Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about staged accidents, movable plasters, carnival rides, and cross-dressing heroines. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?,” the 2020 adaptation by Hugh Laurie.

Sponsored by Peschel Press, the publisher of annotated Agatha Christie novels by Bill Peschel.

Support Peschel Press! Visit our website to learn about our Complete, Annotated Line of Agatha Christie novels.

Look for “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” our coffee-table sized book and ebook (not coffee-table sized) collection of Teresa's reviews of 201 Agatha adaptations. Learn more at https://peschelpress.com/teresa-peschels-agatha-christie-movie-reviews/

Chapters

0:00 Introduction

4:17 General overview of the plot

6:20 Moira’s age appropriate for the story

8:02 The story vs. the novel and other TV versions

12:06 Frankie’s assertiveness vs. rudeness

13:05 The role of vicars in the class hierarchy

15:37 The backstory

20:06 Another change, working at the carnival

24:00 Investigating the Bassington-ffrench’s

26:57 Variations in Bobby playing the chauffeur

30:37 How well the end worked