Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)

As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie considers selling a manuscript that will kill off her most famous creation.

Director:

Joe Stephenson

Writer:

Tom Dalton

Stars:

Helen Baxendale, Blake Harrison, Jacqueline Boatswain

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Helen Baxendale	...	Agatha Christie
Blake Harrison	...	Travis Pickford
Jacqueline Boatswain	...	Audrey Evans
Gina Bramhill	...	Grace Nicory
Daniel Caltagirone	...	Eli Schneider
Thomas Chaanhing	...	Frankie Lei
Scott Chambers	...	Clarence Allen
Vanessa Grasse	...	Nell Lewis
Jodie McNee	...	PC O'Hanauer
Elizabeth Tan	...	Jun Yuhuan
Morgan Watkins	...	Rocco Vella
Alistair Petrie	...	Sir Malcolm Campbell

Storyline

As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie considers selling a manuscript that will kill off her most famous creation.

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Plot Keywords:

time in title | agatha christie character | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Mystery

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In this TV-movie, Christie attempts to sell a manuscript to avoid taxes. In reality, she admitted to slowing her output to one book a year, and would sometimes gift the royalties of her works to family members. For tax reasons she set up a private company in 1955, Agatha Christie Limited. Additionally, references to high taxes are often found in her post-war novels.

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Quotes

Sir Malcolm Campbell: I don't care if Hitler is riding on a fucking unicorn.

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Crazy Credits

Disclaimer before end credits: "This film has not been endorsed, licensed or authorised by the estate of Agatha Christie or by Agatha Christie Limited."

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Connections

Follows Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar (2019)

User Reviews

Not any Agatha Christie I know.

Weak and lacking any real punch. A collection of highly unlikely characters brought together in a highly contrived situation with a rather daft storyline and mediocre script. The claustrophobic atmosphere did add a degree of tension but overall there was little in the way of real suspense, just dead bodies everywhere.

The characters were paper-thin and demanded little attention although the performances of Helen Baxendale, Blake Harrison and Jodie McNee were fair enough; the rest had little more than walk-on parts and were eminently forgettable. I watched it without enthusiasm and consider it time not well spent.

The best I can offer is 5 out of 10, mainly for the central performances, and that's being generous.

Details

Country:

UK Malta

Language:

English

Release Date:

2021 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agatha ja keskiyön murhat

Filming Locations:

Corinthia Palace Hotel and Spa, San Anton, Malta

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darlow Smithson Productions, Factual Fiction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color