Warning: SPOILERS!

Or, as they call it, “Puzzle at End House.” Anatoliy Ravikovich plays the high-fiving, ice-cream loving Poirot who inserts himself into a young woman’s life who experiences life-threatening events. Can he stop the peril in time or will it be too perilous?

“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.

Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).

HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:

Watch it on YouTube with AI subtitles, courtesy of John Hisman: https://youtu.be/8e92jROtHIw

WHERE TO FIND US

Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/

NEXT WEEK: It’s David Suchet’s turn at “The Peril at End House” (1990)

HOW TO SEE IT: Your local library could have DVDs of the Poirot series. Look for Season 2, Episode 1. Or, Amazon Prime’s Acorn channel has it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FP94WD85/

AcornTV’s streaming channel also makes it available: https://acorn.tv/poirot/series2/peril-at-end-house/

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If you've been waiting for GOOD version of "The Sittaford Mystery", you won't go wrong with "Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley" from 2023.

It's a marvel: a quintessential English closed circle mystery set at a snowbound manor transferred to an Indian closed circle mystery set at a snowbound manor.

You'll recognize the story, the characters, the situations, and you'll love the film. We did!

“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.

Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).

HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:

“Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley” is available on YouTube on the subscription Sony LIV service with a 7-day free trial offer: https://www.youtube.com/show/SCuFId53jk6GiKz25CoSvs1A

Or you can watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/yxtJUmScIcU

WHERE TO FIND US

Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/

NEXT WEEK: We begin watching adaptations of “Peril at End House.” First up is the Russian version from 1990 renamed “Riddle of End House.”

HOW TO SEE IT: Watch it on YouTube with AI subtitles, courtesy of John Hisman: https://youtu.be/8e92jROtHIw

LOOK UP OUR BOOKS

“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.

Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/

International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/

DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.

Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Warning: SPOILERS!

Next in “The Sittaford Mystery” adaptations is the 2006 French episode from “Le Petites Meurtres d'Agatha Christie.” “Murderous Melodies turns Captain Trevelyan into a pop singer with a cute singing girlfriend, the evil record company owner, the old songwriter, a leather-clad guitarist named Marlon, a dorky keyboard player and the shrewish secretary. Plus, Swan Laurence (Samuel Labarthe) is haunted by the ghost of his girlfriend, Marlene (Elodie Frenck) is president of a fan club, and reporter Alice Avril (Blandine Bellavoir) is groomed for pop success!

Is it too much? Is it a case of Sir Mixalot’s “Oh. My. God. Look at that plot!” as in the ITV 2008 version? Why am I asking you? Tune in and find out!

“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels in their order of publication.

Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).

HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE:

Where to see it: “Murderous Melodies” can be found on Amazon Prime’s MHz Choice channel (it has a free 7-day trial if you’re a Prime User): https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FQVBCRY5/OFFICIAL

WHERE TO FIND US

Peschel Press: www.peschelpress.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/

NEXT WEEK:

We move on to the Indian 2023 adaptation renamed “Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley.” The 6-episode series is available on YouTube on the subscription Sony LIV service with a 7-day free trial offer: https://www.youtube.com/show/SCuFId53jk6GiKz25CoSvs1A

Or you can watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/yxtJUmScIcU

LOOK UP OUR BOOKS

“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations.

Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/

International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/

DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.

Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/