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#AGATHA CHRISTIE A.B.C.MURDERS SERIES#

This year, an extra-special treasure lies inside, in the form of John Malkovich as Poirot. It is Christmas, after all.Īs it has been for the last few yuletides, this new adaptation has been gifted us by Sarah Phelps (in a few more years I’m going to be able to relax and consider it an unbreakable BBC tradition). For last night’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 13th Poirot novel, The ABC Murders, was for the rest of us for those who like their Christie underbelly-up and a nail raked down its pale, fetid flesh. Those of you who side with him – who hunt out repeats of The Murder Next to the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Fireguard or The Mystery of the Missing Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph – should look away now. My husband, by way of relations-severing contrast, loves it for precisely this. The determined retention of the worst aspect of Christie – the constant feeling of cipher-characters being moved into place by an all-knowing hand, like chess pieces with Marcel waves and costume jewellery. I did understand that it was A Quality Affair but I just couldn’t bear it.

#AGATHA CHRISTIE A.B.C.MURDERS SERIES#

Nor – for lo, these last five years since the series ended – has anyone on TV dared to try. From the moment he smoothed down his moustache and sallied primly forth as the Belgian detective in 1989 in the first of what would become 70 episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot, to devote himself to the solving of mysteries in Art Deco properties across the land, he simply was Hercule. And by Poirot I mean the bespoke-padded, neatly-pomaded form of David Suchet, who dominated the Christie cultural landscape for a quarter of a century. All rights reserved.M y husband and I married across many divides – class, political, minimal personal hygiene levels – but nothing separates us so firmly as our attitudes to Poirot.

The AGATHA CHRISTIE word mark and signature and POIROT are registered trademarks of Agatha Christie Limited in the UK and/or elsewhere. All rights reserved.Ĭopyright © 2015 Agatha Christie Limited. Microïds is a trademark of Anuman Interactive SA. This means that Hercule Poirot can build a timeline with all the relevant events revealed during the investigation.

Timeline: As the player draws conclusions and progresses through the story, he can use Poirot's Timeline.

Little Grey Cells: Depending on the clues collected, the player will be able to make deductions and find out more about the murderer.

Puzzles: The player will have to solve puzzles in order to obtain more clues.

Examinations: The player can collect information by examining suspects and paying attention to what they say, how they say it and how they feel.

Observe, question and explore everything possible in order to make the smartest deductions and understand the murderer’s plans! Leave no stone unturned when it comes to cross examinations and deadly puzzles! You will have to explore many crime scenes in various cities set in beautiful surroundings across the United Kingdom. Your intelligence will never have been so challenged!

Once again, the private detective will find himself up against a mysterious opponent who goes by the name of "ABC". The player embodies the famous Hercule Poirot in a 3rd person perspective adventure game packed with mysteries. The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel.