Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep51 “Ten Little Indians” (1987) Review

07/03/23 • 47 min

Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about creepy flashbacks, rock climbing, old-fashioned tugboats, and the workings of fate. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss Desyat Negrityat, the 1987 Soviet version of “Ten Little Indians.”

Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/

Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/

Chapters

0:00 Introduction

2:03 A brief history of the movie versions

6:04 Teresa’s opinion of the movie

7:07 Taking it from the top

13:17 How to tell Blore and Lombard apart

18:43 How the judge mislead everyone away from the truth

22:11 Ghostly hauntings make this a psychological thriller

33:10 Is it worthwhile watching 10 adaptations?

36:34 Bill gets an idea for a nonfiction book

40:53 Which is the best version?

45:17 Next time: “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” with Hugh Laurie!

Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/

Chapters

0:00 Introduction

2:03 A brief history of the movie versions

6:04 Teresa’s opinion of the movie

7:07 Taking it from the top

13:17 How to tell Blore and Lombard apart

18:43 How the judge mislead everyone away from the truth

22:11 Ghostly hauntings make this a psychological thriller

33:10 Is it worthwhile watching 10 adaptations?

36:34 Bill gets an idea for a nonfiction book

40:53 Which is the best version?

45:17 Next time: “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” with Hugh Laurie!

Previous Episode

Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep52 “Sleeping Murder” (2006) Review

Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about strange visions, helpful assistants, seaside comedy shows, and magical summers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Sleeping Murder,” the 2006 episode of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple starring Geraldine McEwan.

Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/

Chapters

0:00 Introduction

7:57 Getting into Sleeping Murder

16:30 Who are the Funnybones and why were they added?

19:00 What’s the problem with the Indian police?

25:43 The fatal announcement in the Times

31:00 Creepy Dr. Kennedy

33:34 That memorable summer for the Funnybones

37:10 A parallel between Dickie’s situation and “They Were Ten”

38:56 Happy families and concluding thoughts

Next Episode

Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep53 “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (2020) Review

Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about staged accidents, movable plasters, carnival rides, and cross-dressing heroines. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?,” the 2020 adaptation by Hugh Laurie.

Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels.

Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/

Chapters

0:00 Introduction

4:17 General overview of the plot

6:20 Moira’s age appropriate for the story

8:02 The story vs. the novel and other TV versions

12:06 Frankie’s assertiveness vs. rudeness

13:05 The role of vicars in the class hierarchy

15:37 The backstory

20:06 Another change, working at the carnival

24:00 Investigating the Bassington-ffrench’s

26:57 Variations in Bobby playing the chauffeur

30:37 How well the end worked