Agatha Christie was awfully good at cluttering up her stories with lots of characters, some of whom aren't who they're supposed to be and this one is no exception. As usual, there's the princess who isn't a princess, a woman who isn't dead as supposed by a key witness, and various other red herrings that somehow never fail to fool Hercule Poirot (DAVID SUCHET). I read the novel so long ago that I don't know how faithful this adaptation is.
The teaching staff is under the supervision of the very able Miss Bulstrode (HARRIET WALTER), the most imposing member of the female cast whom I selected as the least likely among the suspects. Of course, my assumption was wrong and I failed to catch any of the main clues as to the murderer's identity.
ADAM CROASDELL does a nice job as the young gardener who isn't who he's supposed to be--and so it goes.
Tidy Agatha Christie mystery, but I missed the exclusion of Miss Lemmon and other usual Poirot associates.
The teaching staff is under the supervision of the very able Miss Bulstrode (HARRIET WALTER), the most imposing member of the female cast whom I selected as the least likely among the suspects. Of course, my assumption was wrong and I failed to catch any of the main clues as to the murderer's identity.
ADAM CROASDELL does a nice job as the young gardener who isn't who he's supposed to be--and so it goes.
Tidy Agatha Christie mystery, but I missed the exclusion of Miss Lemmon and other usual Poirot associates.