As this is such a classic it's not a bad thing to twist the twists slightly. TV can adapt and base something on an original. I'm no expert on this but one thing does leave me perplexed and I feel Agatha Christie omitted this detail unconsciously. In the grand staging , gathering all important and main suspects, why was there no invitation to Caroline Shepherd? She had to try herself to get invited. Possibly the adapter felt the same and tried. She was the village gossip. She was never questioned.. only unsolicited information from her that led to several vital points. Was Poirot rusty from retirement? Did he get this case wrong? Watching an interesting documentary recently and they concluded the same. It's still a wonderful book and the author keeps us all guessing. Even now!!
Review of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
