60 episodes
Agatha Christie, She Watched Peschel Press
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- TV & Film
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4.1 • 12 Ratings
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Join us as Teresa Peschel watches movie and TV adaptations of the works of Agatha Christie, and discuss what she thinks of them, their positives, negatives, interesting background facts, and whether you should watch them too!
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Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep60 “A Haunting in Venice” (2023) Review
Warning: Spoiler-Free for the first 10 minutes; spoiler-heavy review afterwards! Teresa and Bill Peschel are talking about mysterious mediums, a wise child, post-war traumas, and water in the basement, a LOT of water in the basement. It’s “A Haunting in Venice,” the 2023 Hercule Poirot movie starring Sir Kenneth Branaugh in his third outing as Poirot and Tiny Fey as Ariadne Oliver.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/
Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Chapters
0:00 Introduction SPOILER-FREE ZONE
10:07 SPOILER ZONE BEGINS with the “Nemesis” connection
12:32 Poirot in retirement
14:56 Incidents that pay off later in the movie
19:12 A motif borrowed (from “Peril at End House” which I forgot to mention)
25:16 Tina Fey as Ariadne Oliver: Hit or miss?
28:29 A deeply felt movie -
Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep59 “N or M?” (2015) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about a night at the opera, comical assassinations, suitcase nukes, and seaside resorts. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “N or M?” from 2015 starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/
Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
6:18 Teresa speculates about the Tommy and Tuppence story arc
14:41 An overview of the story
18:13 Shenanigans right out of “I Love Lucy”
21:36 The guests at the Sans Souci
26:30 More missed opportunities
32:20 The problem with casting -
Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep58 “The Secret Adversary” (2015) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about queen bees, Soho whorehouses, sugar millionaires, and Commie infiltration. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Secret Adversary” from 2015 starring David Walliams and Jessica Raine as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/
Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
6:30 A change in era
8:52 Bad beekeeping
14:48 Tommy attempts to join the intelligence community
16:18 The fake sugar millionaire and his sugar cookie
19:21 The deadly assignation and an adult Albert
23:52 The missed opportunities for a good story -
Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep57 “The Mirror Crack’d” (2010) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about Egyptian queens, gossip kings, snooping party guests, and adoptions gone wrong. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side” from 2010 starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple and Joanna Lumley as Dolly Bantry.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/
Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
6:06 ITV’s reputation for Christie adaptations
9:35 The Downton Abbey connection
13:04 After failing to remember Christian Bale’s name
18:56 The (lack of) emotional intelligence of Marina Gregg
22:31 Joanna Lumley as Dolly Bantry
28:02 Summing up -
Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep56 “The Mysterious Affair at Styles” (1990) Review
Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about scarlet pimpernels, Belgian refugees, blown marriage proposals, and spill vases. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Mysterious Affair at Styles,” from the Poirot series starring David Suchet.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels: https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/
Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
5:02 The time this episode is set
8:49 Explaining the scarlet pimpernel joke
13:32 The story opens with Hastings
16:35 Coffee before bedtime, are you crazy?
17:15 Hastings goes to Styles
19:56 Why John Inglethorpe hates the interloper
24:48 The link between “Styles” and “Death on the Nile” and “Roger Ackroyd”
31:48 Poirot investigates and his wonderful toys
35:44 The importance of the Land Girls -
Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep55 “See How They Run” (2022) Review
Warning:
Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about sleazy directors,
pompous playwrights, alcoholic detectives and a murderous Agatha Christie.
Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “See How They Run,” a meta
parody of the production of “The Mousetrap” starring Sam Rockwell and Saoirse
Ronan.
Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated
Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.
Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about
our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels:
https://peschelpress.com/the-peschel-press-complete-annotated-series/
Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our a
coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of
Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at
https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:31 Christie’s future as a fictional character
5:02 What is a meta movie?
8:11 Adrien Brody at the heart of the movie
15:03 Inspector Stoppard and Constable Stalker play
dominant roles
18:56 Riddled with Easter eggs
22:42 Stalker sends Stoppard to dreamland
25:26 A movie in which you want to pay attention
27:36 Dealing with mixed-race casting
30:44 Agatha’s role at the climax
Customer Reviews
Interesting take on Agatha adaptations
I enjoy the golden age detective writers and I like reading about the adaptations on film and TV. This couple is very knowledgeable about all things Christie.
Good but audio issues
The female host is like twice as loud as the male, so you’ll be listening at one volume to hear the guy and then she’ll laugh and it’ll be super loud.
Ugh!
I respect the knowledge the hosts have, however, they lost me the moment they had to discuss the thickness of the leather corset Kenneth Branagh wore in Murder On The Orient Express. It is a waste of time, has very little to do with actual plot line of story. The female host calling Kenneth “Kevin” then referring to him as Sir Kenny is gross. It shows such a lack of respect and is awful. I cannot take anyone seriously or respect their opinion if they cannot get a simple name right. It seems all they want to do is criticize and nit pick silly details. They cannot discuss plot or even the more concerning points of some the stories like xenophobia or racism. It is embarrassing to listen to.