There are 3 episodes for this television adaption, and while I watched the first episode I kept thinking that we definitely need a vaccine to fight excessive flashbacks. Honestly, the first episode had so many flashbacks...in fact many were mere snippets of flashbacks...that they were confusing and I almost gave up watching this series. Fortunately, they seemed to get things under control in the second and third episodes.
Some say this version is HEAVILY adapted from Agatha Christie's original story, and I don't know, but as whole, it's done very well.
Bill Nighy is excellent here as the father, and it's interesting how he goes from what seems to be the sympathetic father figure to a bit of a monster. Anthony Boyle plays the son and accused murderer of his mother; I'm not going to decide on how good an actor he is based on this film; undecided. Anna Chancellor is the evil adoptive mother...plays the bad mother very well. Morven Christie is perfect as the housekeeper with a secret. Crystal Clarke is one of the daughters here, and again, I'm going to have to see more of her before I can decide how good an actress she is. Christian Cooke did well as another of the sons. Alice Eve as the future wife of Nighy...well, difficult to tell. The more I see Matthew Goode, the more he impresses me. He does very well here as a very unsympathetic adopted son. I thought Eleanor Tomlinson was quite good as the wife of a broken (literally and figurately man). The standout here may be Luke Treadaway, who plays Jack's potential alibi, who has also been in an acylium.
Stick with it. Once you get past all the mini-flashbacks, you can enjoy a tale well told. Brian McCardie as Bellamy Gould, chief detective
Some say this version is HEAVILY adapted from Agatha Christie's original story, and I don't know, but as whole, it's done very well.
Bill Nighy is excellent here as the father, and it's interesting how he goes from what seems to be the sympathetic father figure to a bit of a monster. Anthony Boyle plays the son and accused murderer of his mother; I'm not going to decide on how good an actor he is based on this film; undecided. Anna Chancellor is the evil adoptive mother...plays the bad mother very well. Morven Christie is perfect as the housekeeper with a secret. Crystal Clarke is one of the daughters here, and again, I'm going to have to see more of her before I can decide how good an actress she is. Christian Cooke did well as another of the sons. Alice Eve as the future wife of Nighy...well, difficult to tell. The more I see Matthew Goode, the more he impresses me. He does very well here as a very unsympathetic adopted son. I thought Eleanor Tomlinson was quite good as the wife of a broken (literally and figurately man). The standout here may be Luke Treadaway, who plays Jack's potential alibi, who has also been in an acylium.
Stick with it. Once you get past all the mini-flashbacks, you can enjoy a tale well told. Brian McCardie as Bellamy Gould, chief detective