Ally Phelps’s nuance with Christie’s supreme plot structure and addictive whodunit elements, and the three stories before The ABC Murders – And Then There Were None, Witness For The Prosecution and Ordeal By Innocence – have been real crime drama treats, and exactly the kind of crime drama I want to watch.Įach one has been different – in tone, structure and feel – but one common denominator has linked them all: these stories have a greater sense of socio-economic background and place, and there are believable reasons given for why people committed murder in those times. Phelps has always been a skilled writer of human drama, but these Christie reworkings have more social context and emotional depth than even Christie’s originals. To me, Sarah Phelps’ now-annual Agatha Christie adaptations have been nothing short of revelatory.
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