Editing Agatha Christie (section)

=== Adaptations ===

{{Main|Adaptations of Agatha Christie}}

Christie's works have been adapted for cinema and television. The first was the 1928 British film ''[[The Passing of Mr. Quin]]''. Poirot's first film appearance was in 1931 in ''[[Alibi (1931 film)|Alibi]]'', which starred [[Austin Trevor]] as Christie's sleuth.<ref name=":13">{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Scott |title=The Films of Agatha Christie |publisher=[[Pavilion Books|B.T. Batsford Ltd]] |year=1993 |isbn=0-7134-7205-7 |location=London}}</ref>{{Rp|14–18}} [[Margaret Rutherford]] played Marple in a series of films released in the 1960s. Christie liked her acting, but considered the first film "pretty poor" and thought no better of the rest.<ref name="thompson"/>{{Rp|430–31}}
She felt differently about the 1974 film ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'', directed by [[Sidney Lumet]], which featured major stars and high production values; her attendance at the London premiere was one of her last public outings.<ref name="thompson"/>{{Rp|476, 482}}<ref name=":13"/>{{Rp|57}} In 2017, a new film version was released, directed by [[Kenneth Branagh]], who also starred, wearing "the most extravagant mustache moviegoers have ever seen".<ref>{{cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=2 November 2017 |title=Film Review: 'Murder on the Orient Express' |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/murder-on-the-orient-express-review-1202605173/ |access-date=10 April 2020 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424095929/https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/murder-on-the-orient-express-review-1202605173/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Branagh has since directed two more adaptations of Christie, ''[[Death on the Nile (2022 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' (2022) and its sequel ''[[A Haunting in Venice]]'' (2023), the latter an adaptation of her 1969 novel ''[[Hallowe'en Party]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=1 October 2019 |title=Fox & Kenneth Branagh's All-Star Agatha Christie Movie 'Death On The Nile' Begins Production In UK |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/death-nile-movie-agatha-christie-begins-production-uk-1202749028/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002133821/https://deadline.com/2019/10/death-nile-movie-agatha-christie-begins-production-uk-1202749028/ |archive-date=2 October 2019 |access-date=1 November 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=19 July 2023 |title=Kenneth Branagh Battles Supernatural Forces in 'Haunting in Venice' Trailer |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kenneth-branagh-haunting-in-venice-trailer-1235539800/ |access-date=1 November 2023 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

The television adaptation ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' (1989–2013), with [[David Suchet]] in the title role, ran for 70 episodes over 13 series. It received nine [[BAFTA]] award nominations and won four BAFTA awards in 1990–1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=poirot |title=BAFTA Awards Database |work=BAFTA.org |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20130529070546/http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=poirot |archive-date=29 May 2013 |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> The television series ''[[Miss Marple (TV series)|Miss Marple]]'' (1984–1992), with [[Joan Hickson]] as "the BBC's peerless Miss Marple", adapted all 12 Marple novels.<ref name="thompson"/>{{Rp|500}} The French television series {{Lang|fr|[[Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie]]}} (2009–2012, 2013–2020), adapted 36 of Christie's stories.<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie |url=https://www.agathachristie.com/film-and-tv/les-petits-meurtres-dagatha-christie |website=The Home of Agatha Christie |language=en-US |access-date=3 May 2020 |archive-date=10 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410201059/https://www.agathachristie.com/film-and-tv/les-petits-meurtres-dagatha-christie |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie |url=https://www.france.tv/france-2/les-petits-meurtres-d-agatha-christie/ |access-date=3 May 2020 |website=[[France TV]] |language=fr |archive-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222055412/https://www.france.tv/france-2/les-petits-meurtres-d-agatha-christie/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Christie's books have also been adapted for [[BBC Radio]], [[Agatha Christie (video game series)|a video game series]], and [[graphic novel]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 Extra – Hercule Poirot – Episode guide |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03js5pl/episodes/guide |access-date=5 May 2020 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308150251/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03js5pl/episodes/guide |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 Extra – Miss Marple – Episode guide |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03p87br/episodes/guide |access-date=5 May 2020 |website=BBC |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309054615/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03p87br/episodes/guide |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Games |url=https://www.agathachristie.com/games |website=The Home of Agatha Christie |language=en-US |access-date=5 May 2020 |archive-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426051701/https://www.agathachristie.com/games |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Agatha Christie Graphic Novels Series |url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/61511-agatha-christie-graphic-novels |website=goodreads |access-date=5 May 2020 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308125311/https://www.goodreads.com/series/61511-agatha-christie-graphic-novels |url-status=live}}</ref>