Seven Dials Mystery

TV Movie
19811981
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2h 12m

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6.6/10

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Adventure Mystery Romance

Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent is a pert, aggressive young aristocrat that insinuates herself into a series of murders, stolen state secrets, and a mysterious secret society.Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent is a pert, aggressive young aristocrat that insinuates herself into a series of murders, stolen state secrets, and a mysterious secret society.Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent is a pert, aggressive young aristocrat that insinuates herself into a series of murders, stolen state secrets, and a mysterious secret society.

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6.6/10

722

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- Tony Wharmby
- Agatha Christie(novel)
- Pat Sandys(adapted from the novel by)
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John Gielgud and Cheryl Campbell in Seven Dials Mystery (1981)

Cheryl Campbell in Seven Dials Mystery (1981)

John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Cheryl Campbell, and James Warwick in Seven Dials Mystery (1981)

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Trivia
Following the success of their version of Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980), the same production team reunited for this Agatha Christie adaptation, including Pat Sandys, Tony Wharmby and Jack Williams. Both productions also included the actors: John Gielgud, James Warwick, and Robert Longden.

Goofs
The raised roman numeral for the "eleven" o'clock position on the hoods is reversed reading 'IX' instead of 'XI' during the first meeting shown. Later in the movie it is corrected, but they didn't make new hoods; instead they inked over the raised leading 'I' and added a gold paint 'I' after the 'X'.

Quotes
Marquis of Caterhan: Inconsiderate, that's what I call it, distinctly inconsiderate.
Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent: People have to die somewhere.
Marquis of Caterhan: Well they don't need to die in my house.
Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent: Lots of people have, masses of stuffy old great grandfathers and grandmothers.
Marquis of Caterhan: That's quite different. Of course I expect family to die here. But I do object to strangers!

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10/10

Sing a Song of Sixpence, A Pocket Full of Rye...

Unbelievable adaptation! Completely and utterly faithful to the novel, except for 2 things: 1) The climax is slightly altered to make it more "scary" 2) During the climax, #7 explains the purpose of the Seven Dials before revealing him/herself

The acting was fantastic! (Bundle's dad is portrayed so perfectly, it's almost scary!) You could watch this while reading the book, that's how faithful it is! The humorous scenes are still there, Bundle and her dad providing most of them. Some people complain that it is too long. Not at all, the length is just right! A long and drawn-out adaptation is WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS?.

An overall summary: One of those rare "perfect adaptations" which you'd like to watch over and over again. It deserves more than 10/10, but that is not allowed.

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