Readers who like Agatha Christie have a unique name for Agatha, Grandma. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Grandma is the best-selling author in human history. Of all forms of writing, only the total sales of the Bible and the writings of William Shakespeare were above her. The works I have been exposed to so far are mainly speculative novels featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple.
Grandma's works are many, the writing style is also mostly based on British novels, large sections of the plot mainly rely on the protagonist's mouth to speak vernacular, like the editor who can't remember the names of foreign people, the intricate character relationship is a headache, the book once can't read to give up. Until one day suddenly found that Polo and Marple actually have a TV series version, it is almost like a treasure to be ecstatic and ecstatic to celebrate ah ~ Well, there is no such exaggeration, Polo and Marple TV series production is very good, the actor has a very good grasp of the role in the book. Miss Marple's TV series changed the protagonist once in the middle, but it did not affect the viewing, the two lead actors have their own strengths, but they all showed the essence of Miss Marple. The most important thing is that watching TV dramas is much more energetic than watching the original novels, eliminating a large section of dialogue, it doesn't matter if you can't remember the name of the person, in your heart a nickname and face to face become...
It is also a big project to look at Grandma's works once and for all. Here I have the privilege of appreciating and discussing Grandma's works with you.
The first episode of this opening episode is about a strange experience of a cook
This is where Polo lived and worked, one of the apartments, directly opposite a park. In post-war Britain, there should be such a place to live in the conditions should be very superior.
It is reasonable to say that the protagonist should be put first, but the first thing the camera gives is this pair of shoes... Now it seems to have a good feature, it should be a leather shoe on top, how to say it, like a lady's foot pants like something on the shoe. This thing, like Polo's crutches and Polo's moustache, is a distinctive feature of Polo in the play, and it constantly appears in the play. And Polo seems to have only run once in the play, and no matter how tight the time is at other times, Polo is walking in small steps with crutches.
This is our mustache Polo
This is Captain Hastings, Polo's assistant, who is mainly responsible for dullness and cuteness!
This is Polo's secretary, Miss Lemon, who at first seems a little dispensable, and then the scene is heavy, and he has helped with the investigation several times, and has a sharp intuition unique to women.
After the introduction of the main characters, they will not be introduced after that, and directly enter the main topic. This lady is the principal of this issue and wants Polo to find her missing cook.
Polo refused at first, we are specialized in investigating homicides, can't you just look for the patrol police?
This client is very angry about the cook's resignation, and must be a food lover
Polo is good at this, others are right, we will listen, it just so happens that we are now stuffy and have nothing to do, and we urgently need a case to loosen our bones.
Polo frantically seduced the little servant in the client's house ~ (~ ̄ ▽ ̄) ~ In the words of World War I and World War II, there were still many people in British high society who hired housekeepers and servants in their homes. In the later episodes, big entrepreneurs generally have a big house, have an old housekeeper, and a kitchen lady gardener or something. Rich celebrities generally either live alone or have an old butler. Servants are rare. At that time, the social status of stars was still slightly lower than that of old rich people and capitalists.
Polo and Hastings's "field investigation", I like the role of Polo here, dressed in a bright foot on the do not know what animal it is, constantly nagging and complaining, is an ordinary person ~ ~
When writing the article, I try not to mention spoilers related to the progress of the plot, after all, the detective reasoning still has to enjoy the surprise of the ending.