginning of the episode
11:54 Alexander Bonaparte Cust character
13:46 The second murder
15:19 The police commissioner calls in Duval
18:49 Meet the Calvez family
21:00 The murder investigation
22:56 Duval receives an ABC letter
25:36 Larosiere back on the case
26:43 Larosiere gathers everyone for The Poirot
35:22 Agatha Christie as police procedural
36:05 Larosiere’s cute mannerisms
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 - 39min - 36 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep36 “Zero Hour” (2019) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about drunken chefs, cold and hot news anchors, ‘60s-style sexism, and dumping dumping one-night stands. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Zero Hour” (L'Heure zero), the French television adaptation of “Towards Zero” by “Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie.”
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:54 Three versions of “Towards Zero”
4:47 An overview of the TV series
9:12 Alice tries to break into TV
12:44 Maxim the hot chef
14:35 Bedding and dumping lovers
16:11 Marlene’s revenge plot
20:49 They’re French, and Bill loses the thread
21:23 More murders and a pointless red herring
23:09 Surprisingly funny / Christie as police procedural
25:30 The problem of the drowning victim
26:59 Why Teresa chose this episode
28:43 Why the 1970s didn’t start in 1970; Bill explains who Gary Numan was.
30:18 Bill wonders why didn’t they do a 1940s version?
31:54 Fadeout
Tue, 31 Jan 2023 - 33min - 35 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep35 “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” (2005)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about subdivided chateaus, dolls stuffed up chimneys, drunken priests, and child murders. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” the 2005 French movie.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
3:06 Driving down a sunny dirt road deep in France to visit Aunt Ida
11:29 Changes from the novel
20:50 Where most of the movie takes place
25:00 Two filmed version of “Pricking”
32:03 Tommy and Tuppence in France
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 - 35min - 34 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep34 “And Then There Were None” (2017)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about drones, ghosts, secret cameras, and Sherlock Holmes. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “And Then There Were None,” the 2017 Japanese adaptation.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:02 previous versions we’ve seen
7:26 connection to Sherlock Holmes
11:50 how they modernized the story
15:48 the judge’s goals
18:36 the judge’s mistakes
23:02 Philip Lombard and Vera Claythorne
25:06 a plea to release the movie on streaming.
Mon, 16 Jan 2023 - 30min - 33 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep33 “The Great Actress Murder Case” (2018)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about abandoned children, poisonous inhalers, Missing Miss Marple, and wooden-faced police officers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Great Actress Murder Case,” the 2018 Japanese adaptation of “The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side.”
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:55 The story itself and a rage for the adopted kids
9:51 And the kids came out reasonably successful
11:42 How Japanese language and culture is expressed
15:19 The Gene Tierney connection
20:30 Another change was to set this up as a police procedural
22:21 About the Lady of Shallott and the title
23:30 A description of the main detective
27:00 Where to find the movie
28:23 Which of the four versions is the best?
32:42 What we’re watching next
Tue, 10 Jan 2023 - 34min - 32 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep32 “The Murder of Kuroido” (2018)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about snooping butlers, thieving in-laws, plumping noodles, and pumpkin cubes. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Murder of Kuroido,” the 2018 Fuji TV adaptation of “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.”
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Tue, 03 Jan 2023 - 33min - 31 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep31 “Promise of Death” (2021)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about horrible mothers, infantile children, bus tours and pratfalls. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Promise of Death,” the 2020 Japanese TV adaptation of “Appointment with Death.”
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Mon, 26 Dec 2022 - 30min - 30 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep30 “Sleeping Murder” (2005)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about repressed memories, seaside homes, shipboard romances, and Jacobean revenge tragedies. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Sleeping Murder,” the 2005 episode from the Japanese anime “Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple.”
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Thu, 22 Dec 2022 - 21min - 28 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep28 “Agatha and the Midnight Murders” (2020)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about risque subtitles, manuscript theft, secret agents, and tax evasion. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Agatha and the Midnight Murders” the 2020 movie and third of a series starring Christie as a fictional character.
Apologies here for the varying sound quality and the microphone thumps. Later, I discovered that upping the audibility setting on Voicemeeter caused the sound to drop out. I trimmed out as much of the bad audio as I could, but you’ll still hear imperfections.
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Wed, 07 Dec 2022 - 35min - 27 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep27 “Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar” (2019)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about oppressed women, exploited nations, stolen artifacts, and hot male archaeologists. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar” the 2019 movie giving an alternate history of Christie’s meeting and courtship with her second husband, Max Mallowan.
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Mon, 28 Nov 2022 - 33min - 26 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep26 “Agatha and the Truth of Murder” (2018)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about abusive fathers, cross-dressing lawyers, unauthorized fiction, and designing golf courses. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Agatha and the Truth of Murder” the 2018 movie giving an alternate history of Christie’s 11-day disappearance.
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Mon, 21 Nov 2022 - 42min - 25 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep25 “Death on the Nile” (2022)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about we’re talking about blues singers, hidden couples, Hollywood scandals and disfiguring faces. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2022 movie “Death on the Nile,” starring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot.
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Mon, 14 Nov 2022 - 40min - 24 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep24 “Ordeal by Innocence” (2018)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about emasculating mothers, feckless fathers, bad seed children, and the Bomb. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2018 movie “Ordeal by Innocence,” starring Bill Nighy.
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Mon, 07 Nov 2022 - 44min - 23 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep23 “The ABC Murders” (2018)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about traveling salesmen, boarding houses with benefits, murder parties and dangerous backgammon. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2018 movie “The ABC Murders,” starring John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot.
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Mon, 31 Oct 2022 - 32min - 22 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep22 “The Witness for the Prosecution” (2016)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about industrial fog, police brutality, old women and young lovers, and a bloodstained pussycat. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2016 movie “The Witness for the Prosecution,” starring Toby Jones and Kim Cattrall.
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Mon, 24 Oct 2022 - 46min - 21 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep21 “Curtain” (2013)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about deconstructing doctors, disobedient daughters, and dying detectives. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2013 Poirot episode “Curtain,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Mon, 17 Oct 2022 - 41min - 20 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep20 “The Labours of Hercules” (2013)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about master criminals, conniving sisters, gullible young men, and a cute pug. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2013 Poirot episode “The Labours of Hercules,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Mon, 10 Oct 2022 - 37min - 19 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep19 “The Big Four” (2013)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about international conspiracies, ambitious actors, sinister Chinamen, and fake funerals. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2013 Poirot episode “The Big Four,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Mon, 03 Oct 2022 - 49min - 18 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep18 “Elephants Can Remember” (2013)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about psychiatrists, pianists, French au pairs and the Seven Sisters. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2013 Poirot episode “Elephants Can Remember,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Mon, 26 Sep 2022 - 40min - 17 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep17 “The Clocks” (2011)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about time, traitors, betrayers, and lots and lots of cats. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2011 Poirot episode “The Clocks,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Mon, 19 Sep 2022 - 37min - 16 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep16 “Hallowe’en Party” (2010)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about wandering witches, flaming raisins, suspicious topiary, and a lot of drownings. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2010 Poirot episode “Hallowe’en Party,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Mon, 19 Sep 2022 - 34min - 15 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep15 “Third Girl” (2008)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about peacocking painters, randy roommates, meddling mystery writers, and sinister ice cream. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2008 Poirot episode “Third Girl,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Tue, 06 Sep 2022 - 35min - 14 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep14 “Cat Among the Pigeons” (2008)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about hormonal schoolgirls, hunky gardeners, coup d’tats, and javelin tossing. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2008 Poirot episode “Cat Among the Pigeons,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Mon, 29 Aug 2022 - 35min - 13 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep13 “Mrs. McGinty’s Dead” (2008)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about feral playwrights, inquiring reporters, and deadly sugar hammers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2008 Poirot episode “Mrs. McGinty’s Dead,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Thu, 25 Aug 2022 - 38min - 12 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep12 “Taken at the Flood” (2006)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about gas explosions, missing explorers, greed, and surly Irishmen. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “Taken at the Flood,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Wed, 17 Aug 2022 - 41min - 11 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep11 “After the Funeral” (2006)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about oppressed servants, drunken hunks, and nuns. Lots of nuns. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “After the Funeral,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
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Mon, 15 Aug 2022 - 38min - 10 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep10 “Cards on the Table” (2006)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about a sinister collector of rare artifacts, naughty pictures, and the game of bridge. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “Cards on the Table,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/
Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” (published in trade paperback and ebook) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Theme music: "Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 - 35min - 9 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep9 “The Mystery of the Blue Train” (2006)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about poor relations who become wealthy, cheating husbands and wives, powerful American businessmen and a train that is not the Orient Express. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “The Mystery of the Blue Train,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” (published in trade paperback and ebook) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Theme music: "Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 - 43min - 8 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep8 “The Hollow” (2004)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about cheating husbands, free-spirited artists, inheritance hopes and inadequate men. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “The Hollow,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” (published in trade paperback and ebook) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Theme music: "Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 - 37min - 7 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep7 “Sad Cypress” (2003)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!This week, we’re talking about cheating husbands, free-spirited artists, inheritance hopes and huge, huge hands. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2004 Poirot episode “The Hollow,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” (published in trade paperback and ebook) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Theme music: "Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 - 39min - 6 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep6 “Five Little Pigs” (2003)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review!
This week, we’re talking about cheating artists, conniving models, and flashbacks and more flashbacks. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2003 "Poirot" episode “Five Little Pigs,” starring David Suchet as Poirot. Affair-hungry artists! Femme fatales on the prowl! Poisonings and hangings! We talk about it all, and why this was an amazing adaptation.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” (published in trade paperback and ebook) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Theme music: "Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 - 29min - 5 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep5 “Sparkling Cyanide” (2003)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2003 made-for-British-TV movie “Sparkling Cyanide,” which mixed Christie with “House of Cards.” Updated for the post-9/11 era, it features a vulgar football club owner; a rising governmental minister having an affair with the tycoon's wife; his star striker dating the tycoon's daughter; and a secret government agency spying on them for the prime minister!
With its pro-surveillance state politics, it could have been a propaganda movie from the Ministry of Information in “1984.” In her spoiler-heavy review, Teresa rants about the movie’s big plot holes, it’s “CSI”-like tech that China wishes it has, and why you should still watch it.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” (published in trade paperback and ebook) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Theme music: "Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 - 28min - 4 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep4 “Murder in Mesopotamia” (2002)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press watch and review the David Suchet Poirot “Murder in Mesopotamia” (2002). Teresa talks about the differences between the novel and the movie, what the movie missed, how Mrs. Leidner was based on a real person (whose first husband was definitely NOT a spy for Germany), and other missed opportunities.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” (published in trade paperback and ebook) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Theme music: "Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 - 27min - 3 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep3 “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press watch and review the Kenneth Branaugh “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017) starring Sir Kenny, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Leslie Odom Jr., and Michelle Pfeiffer. Teresa talks about how Branaugh misplays Poirot and why the movie gets worse on repeated viewings.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” (published in trade paperback and ebook) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Theme music: "Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 - 34min - 2 - Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep2 “Murder on the Orient Express” (2010)
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press watch and review the David Suchet “Murder on the Orient Express” (2010) starring Toby Jones, Jessica Chastain, Barbara Hershey and Hugh Bonneville. We delve into issues of faith, redemption, and why Poirot was so grumpy throughout.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Learn about Teresa Peschel’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” (published in trade paperback and ebook) and read her movie reviews: https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Theme music: "Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 - 26min
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