![]() ![]() Does anyone enjoy this stuff? It’s tedious and distracting and the story doesn’t need it. He walks past hostile posters from a National Front-type political party. A train ticket inspector, hearing his ack-sent, drops his ticket on the floor. That most highly skilled of European migrants, Hercule Poirot (John Malkovich), must contend with references to his foreign-ness. ![]() ![]() This takes place in 1933 against a background of rising fascism in Europe, so obviously the whole thing must be littered with heavy winks to Brexit. ![]() You are the famous private detective Hercule Poirot. Dramas must come laden and leaden with wokeness, even when they’re improbable and set in the past. The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel. These days, of course, it isn’t enough to do a faithful period piece. If you prefer your detectives in three-piece suits, however, stick to this, The ABC Murders (BBC1), the latest in the new annual tradition of adapting Agatha Christie novels, shown over three consecutive nights from Boxing Day. For those who prefer their crime gritty and contemporary, there’s a new series of Luther. On Crime/Drama TV Series The ABC Murders first aired on BBC One. It is a heartwarming tradition, isn’t it? Stuffed full of turkey, chronically drunk, British families gather round the box in the days after Christmas to watch a few grisly killings unfold and be solved. Watch The ABC Murders online on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime & other. ![]()
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