Evil Under the Sun (13 Jul. 2003)
"Agatha Christie's Poirot" Evil Under the Sun (original title)

Poirot's rehabilitative health retreat on an island resort becomes an even more stimulating mental exercise when a flirtatious film star is found strangled on a nearby beach.

Director:

Brian Farnham

Writers:

Agatha Christie (novel), Anthony Horowitz (dramatized by)

Stars:

David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Suchet	...	Poirot
Hugh Fraser	...	Hastings
Philip Jackson	...	Chief Inspector Japp
Pauline Moran	...	Miss Lemon
Michael Higgs	...	Patrick Redfern
Tamzin Malleson	...	Christine Redfern
Louise Delamere	...	Arlena Stuart
Tim Meats	...	Stephen Lane
Marsha Fitzalan	...	Rosamund Darnley
Carolyn Pickles	...	Emily Brewster
David Mallinson	...	Kenneth Marshall
Russell Tovey	...	Lionel Marshall
Ian Thompson	...	Major Barry
David Timson	...	Horace Blatt
Rosalind March	...	Mrs Castle

Storyline

Recovering from a sudden collapse, Poirot finds little comfort in doctor's orders confining him to a strict regimen at an island health resort with Captain Hastings. However, better medicine is to be found in the murder of another guest, a famous film actress, and a long list of suspects.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | murder | hercule poirot | private detective | remake | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Burgh Island, Bigbury-on-Sea, Devon, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carnival Films, A&E Television Networks, Chorion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 100 min (14 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed on Burgh Island, Devon, which also inspired Christie's book "And Then There Were None".

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Goofs

During the flashback of Hastings reading the telegram received by Arlena Stuart, he says "Send the money now or you will lose a great deal", but the word "now" does not appear in the typed telegram shown on screen.

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Quotes

[Emily Brewster reveals that there was a hint of paleness under the tan on Arlena's body]
Chief Inspector Japp: The paleness of death.

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Connections

Version of Evil Under the Sun (1982)

User Reviews

Enjoyable

As with the late Jeremy Brett and Sherlock Holmes, I can only see David Suchet as Agatha Christies "Hercule Poirot", though Peter Ustinov was a great actor. "Evil Under the Sun" is much as the Poirot mysteries of the past. The wonderful characters of Hastings(Hugh Fraser), Miss Lemon(Pauline Moran) and Chief Inspector Japp(Philip Jackson)join Poirot in the solving of a mystery on England's South Coast at a health spa. As the story continues, each character reveals a little bit more of their personalities, and the watcher sees each has gotten a reason to kill Arlena Stuart(Louise Delamere). There are several twists and turns and the ending is surprising, yet as the ending appears all the answers were already there if the watcher looks closely.

I do recommend this film for all those who love Agatha Christie and David Suchet. My only wish; I would hope that David Suchet would think seriously of making "Murder on the Orient Express".