And Then There Were None — The Agatha Christie Community Forum Archive

And Then There Were None - Kevin Elyot Adaption

littlegreycells — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:16:49 +0000

This debuted on the West End in the 05-06 season. Supposedly Elyot's version was much more gruesome than Christie's own adaptation, and showed a good deal of violence onstage, including the original ending.

Did anyone manage to see it? There's very little information online; it is all the same publicity packet stuff about the premise of the show rather than any actual information on the changes Elyot made. It'd be great to find out more.

Error in ending of the recent BBC version

mo109 — Sun, 20 May 2018 02:52:17 +0000

spoiler warning!!
I loved the new,version- I thought it was ALMOST perfect - literally - except WHY did he choose to shoot the last shot in that chair and not in the place consistent with the accounts in the others dairies?? That departure from the book was such a jarring disappointment to me right when the adaptation had come within a hairs breadth of taking the crown on this one

"And Then There Were None" or "Murder on the Orient Express"?

AgathaTop — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:14:14 +0000

Hi guys! I'm a huge fan of Agatha and I have a question for you: what do you think is better between "And Then There Were None" and "Murder on the Orient Express"? Sorry for my english

Who found the General, and why we should care

mo109 — Sun, 20 May 2018 02:58:49 +0000

Spoilet warning!!
In the book Armstrong finds the General - in the BBC version it is Ms. Brent.
This seems an error to me - in the book it pretty much seals Vera's prime suspect as the Doctor... she convinces Lombard of this by pointing out he had the chance to commit the murder as he ran to find him then lie about his time if death.
By losing this point in the tv version it might be that Lombard would need more convincing.
Just a tiny point I know but that insight if Vera's in the original was always a very significant indication of her own tenacity and logical thinking in an extreme situation, and I was saddened it was not transposed faithfully in the remake.

Irony in And Then There Were None

rebeccacasey — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:59:40 +0000

For many of you that are on this website, I am pretty sure that you have read this book. After reading it, i have realized how much irony which has been set in this book. At the beginning it begins with the poem. The last person to be killed is "hung". After looking back at the poem when Christie gave the character's description one character stood out to be the killer, Justice Wargrave. Many of you may wonder why I think this. Wargrave was known as the "hanging judge" but it was never himself in which he wanted to be charged with crime. He never had a real motive to hang every person he did. Also, Emily Brent was charged with the death of Beatrice Taylor, with irony in mind, she was "stung by a bee." Is this coincidence or not?

Little Talisman

PoirotBabosaGalaxy — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:12:35 +0000

I'm making the little detective buddy figurines into a board game.

Ten Little Clues or something like that.

Ten little characters move on a board game with syringes or daggers or maybe revolvers and some of them will have to fight each other because grabbing the most clues is part of winning the game.

Figurines

MichaelBurnett — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 12:27:17 +0000

Welcome suggestions on how to make the figurines disappear during the stage play of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE? - Michael Burnett

Who made the figiurines?

anjo — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 11:28:39 +0000

Please can anyone tell me who the sculptress is of the disappearing figurines from the dining room table?

And then there were none 1974

paule1980 — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:30:58 +0000

Hello, I've become quite a fan of the 1974 version, having always seen it as the lesser version, I now really enjoy it, the serious tone, the horror etc, my question is this, I recently acquired the Spanish blu ray, as I wanted to see it with the additional material, it's there, but only in Spanish, does any version exist in English containing the additional material. The blu ray looks and sounds so poor in comparison to the DVD.

major flaw

hfessen — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 15:14:34 +0000

I love this book, but there is a major error (on the first page!) -- a breaking of one of the rules of golden age detective fiction. Have a look and let me know if you spot it....

Philip Lombard's Gun

Soham1908 — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:49:47 +0000

I just want to ask one questions that's been killing me since i read the book 'And There Were None'.

Justice Wargrave took the gun from Lombard's drawer and put it in a food can. Now who puts the gun back in Lombard's ????? Since they were together after the search. It would have been almost impossible for Wargrave to take the gun out of the can, go upstairs and put it back in the drawer unnoticed and get back in time to put on the theatrical effects of his death. Then who puts the gun back into the drawer since Lombard finds it as soon as he comes back to his room.

Who put the gun back????

historical topics in and then there were none

jasmien1234566 — Sun, 21 May 2017 17:37:39 +0000

aboriginals?

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE BBC ADAPTATION

Tuppence — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:37:21 +0000

With the UK TX date for And Then There Were None just three days away, we are interested to hear what you are hoping to see in this brand new adaptation?

Setting

djwingdings — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:26:51 +0000

Where was the film adaptation filmed? We recognise Mullion Cove as the harbour but where is the house?

Play - Woking, April 28-30

WHBlore — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:10:22 +0000

Do come and see this play at the Rhoda McGaw Theatre in Woking (25min from London Waterloo) from April 28-30. Buy your tickets at £14 from www.horsellads.com or call 01483 808354. Rehearsals are going very well and this promises to be a wonderful night out with all the tension and excitement of the original novel.
Any questions? Please ask - I'm an ex-CID man!

Play - Woking, April 28-30

WHBlore — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:09:42 +0000

Do come and see this play at the Rhoda McGaw Theatre in Woking (25min from London Waterloo) from April 28-30. Buy your tickets at £14 from www.horsellads.com or call 01483 808354. Rehearsals are going very well and this promises to be a wonderful night out with all the tension and excitement of the original novel.
Any questions? Please ask - I'm an ex-CID man!

And Then There Were None - The Board Game!

RolandoCastillo — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 02:03:18 +0000

Hello! Just wanted to pass along this information -- In 2014 Peka Editorial, a game company based in Spain, released a game based on Dame Agatha Christie's classic mystery story. Currently available in Spanish only, the game's creators are waiting on final approval from Dame Christie's estate to make the game available in English. Here's a picture of the Spanish edition, titled "10 Negritos". The English version will carry the title "And Then There Were None". This game looks fantastic and I'm waiting for it to be available soon!

Amateur Production Sheffield - stage vs TV

suzannej007 — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 14:07:39 +0000

Hello all! I'm currently directing a production of And Then in Sheffield. We're performing 10th-13th February at The University Drama Studio if any of you are local! For those who know both the novel and the play and, particularly, those who have watched the recent BBC adaptation, what parts of the story stand out most for you as comedic or dramatic? How much of the character's back stories do you imagine yourself, or do you like it all spelled out for you? I'd love to have any ideas that you think we could bring to the stage to improve our production. Thanks!

"And Then There Were None" Challenge - Cast a big-budget screen version!

RolandoCastillo — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 04:15:39 +0000

The challenge is simple: You are in charge of casting a big-budget screen version of "And Then There Were None". Cast the ten guests on Indian Island. You also have the option on the four additional characters from the novel - Fred Naracott (the boatman), Isaac Morris (Mr. Owen's representative) and the two detectives from Scotland Yard who appear in the Epilogue: Assistant Commissioner Sir Thomas Legge and Inspector Maine. And finally, would your version end like the stage play ("He got married") or the novel ("He went and hanged himself")?

To get things started, here is my list:

Dr. Armstrong - Sir Anthony Hopkins

William Blore - Gerard Butler

Emily Brent - Helen Mirren (for me, this was the hardest to cast. But if anyone can play sweet one moment and intense the next, it's her!)

Vera Claythorne - Emma Watson (a bit young, yes, but she can definitely pull off that "schoolmistressy" look described in the novel)

Philip Lombard - Daniel Craig

General Macarthur - Sir Sean Connery

Anthony Marston - Alexander Skarsgard

Ethel Rogers - Tilda Swinton

Thomas Rogers - Benedict Cumberbatch

Judge Wargrave - Sir Ian McKellen

Fred Naracott - Harrison Ford (a bit part but if you've seen the new "Star Wars" movie you know he can play a grizzled boatman just fine)

Isaac Morris - Alan Cumming (need someone to play smarmy and slimy? Look no further)

A.C. Sir Thomas Legge - Jonny Rees (stage name: Greg Ellis, He definitely has that authoritative look)

Inspector Maine - Peter Windhofer (also has that no-nonsense commanding look)

Finally, I would go with the novel's ending -- it would give audiences a jolt if they're used to the previous film versions (not counting the Russian version, of course)

Thanks for reading. So....what are your choices?

New Adaptation

MarcWatson-Gray — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:02:33 +0000

To be shown on BBC1 Boxing Day.......Fingers crossed !!!

trailer for new 3-part mini-series

cameronjhw — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:20:03 +0000

Does anyone know or has anybody heard of whether or not there will be a trailer for the new 3-part series of And Then There Were None? On Youtube there have been brief clips of the series on the BBC showreel but I was wondering if there will be an entire trailer for ATTWN like there was for the new Tommy & Tuppence series Partners in Crime that aired in England earlier this year. If anyone knows or hears about it please let me know. Thank You.

SEPTEMBER 2015 BOOK OF THE MONTH

Tuppence — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:31:13 +0000

To celebrate And Then There Were None being voted the World's Favourite Christie, we've decided to make it the Book of the Month once again.

Over 15,000 people voted from all over the world, and And Then There Were None was the clear favourite to win. Do you agree that it rightfully became the World's Favourite Christie?

Leave your thoughts, theories, questions and queries about the book below.

MY ONE GRIPE WITH AC'S MASTERPIECE, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

CaptainHastings — Fri, 30 May 2014 05:53:07 +0000

I am hesitant to criticize any element of And Then There Were None because it is probably my favorite book of all time, however, in the interest of opening up a discourse with fellow fans, here goes:

SPOILER

Of course, we learn from the epilogue that Judge Wargrave did it. He systematically killed (or arranged the death) of nine people who could not be punished for, what in his mind were, capital crimes. It is all very clever, especially how he inserts his own 'murder' into the middle of the action with the unwitting (or half-witted) assistance of the doctor. We then learn that when the 10th victim or 'Indian,' is dead, he rigs a shotgun in such a way as to make his suicide appear to be a murder. My one gripe is that as clever as his plan was and as good of a read as the book was, he really had no hope of 'getting away with it.' Yes, we know that he sentenced an innocent man to death and with his bizarre sense of justice he considered himself no more worthy than the rest to escape execution. However, in eliminating any expectation that he, himself, would survive, there was really no need for the deaths of those nine people to be so clever and suspenseful. Even if he was able to get a ferry back to the mainland, he still would have had to have explained how he survived and all other guests perished. There was no hope in accomplishing that. I first read this novel at age 11, and that aspect stuck out in my head then. Twenty-six years later it remains a gripe of mine. Don't get me wrong - it is probably the finest example of suspense ever put to paper, and the original film from 1945 is one of the most chilling films I have ever seen - even with the Hollywood ending. I just wonder why the mystery couldn't have been revealed to the reader in such a way as the judge got his vengeance got away with it, to boot.

THE BOOK I CAN'T PUT DOWN

AKASH PRADEEP — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 16:17:06 +0000

I HAVE NOT SEEN A BOOK LIKE THIS IN LIFE TIME, AGATHA CHRISTIE IS AT HER BEST ! AND THERE WILL BE NONE OTHER BOOK LIKE THIS TO COME AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST AND LAST KIND OF A MASTERPIECE FROM DEAR AGATHA CHRISTIE. I LIKE TO RECOMMEND THIS EPIC TO EVERYBODY.

"And Then There Were None" Opens January 24

General MacKenzie — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 06:46:06 +0000

Attention Chicago area Christie fans: And Then There Were None opens January 24. Information here: https://www.facebook.com/events/589131214493181

Cast List

Tommy_A_Jones — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:44:40 +0000

there IS Currently Touring a Production of ATTWN with Paul Nicholas, Frazer Hines, Colin Buchannan, Tim Curry, Ben Nealon, Susan Penhalligon and Verity Rushworth (I think that is her surname) but It doesn't say who plays the other 3 parts, Does anyone Know as I am curious?

What if... spoiler alert

Tkmi — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 03:12:53 +0000

What if Vera Claythorne failed to steal Philip Lombard's revolver? How would the story go? Did Justice Wargrave had a plan on how would he kill Lombard?

Also, I can't see how the poem is related to Lombard's death.

Two little Indian Boys sitting in the sun;

One got frizzled up and then there was one.

Book of the Month March 2014: And Then There Were None

Tuppence — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:20:09 +0000

This month the AC Book Club is reading And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie's classic masterpiece.

Whether you're re-reading this or picking it up for the first time, leave your comments, thoughts, ideas and questions here.

Was this your first Agatha Christie? How do you think it compares to her other novels? What are your thoughts on the new TV adaptation coming in 2015?

Why did they change bacon into bread in the audio book?

SarahArrington — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:25:10 +0000

While reading along in the book while listening to the audio book, we noticed that they had changed "bacon" into "bread." So instead of Vera Claythorne frying bacon, she was toasting bread. Does anybody know why this change was made?

-Mrs. Arrington's 7th Grade Class

Who according to you should have been the murderer apart from the original culprit?

AthiraG.Nair — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:59:41 +0000

There were 10 people invited by a mysterious UN OWEN in an isolated island. And then one by one each of them were being murdered....who was killing them?