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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Poirot | History Defined

Netflix Just Quietly Released The Most Delightful Murder Mystery Of The Year

Netflix's next biggest star may be a 1920s socialite with a penchant for deduction.

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Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials creator on rites of passage, Broadchurch and Sherlock comparisons, and what you should watch next: ‘It doesn’t feel like we cheated anything’

It makes total sense for Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall to be behind Agatha Christie's Seven Dials on Netflix – but don't waste your time directly comparing the two.

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Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials on Netflix is a mundane mess that quickly gives away the whodunnit — so Kenneth Branagh’s mediocre Poirot movies can rest easy

As a former Agatha Christie-obsessed teenager, it breaks my heart to report that Seven Dials on Netflix is a criminal adaptation of a master at work.

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Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials review – A country house mystery crackling with wit and escapist glamour

4/5 Netflix manages to capture the seductive appeal of Britain’s Roaring Twenties in this spirited and ingeniously plotted espionage thriller

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New Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple books to be published

Agatha Christie’s popular detectives feature in new Mr Men and Little Miss stories – Mischief on the Nile and Muddle at the Vicarage

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ll be Poirot’: the Orient Express is back – but what is it like to ride?

It comes at a steep price, but the remodelled luxury train now immerses passengers in the country’s culture as well as passing through stunning scenery

The Guardian - UK

Why the sumptuous '70s-inspired art style of Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile is more than nostalgia

How a fresh perspective brings new life to a classic mystery.

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Mark Gatiss: ‘What does Benedict Cumberbatch smell like? Strawberries’

As the writer and actor unveils his new detective show Bookish, he sits down for a chat about famous sleuths, the odds of a return to Royston Vasey and what it’s like working with Tom Cruise

The Guardian - UK

Poker Face’s Rian Johnson: ‘If I make another Star Wars, I’ll be the happiest person’

INTERVIEW: The filmmaker behind ‘The Last Jedi’ and the ‘Knives Out’ franchise speaks to Louis Chilton about the ‘war’ between fans, the fate of his Star Wars trilogy, and the ‘powerful’ idea behind his returning TV series ‘Poker Face’

The Independent UK

Bafta’s Best TV Drama winners ranked, from Happy Valley to Shameless

THE COUNTDOWN: As the Bafta TV Awards return for another year, The Independent’s chief TV critic Nick Hilton recommends the best of the past winners in the drama category – from supernatural tales to working-class stories and crime capers

The Independent UK

The week in TV: The Residence; Last One Laughing; Severance – review

Uzo Aduba turns Poirot-esque super sleuth in a juicy White House murder mystery; it’s stony faces all round for Bob Mortimer, Daisy May Cooper and co; and where next after a breathless Severance season finale?

The Guardian - UK

6 new horror movies on Prime Video, Shudder, Hulu and more in December 2024

Deck the halls with lots of horror movies this December, as there's lots to enjoy on the best streaming services.

TechRadar

How dead authors’ characters became the hottest property in publishing

THE READING LIST: Author Nick Harkaway has revitalised his father John le Carré’s most famous character in a new novel – can he make it work? Katie Rosseinsky explores how literary legacies became big business in publishing

The Independent UK

Bunting, bobbies and Doctor Who phone boxes: Dinard, the French film festival that’s mad for Britain

Every autumn, a seaside resort in Brittany hosts a charming festival that celebrates only low-budget, independent British and Irish films. Is this a curious case for Poirot?

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The best theatre to stream this month: David Suchet’s Poirot secrets, Oklahoma! and more

This month’s roundup includes the versatile actor’s 75th birthday show, Succession’s Harriet Walter playing Lorca’s matriarch and supreme showman Hugh Jackman in the classic musical

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BritBox shows: the full list of BritBox programs

If you're looking for some great UK shows to watch, BritBox has you covered. Here are all of the BritBox shows that US viewers can enjoy right now.

The Independent UK

Murder Is Easy review: BBC’s Christmas Agatha Christie adaptation is bland and incoherent

‘Rye Lane’ star David Jonsson tries to assert his authority, but is forced to navigate his way around a convoluted plot

The Independent UK

The 20 best Christmas episodes of all time, from The Office to Morecambe and Wise

Nick Hilton and Chris Harvey round up the greatest festive episodes and specials, spanning five decades, from side-splitting sitcoms to nightmarish one-offs

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Movie Review: Kenneth Branagh crafts a sumptuously spooky ‘A Haunting in Venice’

Kenneth Branagh indulges in the kind of macabre theatricality that only a crumbling Venetian palazzo on a stormy Halloween night can provide in “A Haunting in Venice," which co-stars Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill and Camille Cottin

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Internet Archive Loses Lawsuit Over National Emergency Library, Will Appeal

Plus: "Sensitivity readers" rewrite Agatha Christie, a Little Free Library battle, and more...

The Guardian - UK

Agatha Christie novels reworked to remove potentially offensive language

Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries have passages edited by sensitivity readers for latest HarperCollins editions

Evening Standard

Murder most meta: how the whodunnit became unpredictable

From See How They Run to Only Murders in the Building, the blueprint for murder mysteries has become anything but formulaic

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The 42 best Dolby Atmos movie scenes to test your home cinema surround sound system

We run down our favourite film scenes that need to be heard in Dolby Atmos.

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From Breaking Bad to Friends, top TV endings after Killing Eve's climax

Following Saturday’s divisive climax of the BBC’s spy drama after four series, here are our top 10 telly endings that we think got it bang on

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