Agatha Christie : Dix petits nègres

This is a very watchable adaptation, but any Christie purist should find there are some arbitrary modifications to the story for no good reason. Most of them can't be explained as necessary adaptations for translation to the screen. Some of them are relatively inconsequential, and a couple might even be enhancements Dame AC would have endorsed (such as the play on the "bee sting" that has always struck me as a weak point in the book, which Christie even seems to acknowledge in the epilogue); but other changes did nothing to improve the story and some arguably weaken it. Namely, one of the elements of the book that makes it so intriguing is that the prior sins of those being picked off on the island have some element of moral ambiguity, or at least uncertain culpability. Turning some of those into blatantly cold-blooded crimes takes away from the murderer's motivation of serving justice for crimes "the law couldn't touch" for various reasons. Anyone who's not a purist won't be phased, and the series is worth watching. Good production value and great cast.

As much as I have enjoyed watching Miss Marple and Poirot on TV over the past few years I must admit I have never read an Agatha Christie novel, and although I was familiar with the basic outline of And Then There Were None, 10 people on an island being murdered one by one, I didn't expect it to be so good.

The setting on an isolated island was intriguing, the tie in with the 10 Little Indians poem was clever and the disappearing figures with each death was a wonderful twist.

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. 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.

You do have to give Agatha Christie credit even without her much loved 'old dear' and moustached, funny little Belgium man she could write a great who done it, and without the characteristic or familiar settings of these two detectives she was able to go further with the story line, delve deeper into the dark side of human nature.

It has certainly left me wanting more, and has left me intrigued as to other Agatha Christie novels that don't feature her more famous characters. Here's hoping they adapt more of her novels on TV or indeed maybe I should just pick up a book! lol

Reading back several reviews I had posted back in 1998 that I wished for a remake of And then there were none. Considering it's the world's biggest selling mystery it's taken a while for a new adaptation. Well done BBC with 2015's new interpretation, talk about hitting the mark, having not long read the book it's almost as I'd picture it. Fantastic casting, particularly impressed with Charles Dance and Aidan Turner, both have such a commanding personality. The scenery is utterly breathtaking, again the island and house are exactly as I picture them, the interior of the house was jaw dropping, you really believed it to be owned by a Hollywood star.

I was really pleased when I heard the news that this was being remade, I approached with caution, as some of the recent adaptations of Dame Agatha's work haven't been works of brilliance, but this hit the mark, one of those shows you don't want to end!! 10/10

I'm a big fan of Agatha Christie, and I would say this adaptation did not disappoint me at all. The cast are strong, the plots are entwined yet intriguing, and the settings are on point! The only thing I could possibly argue about are those solider figurines. They are quite postmodern and different from what I expected haha! Anyway, I highly recommend this miniseries to everyone! If you're not sure whether or not to give it a try, I'll say it only takes 3 hrs to go through all the episodes. Why not give it a shot?

An absolutely fantastic adaptation of one of Agatha Christie's masterpieces. There have been countless film and stage versions produced over the years, but now we finally have something closer to the tone of the original novel. Yes, they've updated it with a few changes (some work, some don't) but overall this is an extremely entertaining miniseries that understands what made the book work so well in the first place.

Everything about this BBC production was pitch-perfect…the casting, locations, cinematography, atmosphere, music. It was a terrific visual representation of how I pictured everything in my head when first reading the book. I was also extremely happy to see we finally have an English language version that keeps the book's original ending!

Running almost three hours long means they've added some padding to the source material, but there's no denying what a wonderfully gripping and suspenseful murder mystery this is. Great performances, terrific production values and filled with a constant sense of dread and paranoia. This is Agatha Christie done properly and gets my highest recommendation.