Agatha and the Midnight Murders

TV Movie
2020
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

2.7K

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Helen Baxendale, Jacqueline Boatswain, Daniel Caltagirone, Alistair Petrie, Thomas Chaanhing, Elizabeth Tan, Morgan Watkins, Jodie McNee, Blake Harrison, Joe Stephenson, Gina Bramhill, Scott Chambers, and Vanessa Grasse in Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)

Crime Drama Mystery

As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie considers selling a manuscript that will kill off her most famous creation.As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie considers selling a manuscript that will kill off her most famous creation.As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie considers selling a manuscript that will kill off her most famous creation.

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The spy novel referenced is "N or M?" which was published in 1941. After publication, she was investigated by MI5 because the character Major Bletchley shared a name with the code-breaking center Bletchley Park. When asked about the name, she replied "Bletchley? My dear, I was stuck there on my way by train from Oxford to London and took revenge by giving the name to one of my least lovable characters."

Goofs
Grace says Agatha is "richer than the queen", but it is 1940 and King George VI is the monarch. That does not make it a goof. There was also a queen at the time: Queen Elizabeth.

Quotes
Sir Malcolm Campbell: If she's Agatha Christie, I'm the Emperor of Japan.

Crazy credits
Disclaimer before end credits: "This film has not been endorsed, licensed or authorised by the estate of Agatha Christie or by Agatha Christie Limited."

Connections
Follows Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018)

Soundtracks
Hitler Has Only Got One Ball
Performed by Blake Harrison and cast

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Visually good, but the story was jumbled.

Tom Dalton strikes again, giving us another installment of Agatha Christie, albeit another work of fiction.

First point, without there being an Agatha Christie scheduled for Christmas, it's a shame they didn't save this one up until the festive season, a miserable Wednesday night in October was bizarre scheduling, meaning this drama will perhaps go unnoticed.

In truth, I think it may have been a bit more enjoyable, had I been three sheets to the wind with Christmas port.

The story was a bit odd, but it was Agatha Christie herself who was so off, we've had two different interpretations of her previously, Marshall and Bradley, this time Helen Baxendale.

Baxendale is an excellent actress, and performs particularly well, it was a very good performance, the problem was more so the material she's working with, Christie was portrayed as a somewhat devious, conniving character, I'm not sure anyone believes that about her.

I'm glad they're still making them, I enjoyed the last two, this one is pretty good, I thought the first half was pretty poor, but the second half was much, much better.

If you can stick with it, the ending is rewarding, it's better with a second watch. 6/10.