![]() it’s only 3-episodes so it’s technically the length of a movie. When they are cut off from the mainland by a storm, the true reason for their presence soon becomes horribly clear. It is a superb show, refreshing and thrilling to watch. In 1939, as the world teeters on the brink of war, 10 strangers are persuaded to retreat from their troubled lives to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. There were in hindsight clues that were never picked up on and red herrings that although lead you so far, didn’t quite lead you to the guilty one and when the murderer is finally revealed it was well thought out and clever rather than just stupid. With each character having a troubled past it was impossible to single out an individual as the murderer but isn’t that what a good thriller is all about, making you think, making you work ,to get the thoughts going, watching it with others made it fun as we all had different ideas of who the killer was. When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. There’s good care on the interior shots, as it presents the claustrophobic house in light enough angle so it would still hide the clandestine nature and the audience can better familiarize the setting as integral part of story.īBC did a great job on production but this show also makes you want to give Agatha Christie more credit for being such a wonderful writer. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. It’s eerily fascinating how they can produce this single mansion on a tiny island, nearly like something out of a dream, yet might just believable enough. Every shot is designed to create a mystifying environment, sufficiently detached from reality. Visual presentation is handled with care. The setting, the wardrobe, the cinematography, damn, I’m surprise they didn’t just turn this into a movie. The production here was just simply amazing. Being a critically acclaimed story, this book really lacked a good adaptation, so it’s super refreshing to see an adaptation that actually takes the story seriously and puts the emphasis in the right areas. Many will be familiar with the original book, and as someone who have seen many adaptations of this book through film and tv, this is the best one yet. ![]() ‘An Then There Were None’ is a 3-episode limited drama series based on Agatha Christie’s masterpiece of a book with the same name.
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