An enchanting beauty is fatally poisoned while Poirot holidays on the Greek island of Rhodes.An enchanting beauty is fatally poisoned while Poirot holidays on the Greek island of Rhodes.An enchanting beauty is fatally poisoned while Poirot holidays on the Greek island of Rhodes.
- Good Woman
- (as Sophia Olympiou)
- Custom's Officer
- (as Telemahos Emanuel)
- Purser
- (as Yannis Hadjiyannis)
- Director
- Writers
- Stephen Wakelam
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere are several references to the geopolitical context of the time, which is strongly flagged as 1935-6. There is the main front-page headline in the copy of the Daily Express read by Poirot, which refers to the Abyssinian Crisis. There are prominent portraits of Mussolini. There is Poirot's observation that the harbour on Rhodes is being fortified and finally there is Major Barnes heading to Abyssinia / Ethiopia, on the ludicrous pretence that it's to hunt ostriches.
- GoofsOn the column placed on the east pier, by the side of Agios Nikolaos Fortress, at the entrance of the Mandraki harbor, at the time in which the story is set, there was not a hind, but the Capitoline she Wolf suckling the infants Romulus and Remus.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Dicker: Oh yes, and what time do we call this, then, eh?
Postman: Don't want to get you out of bed.
[hands over letters and packages]
Dicker: No good leaving all this stuff for 56B. They're on holiday.
Postman: What, all of 'em?
Dicker: Oh, yeah. That Captain Hastings has gone off shooting things, and the secretary has gone off to visit her sister in Folkestone.
Postman: Well, what of the French one?
Dicker: Somewhere foreign. Sent me a postcard with goats on it.
Postman: Oh, yeah, I remember. Well, let's hope it keeps fine for him.
I'll start where the other reviewers have - the scenery. It's simply gorgeous. This is big-budget, theatrical movie quality - not something you expect on television. I was immediately reminded of the outstanding location shots from the 1982 Poirot film Evil Under the Sun. It's really that good. But as much as I was impressed with the wide-open land and seascape photography, I equally enjoyed the scenes on the tight streets of the old city. The scene with the blind Italian woman in her cramped house is as expertly filmed as anything in the episode. Everything looks amazing. The direction is quite good and the episode has a nice flow. The mystery elements work and (because I can't remember reading the story) the finale really surprise me. Other technical aspects (lighting, set decoration, costuming, etc.) are also top notch.
As far as the acting goes, this is another aspect of Triangle at Rhodes I really enjoyed. The cast, including the amazing David Sucheet, is as good as I've seen in the series. Two members of the cast (however) really stood out to me: Annie Lambert as the doomed Valentine and Frances Low, whose Pamela Lyall fills the Hastings role more than capably. In fact, I enjoyed Ms. Low's performance so much, I didn't miss Hastings at all. Toward the end, when Pamela says to Poirot, "I hope we shall meet again.", I couldn't have agreed more. But, alas, this is her only appearance. What a shame.
A very strong 8/10 from me.
- bensonmum2
- Jul 9, 2015
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- Kallithea Springs, Greece(Bathing beach scene)
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- Runtime50 minutes
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