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.

See production info at IMDbPro

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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This is an Agatha Christie story?

This is an Agatha Christie story. Must be one of her less favourite ones. It's a collection of highly unlikely characters brought together in a contrived situation with a rather silly storyline. Overall there was little in the way of real suspense, just lots of dead bodies (we have all seen those). The characters were shallow and of little interest although the performances of some actors were fair enough; the rest of the day players were forgettable.