The Lady Vanishes

[sandyRoe]

On BBC1 tonight at 8.30. I wonder will it be anywhere near as good as the 1939 film?

[aelmpvw]

i'll be very surprised if it is but recording it nevertheless

[March-Hare]

I am recording it too - never seen the film so can't compare but looks good from the trailer ...... but then most things do don't they!!!
Sadly reality is often different!

[sandyRoe]

I think if tonight's version is half as good as the film it will do.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_Vanishes_%281938_film%29

[Buenchico]

Agatha Christie novels seem to work best for modern audiences if there's an element of humour in them. That's partly why the original film version still holds up so well today. (It's also why 'Poirot' worked well on TV when the director allowed plenty of humorous interplay between Poirot, Japp, Hastings and Miss Lemon but less well when a new director decided to focus purely on the mystery side of the plot).

It will be interesting to see whether the new TV version of The Lady Vanishes 'plays it straight' or allows a little humour to boost the story.

[smurfchops]

Hope so, looking forward to it. At least its on in one part and not six weeks ...

[aelmpvw]

i see what you're saying Buenchico but it isn't a story by Agatha Christie

[Buenchico]

>>>i see what you're saying Buenchico but it isn't a story by Agatha Christie

Buenchico bangs his head on the desk and asks himself why he's always assumed that AC wrote it! It must be something about the style of the writing, although I admit that I've never read the original novel. ('The Wheel Spins' by Ethel Lina White - Thank you, Wikipedia!).

My point holds true, I think, though. Mystery novels from that period tend to work best on screen when there's a bit of humour injected into them.

[chrissa1]

From the trailer, it looks like the two main characters get quite passionate. That's nothing like the original.

[March-Hare]

That's me put right too then!!! I thought it was one of Aggie's!!

[factor-fiction]

Yes , it's easy to confuse this with Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.
I'm going to watch it because although I've seen both I get confused as to which one is which

[netibiza]

Just seen the trailer and fancy it.

[DJHawkes]

I thought I'd been watching 'Murder On the orient express' for the last half hour tut

[vernonk]

All the characters, especially the lead, are very stressed all the time. Not relaxing viewing.

[yelenots]

It looked really good from the trailer but I'm not enjoying it at all!
Headwreck & DJhawkes.....very true!!

[douglas9401]

It made me get up and wash the dishes.

[giveup]

Have changed channels,found it a bit tedious.Not a patch on the original.Now watc hing Lewis (again)

[Hopkirk]

I'm also recording it - apparently they went back to the original book, not to the film so you shouldn't compare them.