Can “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Salvage One of Her Worst Novels in “The Big Four” (2013)? (ep. 20)

Warning: SPOILERS!

No one, including Agatha Christie herself, liked “The Big Four.” The first novel after her 11-day disappearance and the trauma of her collapsing marriage was assembled from her short stories to meet her publisher’s deadline. Poirot takes on a worldwide conspiracy led by four sinister villains, including a Chinaman! How did scriptwriters Ian Hallard and Mark(“Sherlock”) Gatiss handle this dog’s dinner of a book?

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

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).

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NEXT WEEK: “The Mystery of the Blue Train” (2005) the sole adaptation from “Agatha Christie’s Poirot.”

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