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Agatha and the Midnight Murders
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Wikipedia article
'Agatha and the Midnight Murders' is a 2020 British alternative history television drama film about crime writer Agatha Christie. The film premiered on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on 5 October 2020, and on PBS in the United States 25 May 2021.[https://www.pbs.org/video/agatha-and-the-midnight-murders-kxpe4l/ Agatha and the Midnight Murders] PBS, accessed 19 June 2021. It was directed by Joe Stephenson.
Plot
Christie is having trouble collecting the American royalties on her published works. In a bid to make a private cash sale of the manuscript, therefore, she decides to kill off her most famous character, Hercule Poirot. She hires a low-life man to accompany her as a bodyguard for a cut of the price. The action takes place in a hotel where Christie expects to complete the transaction. Christie and her bodyguard encounter the prospective buyers and a varied group of hotel guests. The suspense builds as a series of murders takes place in the hotel.
Cast
* Helen Baxendale as Agatha Christie
* Blake Harrison as Travis Pickford
* Jacqueline Boatswain as Audrey Evans
* Gina Bramhill as Grace Nicory
* Daniel Caltagirone as Eli Schneider
* Thomas Chaanhing as Frankie Lei
* Scott Chambers as Clarence Allen
* Vanessa Grasse as Nell Lewis
* Jodie McNee as PC O'Hanauer
* Elizabeth Tan as Jun Yuhuan
* Morgan Watkins as Rocco Vella
* Alistair Petrie as Sir Malcolm Campbell
Production
Filming took place in Malta, back-to-back with 'Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar'.
References
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