10 centrespread centrespread 11 OCTOBER 25-31, 2020 OCTOBER 25-31, 2020 THE CLASSICS MISS MARPLE Vishal's STARRING JOAN HICKSON Whodunnit FORMAT TV SERIES Vishal Bhardwaj is set to The BBC adaptation of all 12 shoot his first of the novels featuring the adaptation of wispy-haired Jane Marple of Christie's works from St Mary Mead village has DEATH ON THE NILE early 2021 MURDER ON THE Joan Hickson in the lead role. It STARRING PETER USTINOV, MAGGIE SMITH, BETTE DAVIS The series will feature was aired from 1984 to 1992. AGATHA CHRISTIE’S ORIENT EXPRESS a “new pair of lead Christie had seen Hickson in a MARPLE STARRING ALBERT FINNEY, INGRID BERGMAN FORMAT FEATURE FILM investigators” stage production of Appointment The 1978 British production sees the debut of Peter Ustinov STARRING GERALDINE MCEWAN & FORMAT FEATURE FILM A young heroine will with Death and had written to JULIA MCKENZIE as Poirot, who is supposed to be enjoying a holiday on a luxury team up with “an AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT her, “I hope one day you will play The 1974 adaptation of one of Christie’s most steamer when an heiress is mysteriously killed. It’s up to FORMAT TV SERIES unlikely my dear Miss Marple” beloved books revolves around the brutal Poirot to figure out which of his fellow passengers STARRING DAVID SUCHET did it. The cast includes A-listers like companion” A more recent ITV series which debuted in murder of an American tycoon in the luxuri- Bette Davis, Maggie Smith FORMAT TV SERIES 2004 in the UK, it had two different actors ous Orient Express train, stuck in a snow drift. and Mia Farrow in the title role. Though it started with Albert Finney dons the role of Hercule Poirot, There is little doubt that the 13-season direct adaptations from the Miss Marple who must find out which of the passengers is series with David Suchet as the Belgian novels, the later episodes included adap- guilty. The film fetched Ingrid Bergman the detective with the egg-shaped head is tations of novels that did not originally Oscar for best supporting actress the best known adaptation of Chris- feature her tie’s works. Since its debut on ITV in 1989, it ran for almost 25 years in 200 countries Y E MAN R written exactly a century ago, RE WE HE The Mysterious Affair at Styles, HEN T AND T CROOKED HOUSE :: Indulekha Aravind Ever since “Queen of Crime” Agatha Christie’s debut novel STARRING GLENN CLOSE, MAX IRONS, Take a look at some of the best-known screen adaptations of Christie’s thrillers: GILLIAN ANDERSON latest to join that long line, with his recent announcement that he will be embarking on a series of adaptations. in 1920, was adapted eight years later, her bestsellers have inspired a host of filmmakers and writers. Vishal Bhardwaj is theFORMAT FEATURE FILM When the wealthy patriarch of a large family is murdered, his granddaughter CONTEMPORARY TWIST commissions her former lover to find out who in the “Crooked House” did it, before Scotland Yard finds out the secrets of DEATH ON THE NILE three generations of the family. The 2017 adaptation was written by Julian Fellowes STARRING KENNETH BRANAGH, GAL GADOT and Tim Rose Price FORMAT FEATURE FILM AND THEN THERE WERE NONE The 1937 novel set on the SS Karnak Starring:STARRING DouglasDOUGLAS Booth, BOOTH, Maeve MAEVE Dermody DERMODY cruise ship gets a reprisal in this new THE PALE HORSE adaptation, set to be released in Format:FORMAT TV SeriesTV SERIES STARRING RUFUS SEWELL, KAYA SCOLEDARIO December 2020. This will be Branagh’s Ten strangers are invited to an isolated island off the Devon Ten strangers are invited to an isolated island off the Devon second portrayal of the Belgian detec- coast by a Mr and Mrs Owen, who never appear. Then the coast by Mr and Mrs Owen, who never appear. Then the FORMAT MINI SERIES tive, after the 2017 adaptation of Mur- guests start getting murdered, one by one. Considered guests start getting murdered, one by one. Considered der on the Orient Express, which also among the best Christie mysteries, the 2015 BBC adapta- The two-episode BBC mini series is adapted from the among the best Christie mysteries, the 2015 BBC adapta- starred Johnny Depp and Judi Dench tion is the first screen version to incorporate the writer’s 1961 novel which does not feature either of Christie’s tion is the first screen version to incorporate the writer’s original ending. most famous detectives. With a good dash of the occult original ending and horror, it debuted in February 2020 AGATHA IN INDIA The Film: Chupi Chupi The Film: Dhund The Films: Gumnaam (Hindi), Nadu Iravil The Films: Chorabali The Film: Grandmaster Bhardwaj’s will not be the Aashey (Bengali) (Hindi) & Aduthathu (Tamil), Aatagara (Kannada) (Bengali) (Malayalam) first Indian adaptation of Christie’s works. Here are The Inspiration: The Inspiration: The Inspiration: The Inspiration: The Inspiration: some of its predecessors: The Mousetrap The Unexpected Guest And Then There Were None Cards on the Table The ABC Murders Source: Variety, www.agathachristie.com.