![]() Having said that some of the flashbacks are quite interesting and do help to generate the air of menace that gradually builds up throughout the series. Admittedly, these do help flesh out the characters somewhat, but they do also slow down the narrative structure. If I had any criticism of the series it would be that I thought that the story was dragged out a little bit, with the tale extended by the frequent use of moody flashbacks. There’s also some great locations and excellent period detail, which is kind of what we’ve come to expect from a BBC commissioned series.Īccompanying the sumptuous visuals is an excellent, ominous score and, if the cast and writing doesn’t shout out ‘quality drama’, then the photography confirms it, with some lovely set pieces, including a great aerial drone shot looking down into a huge blow hole found at the craggy edge of the island. ![]() In fact all the cast do really well and manage to bring some fairly two-dimensional characters into full-blown 3D life. With a stellar cast, including the likes of Charles Dance, Sam Neil and Miranda Richardson, you know you’re in good hands and so this impressive TV drama proves. All the characters are quite unpleasant in their own ways. I’ve never been a huge fan of Christie’s amateur detectives, which is probably why I like this story so much since it doesn’t have a hero in it. In fact it’s actually quite ahead of its time and seems to pick up on the horrors looming out of pre-war Germany. However, I will say that this is probably Agatha Christie’s best story, and it’s certainly one of her darkest. I’d probably best not say any more about the plot of this TV series as it will only spoil your enjoyment, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the story. Obviously today we don’t use the word ‘Indians’ in such a manner, hence the change to ‘soldiers’, although give it another few years and that word is bound to offend someone…Īs the bodies start to pile up, and as the storm rages outside, paranoia grows as each of the guests start to feel that one of the others might be the killer and they’ll be next on the kill list. One little Indian boy left all alone so he went out and hanged himself and then there were none. Two little Indians sittin’ in the sun one got all frizzled up and then there was one. Three little Indians walking in the zoo a big bear hugged one and then there were two. Six little Indians playing with a hive a bumblebee stung one and then there were five.įive little Indians going in for law one got chancery and then there were four.įour little Indians feelin’ ill at sea a red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Seven little Indians chopping up sticks the chopper finished one of them and then there were six. Nine little Indians staying up quite late one overslept himself and then there were eight.Įight little Indians traveling to heaven one met a pussycat and then there were seven. ![]() Ten little Indians went out to dine one choked his little self and then there were nine. As the weather turns for the worst the group find themselves stranded on the menacing isle, and with their would-be hosts weirdly absent.ĭuring a dinner party, on the first night, one of the group dies from some sort of poisoning, and the house maid dies mysteriously in her bed, which prompts one of the guests to wonder if their deaths are linked to a rather dark poem that seems to be hanging up in every bedroom, namely ‘Ten Little Soldiers’, although in the original story it reads: On arrival they are greeted by an equally strange couple of housekeepers who also seem to have a murky past all of their own. Set in 1939, just months before WWII breaks out, the series follow eight strangers with dubious pasts who are summoned to Soldier Island, off the coast of Devon, under various pretexts. Cast: Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Maeve Dermody, Burn Gorman, Anna Maxwell Martin, Miranda Richardson, Toby Stephens, Noah Taylor, Aidan Turnerīased on Dame Agatha Christie’s 1939 crime novel, originally published as Ten Little Niggers, then renamed as Ten Little Indians and later renamed again to And Then There Were None – somewhat understandably – this mini-series is a beautifully crafted piece of television, which will please fans of the novel and crime story fans in general.
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