Death on the Nile (Ep. 119)

Adapt or Perish

With Episode 119 of Adapt or Perish, after more than 100 episodes, we're finally returning to Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, and Death on the Nile!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Agatha Christie's original 1937 novel
• The 1978 theatrical movie, directed by John Guillermin, written by Anthony Shaffer, and starring Peter Ustinov, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, David Niven, and Maggie Smith
• The 2004 feature-length episode of Poirot, directed by Andy Wilson, written by Kevin Elyot, and starring David Suchet, Emma Griffiths Malin, Emily Blunt, JJ Field, James Fox, Judy Parfitt, and Frances de la Tour
• The 2022 theatrical movie, directed by Kenneth Branagh, written by Michael Green, and starring Branagh, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, and Letitia Wright

Footnotes:

• Adapt or Perish Episode 15: Murder on the Orient Express
• Looper (2012)
• Playing Shakespeare Episode 8: Exploring a Character with David Suchet and Patrick Stewart
• David Suchet and Patrick Stewart collaborating on a scene from King John (NOT Richard III, as we thought in the episode)

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