Welcome to the “Agatha Christie, She Watched” podcast. Join us as Teresa Peschel watches movies adaptations of Agatha Christie’s works, and discuss what she thinks of them, their positives, negatives, interesting background facts, and whether you should watch them too!
The “Agatha Christie, She Watched” podcast is sponsored by Peschel Press, publisher of the Complete Annotated series of Agatha Christie mysteries.
These podcast reviews are SPOILER HEAVY so don’t listen if you don’t want to know whodunnit!
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Episodes of “Agatha Christie, She Watched” podcast
60-“A Haunting in Venice” (2023)
59-“N or M?” (2015)
58-“The Secret Adversary” (2015)
57-“The Mirror Crack’d” (2010)
56-“Mysterious Affair at Styles” (1990)
55-“See How They Run” (2022)
54-“The Blue Geranium” (2010)
53-“Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (2020)
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.
52-“Sleeping Murder” (2006)
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.
51-“Ten Little Indians” (1987)
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.”
50-“Poirot’s Failure” (2002)
We’re serious about spoilers. Don’t listen if you want to read “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” first.
This week, we’re talking about endless rain, morose Russians, Orson Welles, and the golden age of cruising. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Poirot’s Failure,” the 2002 Russian adaptation of “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.”
I’ll have to apologize, although it wasn’t my fault, because I found this gem on a popular online video site. It has since been taken down, and doesn’t seem to be available anywhere, even for purchase. Well done, production company.
49-“Mist” (1975)
This week, we’re talking about abusive husbands, musical numbers, young lovers, and comic butlers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Mist” (Dhund) the 1975 Bollywood adaptation of “The Unexpected Guest.”
48-“Unknown” (1965)
This week, we’re talking about sleazy gangsters, musical numbers, young lovers, and comic butlers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Unknown” (“Gumnaan”) the 1965 Bollywood adaptation of “And Then There Were None,” with an all-star Indian cast.
47-“The Body in the Library” (2004)
This week, we’re talking about sleazy Argentineans, ballroom dancers, ambitious Girl Guides, and old fools. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Body in the Library” the 2004 episode from Agatha Christie’s Marple starring Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple.
46-“Checkmate” (2022)
This week, we’re talking about crusading prosecutors, aging courtesans, murderous villains and strangers on a train. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the “Murder on the Orient Express” episode from “Checkmate” the Chinese TV series that debuted this year.
45-“4.50 From Paddington” (1987)
This week, we’re talking about weird wills, Catholic ballet dancers, panting painters, and spying servants. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 1987 “4.50 from Paddington,” starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.
44-“A Murder Is Announced” (1985)
This week, we’re talking about refugees, Communists, rustic pig farmers, and coffee. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 1985 “A Murder Is Announced,” starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.
43-“The Moving Finger” (1985)
This week, we’re talking about nursery governesses, patient attorneys, foreign doctors, and PP letters. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 1985 “The Moving Finger,” starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.
42-“They Were Ten” (2020)
This week, we’re talking about betrayed soldiers, betrayed lovers, betrayed immigrants, and betrayed children. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss Ils étaient dix, “They Were Ten,” the 2020 French miniseries version of “And Then There Were None”
41-“Crooked House” (2017)
This week, we’re talking about friendly guard puppies, ballet dances, Las Vegas showgirls, and Greek tycoons. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2017 movie “Crooked House.”
40-“Petits meurtres en famille” (2006)
This week, we’re talking about incompetent reporters, incompetent investigators, louche playwrights and Bridgette Bardot lookalikes. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Petits meurtres en famille,” the French television adaptation of “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas.”
39-“Jeux de glaces” (2013)
This week, we’re talking about incompetent reporters, incompetent investigators, louche playwrights and Bridgette Bardot lookalikes. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Jeux de glaces,” the French television adaptation of “They Do It With Mirrors” in the series “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie.”
38-“Le chat et les souris” (2010)
This week, we’re talking about seductive schoolgirls, coup d-tats, secret daughters, and renegade nuns. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Le chat et les souris,” the French television adaptation of “Cat Among the Pigeons” in the series “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie.”
37-“Les meurtes ABC” (2009)
This week, we’re talking about silk stockings, drunken detectives, feuding families, and burning bums. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Les meurtes ABC,” the French television adaptation of “The ABC Murders” in the series “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie.”
36-“Zero Hour” (2019)
This week, we’re talking about drunken chefs, cold and hot news anchors, ‘60s-style sexism, and dumping dumping one-night stands. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Zero Hour” (L’Heure zero), the French television adaptation of “Towards Zero” by “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie.”
35-“By the Pricking of My Thumbs” (2005)
This week, we’re talking about subdivided chateaus, dolls stuffed up chimneys, drunken priests, and child murders. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” the 2005 French movie.
34-“And Then There Were None” (2017)
This week, we’re talking about drones, ghosts, secret cameras, and Sherlock Holmes. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “And Then There Were None,” the 2017 Japanese adaptation.
33-“The Great Actress Murder Case” (2018)
This week, we’re talking about abandoned children, poisonous inhalers, Missing Miss Marple, and wooden-faced police officers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Great Actress Murder Case,” the 2018 Japanese adaptation of “The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side.”
32-“The Murder of Kuroido” (2018)
This week, we’re talking about snooping butlers, thieving in-laws, plumping noodles, and pumpkin cubes. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Murder of Kuroido,” the 2018 Fuji TV adaptation of “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.”
31-“Promise of Death” (2021)
This week, we’re talking about horrible mothers, infantile children, bus tours and pratfalls. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Promise of Death,” the 2020 Japanese TV adaptation of “Appointment with Death.”
30-“Sleeping Murder” (2005)
This week, we’re talking about repressed memories, seaside homes, shipboard romances, and Jacobean revenge tragedies. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Sleeping Murder,” the 2005 episode from the Japanese anime “Agatha Christie’s Great Detectives Poirot and Marple.”
29-“The Mystery of End House” (2004)
This week, we’re talking about adventurous aviators, chocolate addicts, Babylonian spells, and ducks. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Mystery of End House,” the 2004 episode from the Japanese anime “Agatha Christie’s Great Detectives Poirot and Marple.”
Apologies for the varying sound quality and the microphone thumps. I upped the audibility setting on Voicemeeter and it caused the sound to drop out. I trimmed out as much of the bad audio as I could, but you’ll still hear imperfections.
28-“Agatha and the Midnight Murders” (2020)
Risque subtitles, manuscript theft, secret agents, and tax evasion: Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Agatha and the Midnight Murders” the 2020 movie and third of a series starring Christie as a fictional character.
27-“Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar” (2019)
Oppressed women, exploited nations, stolen artifacts, and hot male archaeologists. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar” the 2019 movie giving an alternate history of Christie’s meeting and courtship with her second husband, Max Mallowan.
26-“Agatha and the Truth of Murder” (2018)
Abusive fathers, cross-dressing lawyers, unauthorized fiction, and designing golf courses. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Agatha and the Truth of Murder” the 2018 movie giving an alternate history of Christie’s 11-day disappearance.
25-“Death on the Nile” (2022)
Blues singers, hidden couples, Hollywood scandals and disfiguring faces. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2022 movie “Death on the Nile,” starring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot.
24-“Ordeal by Innocence” (2018)
Emasculating mothers, feckless fathers, bad seed children, and the Bomb. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2018 movie “Ordeal by Innocence,” starring Bill Nighy.
23-“The ABC Murders” (2018)
Traveling salesmen, boarding houses with benefits, murder parties and dangerous backgammon. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2018 movie “The ABC Murders,” starring John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot.
22-“The Witness for the Prosecution” (2016)
Industrial fog, police brutality, old women and young lovers, and a bloodstained pussycat. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2016 movie “The Witness for the Prosecution,” starring Toby Jones and Kim Cattrall.
21-“Curtain” (2013)
Deconstructing doctors, disobedient daughters, and dying detectives. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2013 Poirot episode “Curtain,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
20-“The Labours of Hercules” (2013)
Master criminals, conniving sisters, gullible young men, and a cute pug. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2013 Poirot episode “The Labours of Hercules,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
19-“The Big Four” (2013)
International conspiracies, ambitious actors, sinister Chinamen, and fake funerals. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2013 Poirot episode “The Big Four,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
18-“Elephants Can Remember” (2013)
Psychiatrists, pianists, French au pairs and the Seven Sisters. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2013 Poirot episode “Elephants Can Remember,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
17-“The Clocks” (2011)
Time, traitors, betrayers, and lots and lots of cats. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2011 Poirot episode “The Clocks,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
16-“Hallowe’en Party” (2010)
Wandering witches, flaming raisins, suspicious topiary, and a lot of drownings. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2010 Poirot episode “Hallowe’en Party,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
15-“Third Girl” (2008)
Peacocking painters, randy roommates, meddling mystery writers, and sinister ice cream. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2008 Poirot episode “Third Girl,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
14-“Cat Among the Pigeons” (2008)
We’re talking about hormonal schoolgirls, hunky gardeners, coup d’tats, and javelin tossing. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2008 Poirot episode “Cat Among the Pigeons,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
13-“Mrs. McGinty’s Dead” (2008)
Feral playwrights, inquiring reporters, and deadly sugar hammers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2008 Poirot episode “Mrs. McGinty’s Dead,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
12-“Taken at the Flood” (2006)
Gas explosions, missing explorers, greed, and surly Irishmen. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “Taken at the Flood,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
11-“After the Funeral” (2006)
Oppressed servants, drunken hunks, and nuns. Lots of nuns. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “After the Funeral,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
10-“Cards on the Table” (2006)
A sinister collector of rare artifacts, naughty pictures, and the game of bridge. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “Cards on the Table,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
9-“The Mystery of the Blue Train” (2006)
Poor relations who become wealthy, cheating husbands and wives, powerful American businessmen and a train that is not the Orient Express. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “The Mystery of the Blue Train,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
8-“The Hollow” (2004)
Cheating husbands, free-spirited artists, inheritance hopes and inadequate men. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2006 Poirot episode “The Hollow,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
7-“Sad Cypress” (2003)
Red and white roses, inheritance murder, secret origins, and fraught futures. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2003 Poirot episode “Sad Cypress,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
6-“Five Little Pigs” (2003)
Cheating artists, conniving models, and flashbacks and more flashbacks. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss the 2003 “Poirot” episode “Five Little Pigs,” starring David Suchet as Poirot.
5 – “Sparkling Cyanide” (2003)
We discuss the 2003 made-for-British-TV movie “Sparkling Cyanide,” which mixed Christie with “House of Cards.” Updated for the post-9/11 era, it features a vulgar football club owner; his wife sleeping with a rising governmental minister; the star striker dating the tycoon’s daughter; and a secret government agency spying on them for the prime minister! With its pro-surveillance state politics, it could have been a propaganda movie from the Ministry of Information in “1984.” Teresa rants about the movie’s big plot holes, it’s “CSI”-like tech that China wishes it has, and why you should still watch it.
4-“Murder in Mesopotamia” (2002)
Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press watch and review the David Suchet Poirot “Murder in Mesopotamia” (2002). Teresa talks about the differences between the novel and the movie, what the movie missed, how Mrs. Leidner was based on a real person (whose first husband was definitely NOT a spy for Germany), and other missed opportunities. Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
3-“Murder on the Orient Express” (2017)
Teresa and Bill Peschel watch and review the Kenneth Branaugh “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017) starring Sir Kenny, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Leslie Odom Jr., and Michelle Pfeiffer. Teresa talks about how Branaugh misplays Poirot and why the movie gets worse on repeated viewings.
2-“Murder on the Orient Express” (2010)
Teresa and Bill Peschel watch and review the David Suchet “Murder on the Orient Express” (2010) starring Toby Jones, Jessica Chastain, Barbara Hershey and Hugh Bonneville. We delve into issues of faith, redemption, why Poirot was so grumpy, and also apologize for the sound quality of the first episode.
1-“Murder on the Orient Express” (2001)
For our first episode, the sound is a bit rough, but it’ll get better, honest! Teresa Peschel has been reviewing Agatha Christie movies for two years at our Peschel Press site, so creating a podcast talking to her about them is only a natural! We start off her look at Agatha Christie adaptations with “Murder on the Orient Express,” the 2001 made-for-television version starring Alfred Molina, Meredith Baxter, Leslie Caron, and Peter Strauss.