Agatha Christie expert tells BBC to stop messing with beloved writer’s crime plots

Mia Farrow and Simon MacCorkindale in the 1978 film version of Agatha Christie's thriller 'Death On The Nile. Photo: Paramount Pictures

Anita Singh
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The BBC should stop rewriting the plots of Agatha Christie novels and come up with original ideas instead, an expert on her work has said.

Christie was “precious” about her work and objected during her lifetime to TV adaptations which departed from her storylines, said Andrew Wilson, an author who has spent years researching the crime writer.