The miniseries’ method of the murders so to speak was over simplified and a far cry from Christie’s original work, which was such a shame. By the end major changes were taking place, changing large and sometimes vital parts of the storyline. Changing the beginning by ommitting the murder of the priest meant the whole story line was altered, resulting in more changes throughout. Straight away it was clear that Phelps had made changes to Christie’s original book. Will Mark be able to stop the murders in time or is he cursed to die in the exact same way? Mark is startled by Much Deeping, especially since his deceased wife Delphine had visited just before she died.Īlthough creepy there is nothing outwardly sinister about Much Deeping or the witches, however Mark realises his time is running out when he notices his hair falling out (a common occurence among all of the deceased). Osborne believes that witches are behind the deaths and directs Mark to The Pale Horse, the home of three supposed witches who live in the village of Much Deeping.
Mark decides to look into the list and meets Zachariah Osborne (Bertie Carvel), another man on the list who is still alive. Mark is called in to questioning, especially since his is the only full name on the list also followed by a question mark, however Mark knows nothing of the dead woman and only recognises a few names names on the list. One name on the list is Mark Easterbrook (Rufus Sewell), a man whose wife Delphine (Georgina Campbell) died recently causing him to remarry his friend Hermia (Kaya Scodelario). The Pale Horse TV miniseries begins when a list of names is found in a dead woman’s shoe, investigating the list Inspector Lejeune (Sean Pertwee) discovers that most of the names on the list have all recently died of seemingly natural causes. Personally I’ve liked some of her adaptations and disliked some of them, with my love for The Pale Horse however I was hoping there wouldn’t be too many changes. Now adaptation wise there is a certian divide among fans on the subject on the Sarah Phelps Christie adaptations because she’s known to make certian changes. The premise and the way the murders were carried out just blew me away and I thought it was complete genius. I first read The Pale Horse late last year and I was completely blown away, I’d read Christie’s work before but reading The Pale Horse was like something clicked and I fully understood why Christie is known as the “Queen of Crime”.
The annual Agatha Christie adaptations are something I look forward to every year and I always try to make sure I’ve read the book before watching.
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