But it's us 'lifetime' Agatha Christie fans, who of course will know the 1982 movie starring Peter Ustinov, who will find it very difficult to answer the question: which is the better version? Of course, the 1982 version 'transported' the whole goings-on into the Adriatic, with not only a stylish Mediterranean flair, but also a great all-star cast the atmosphere of the 30s was being captured equally well, and there even were some elements from the novel that were changed in the 2001 version. Those who have read the novel will find certain alterations, but none that would spoil either the plot or the atmosphere. For every 'newbie' Agatha Christie enthusiast, this episode of the David Suchet Poirot series certainly is a great experience a most intricate murder case set on a small island off the coast of Devon, the series' well-known protagonists Poirot, Hastings, Miss Lemon and Chief Inspector Japp in their very best shape, a very competent supporting cast, and, as always throughout the series a carefully and beautifully reconstructed 1930s' atmosphere.
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