Masterpiece Mystery (TV Series) Hercule Poirot, Series X: Third Girl (2010) User Reviews

Why so many changes to the story?

[gam3 · 7/10 · 6 August 2023]

I really don't understand what the screen writer was thinking when they made this adaptation. I can see making changes for time or even some content, but the changes they made here only made the story more complicated. Did they writer think they where going to be able to write something better that Agatha Christie?

It just was not believable that they would put up the retired nanny in her own apartment and then have the daughter have to share a room.

I guess they did not want the Doctor to be in the show and they still wanted a love interest for the girl, but this still does not explain the half sister or the Nanny.

It is an okay story it not much to convoluted at the end and certainly not as good a the original story. Suchet's Peirot is so good it is always worth watching, however the final season certainly had many issues.

Far too complicated!

[teroden · 4/10 · 7 September 2023]

I really wanted to give "The Third Girl" a 1 or 2 rating, but David Suchet's performance kept me from grabbing the remote and making a hasty exit. He is superb as usual, but even Suchet cannot perform miracles with a crappy script, and second-rate actors, meaning, of course, the 3 girls who share a flat in London. The plot is mercilessly convoluted, and there are too many surprises thrown in towards the end. Don't try to figure out "who dunnit"! That's not possible. The role of Norma (Jemima Rooper) is critical to the plot, yet she is poorly portrayed and unbelievable. The same goes for David Baker, and the wannabe actress. If you're not a Poirot fan, don't waste your time here.