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Appointment With Death

go_leafs_nation 23 Sep 08 at 10:43 a.m. GMT

I asked this question on the old website, but I didn't get an answer before the new one came up (love this one, by the way).

AWD with David Suchet has many changes in it. But what role does Sister Agnieszka, the Polish nun, play???

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M_Hercule_Poirot 23 Sep 08 at 11:23 a.m. GMT

I'm sorry I can't answer your question but I have one of my own. Is the DS version of AWD airing in England in early October?

littlegrey76 23 Sep 08 at 3:08 p.m. GMT

someone can tell me when the new episodes will be airing in italy?

Malavasi the italian distributors don't answer me or wasn't able to answer me about this question.

Sanna 29 Sep 08 at 10:11 a.m. GMT

GoLeafs, do you want a regular spoiler or just a hint?

Sanna 29 Sep 08 at 10:57 p.m. GMT

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Ok, can't wait for a reply, sorry ;) Her being a nun is a cover-up, she's actually involved in white-slave trade.

go_leafs_nation 30 Sep 08 at 1 a.m. GMT

Thanks, Sanna. I'm not looking forward particularily to the final episode. But at least I might not shoot my TV now. :)

GKCfan 30 Sep 08 at 4:40 a.m. GMT

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I just didn't want "Appointment" to devolve to the disgusting depths of McEwan's "Nemesis."

geoffas 30 Sep 08 at 11:19 a.m. GMT

I understand that Appointment with Death is being held back to be shown next year to mark 20 years of David Suchet's Poirot. It looks as if it may be on the DVD set to be released on 6/10 as it's being adverstised as a 4 DVD set.

go_leafs_nation 30 Sep 08 at 8:56 p.m. GMT

Just one last question. There were rumours at one point that Tim Curry would be in it. Did he end up appearing after all?

shanty_sleuth 01 Oct 08 at 2:16 a.m. GMT

I can answer that. Tim Curry is in it, as Lord Boyton, Lady Boynton's husband and the head archaeologist of the dig to unearth the head of St. John the Baptist in Syria. Apparently his character is quite oblivious to his wife's evilness.

wolfbridge 01 Oct 08 at 1:41 p.m. GMT

Appointment with Death - just had it. It was excellent :)

I didnt read the book and probably never will in this lifetime.

shanty_sleuth 01 Oct 08 at 7:30 p.m. GMT

Was it shown again in Sweden?

geoffas 08 Oct 08 at 10:13 a.m. GMT

I can confirm that Appointment with Death is included in the new Poirot 7 collection. I haven't watched it yet. There don't appear to be any extras.

wolfbridge 08 Oct 08 at 12:16 p.m. GMT

yes there are no extras. who needs em anyway. also got my Marple Set 3 today.

squatty 08 Oct 08 at 6:08 p.m. GMT

Geoffas - is that the colection that is due to go sale in the UK? The listings I have seen for Poirot 7 in the UK do not include Appointment With Death

geoffas 08 Oct 08 at 8:46 p.m. GMT

squatty

Geoffas - is that the colection that is due to go sale in the UK? The listings I have seen for Poirot 7 in the UK do not include Appointment With Death

Yes,it was released Oct 6. I got mine from Play.com. You're right it isn't listed but is indeed included!

go_leafs_nation 22 Oct 08 at 11:55 p.m. GMT

I'm going to be ill... I just saw APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH. After a very promising first 1/2 hour (I agree with the comments thus far- Cheryll Campbell was a perfect Mrs. Boynton), the production rapidly decreased into cheap Hollywood-ish junk. SPOILERS! I also can't believe they had the NERVE to change the killer! The "accomplice" is really the brains of the operation, and the identity just shocked me! Why, oh, why has Poirot turned to such blasphemy??? END OF SPOILERS! Now, this is not to say the movie was not enjoyable. It was decent entertainment (thank David Suchet and Cheryll Campbell for that; Tim Curry did O.K. despite his non-existant role), but it was at the same time horrendous. I can't believe studio bigwigs actually thought Agatha Christie needed such drastic "improvement". My predictions were correct after all. I am very disappointed.

Aurora 23 Oct 08 at 5:14 p.m. GMT

Go Leafs, I totally agree. It was soooo bad I fell asleep at the first attempt but my husband said it was such a train reck of an adaptation I had to try again. Even great actors playing brilliants roles (DS, Cheryl Campbell) couldn't save this from Room 101. Please don't let this be "the 20th aniversary of David Suchet" show. It just does not do him or any of the previous ones justice. In my view, the worst so far.

squatty 23 Oct 08 at 5:32 p.m. GMT

Something is going terribly wrong with the current season of Poirot. Is it beaause new writers or production team are trying to put their own stamp on the series? I actually think this is very disrespectful of the previous standards set. The writers and producers of Morse changed most series but they always stuck to the production values that led to the series being such a great success. It would be awful if the great series of Poirot has its reputation ruined by these very shoddy episodes. I re-watched Taken At The Flood the other day and the gulf in quality between that film and the latest ones is enormous.

Marc_Anton 23 Oct 08 at 8:26 p.m. GMT

I saw Appointment with Death and tried to post my rather lengthy view on this episode but unfortunately my post was (again) refused. I must have used a 'naughty' word (unintentionally) somewhere. Really, this nonsence must stop! I am not surprised there is so little action on this Forum, when you have to look over your texts with a magnifying glass to see if there are no 'inappropriate' terms used. It is is not very stimulating when you spend time and effort on a contribution and the word-blocker prevents you from publishing it.  Is it to protect the 12-year olds on this Forum from being exposed to 'dirty' words? You will be surprised the words kids know (and use) nowadays!  Could the moderator/editor of this Forum come up with a list of 'forbidden words' we are not allowed to use? It would be most helpfull. Well, I see now that at least there is an edit function, that is an improvement. ...

Aurora 24 Oct 08 at 11:18 a.m. GMT

I agree. Let's have a list somewhere on the site in a format which protects the easily offended (e.g. B*****d, The L Word)but will save those of us who use words correctly from wasting time writing long posts only to have them rejected. As I've said elsewhere on this site if the name of a major UK airline owned by Richard Branson is on there then I think someone really needs to get a life.