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Agatha Christie Hour: Set 1 |  | Actors: John Nettles, James Grout
Studio: Acorn Media
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
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Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 300 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: ACRDAMP8413D
UPC: 054961841394
EAN: 0054961841394
ASIN: B003AND1TG
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
Release Date: July 27, 2010
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Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 07/27/2010 Run time: 257 minutes Rating: Nr
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A quintet of short stories by the unparalleled mistress of crime fiction are turned into one-hour mysteries in The Agatha Christie Hour, Set 1. What's most interesting about these episodes is that none of them are murders (well, one of them might be…); instead, they range from intriguing character portraits to whimsical comedy in a P. G. Wodehouse vein. Two feature one of Christie's lesser-known recurring characters, Parker Pyne, a retired statistician who's turned his gift for finding patterns in data to solving the problem of unhappiness. Both cases involve folk whose lives have gone flat--one, a middle-aged wife who fears her husband has eyes for his young secretary, the other a retired military officer who finds civilian life bland and tedious. With the aid of his secretary Miss Lemon and the author Ariadne Oliver, both of whom went on to appear in some Hercule Poirot tales, Pyne orchestrates adventures for his clients. The other three stories are one-off tales, all unusual in the Christie canon: In a Glass Darkly has an outright supernatural element, as a young man has a vision in a mirror of a strangling--but only after surviving World War I and marrying the woman in his vision is the truth revealed. The Girl in the Train is a sprightly comic pastiche, a spin on spy stories like The 39 Steps, in which a hapless young gentleman gets a small parcel from a mysterious young woman and ends up foiling smugglers. But the most intriguing episode of all is The Fourth Man; a troubled reporter (John Nettles of Midsomer Murders) tells a psychiatrist, a priest, and a lawyer the story of two girls whose personalities are intertwined in a strange, metaphysically sadomasochistic relationship. Christie fans in particular will find these fascinating side trips, but you don't have to be a mystery reader to enjoy these stories. --Bret Fetzer
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 Agatha Christie Hour, Set 1 September 7, 2010
Joan Leister (Sneads Ferry, NC)
The stories were very different from the usual Agatha Christie, Mrs Marple etc. We enjoyed the stories with some suprising endings expecially "In a Glass Darkly and The Fourth Man.
 These features are for true Christie fans, otherwise a bit tedious September 5, 2010
Mr. Mac (TX)
We have nearly all Agatha Christie books and DVDs. My wife was struck by this set as John Nettles was featured (albeit he was only in one.) These are not mysteries in the classic sense of Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot, although they are mysteries of a sort with twisted endings. These four stories take place in the 20s and possibly the 30s so they do provide insight to that period. For most people they are slow developing stories and a bit tedious to watch. I would only recommend this Set for die-hard Chrisie fans.
 entertaining if you do not have Poriot-Marple expectations August 23, 2010
it (Sunnyvale, CA USA)
People who are looking for mind boggling mysteries that take the brains of Poirot or the insight of Marple for solutions will be severely dissapointed. Probably enough to deposit the DVDs in the trash.
However, if you are interested in something more like light entertainment you will find it. The five programs are different combinations of slightly mystery, slightly spooky, and slightly comedy. What I like most is their portrayal of social situations and customs of the early 1920s Britian just before the collapse of the stratified social structure which was initiated by the first world war and was completed by the second war.
No mysteries here August 14, 2010
Randall Schaefer (Hastings, MI. USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
These stories were not Agatha Christie murder mysteries as I had hoped. They try to be psychological thrillers but come up very short of being thrilling. There are no murders and only weak mysteries if any. But if you set aside any "Agatha Christie" expectations, the programs are mildly enjoyable if only because they are so different from anything else you are likely to have seen on television. Still, I would be surprised if many people who view set one would ever buy set two.
 lacking content August 8, 2010
C. Luther (Oak Ridge, TN USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
These may have been presented on television in Great Britain but they lack substance. There isn't any mystery. The Agatha Christie name lured me into purchasing this set but it isn't worth it (and I won't be purchasing any future sets). Buy the Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple but not these.
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