tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post4690543734374557192..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Poirot and a Lake District MysteryMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-2466840142743621672009-11-24T22:17:12.853+00:002009-11-24T22:17:12.853+00:00Thank you very much for these comments.
Nan, I don...Thank you very much for these comments.<br />Nan, I don't know Netflix, but I thought this episode was a good example of light entertainment. Undemanding compared even to many Christies, but still nicely done. Exton was very capable. So I hope you can track it down.<br />Deb, you are right about the padding!<br />The Lakes are a by-word for rain, but the torrential downpours that have affected Cumbria in the past week exceed anything experienced before. It's shocking to see bridges that have stood for over a century destroyed by the sheer weight of water, and it is bound to be quite a time before some communities recover.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-58532959238526504842009-11-24T20:41:38.675+00:002009-11-24T20:41:38.675+00:00I think I've seen most of the Poirots--I have ...I think I've seen most of the Poirots--I have a vague memory of this one. We've started watching them again now that our kids are older and enjoy watching along with us. The thing I notice now that I didn't notice so much the first time around is the extended car or foot chases used to pad out the time.<br /><br />I was unaware of the Lake District flooding. I live in a flood-prone area myself and it's never easy when the rain starts falling (and falling and falling). My heart goes out to anyone affected.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-49732973602377698142009-11-24T15:40:05.563+00:002009-11-24T15:40:05.563+00:00I can't seem to find this on Netflix and yet t...I can't seem to find this on Netflix and yet they offer zillions of Poirots. :<( I'll keep looking. I so enjoy watching those four characters interact.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-39611155934004921902009-11-24T14:10:25.550+00:002009-11-24T14:10:25.550+00:00I’m right with you over the horror of the floods i...I’m right with you over the horror of the floods in Cumbria. When we see images of collapsed bridges and the stricken faces of flood victims returning home to mud and devastation, it puts other things in perspective, doesn’t it?<br /><br />Thank goodness for the excellence of the emergency services, from those mounting rescue operations by dinghy and helicopter to the homelessness teams placing people in temporary accommodation. I know all our thoughts will be with the wife and family of PC Bill Barker, who was swept to his death whilst bravely protecting the public, when Northside Bridge collapsed into the River Derwent at Workington on Friday.<br /><br />Against all the misery and ruination, it has at least been heartening to witness the response of communities, with people coming together to help each other through, in true British style.<br /><br />PaulPaul Beechnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-23711101604991489702009-11-24T13:51:06.491+00:002009-11-24T13:51:06.491+00:00I've never been entirely happy with any of the...I've never been entirely happy with any of the TV or film adaptations of Christie's work.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-23181526578925736482009-11-24T12:44:36.228+00:002009-11-24T12:44:36.228+00:00I agree with Kerrie - TV versions readily change s...I agree with Kerrie - TV versions readily change so much about a story. Sometimes, as with this one, the changes work. Other times, I'm really disappointed in them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-30332063851686974542009-11-24T10:38:16.429+00:002009-11-24T10:38:16.429+00:00Martin, I hope life returns to at least a semblanc...Martin, I hope life returns to at least a semblance of normalcy to the folks in the Lake District, soon. Awful footage I've seen on TV recently!<br /><br />"Double Sin" I don't remember at all--but if it was in a collection, that might be why. It sounds like the film version was fun to watch.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-84415063036124265442009-11-24T08:35:25.053+00:002009-11-24T08:35:25.053+00:00I'm really amazed at the ease with which TV ve...I'm really amazed at the ease with which TV versions change locations, and even characters, of original stories!Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.com