Agatha and the Midnight Murders

In a bid to make a private cash sale of a manuscript, therefore, she decides to kill off her most famous character, Hercule Poirot.

The action takes place in a hotel where Christie expects to complete the transaction.

Christie and her bodyguard encounter the prospective buyers and a varied group of hotel guests.

Writing in The Guardian, Euan Ferguson said: "It was a mess: ill-plotted, playing bits for laughs or for horror without ever achieving either.

"[5] Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph gave the show 2 out of 5 stars, writing: "All of the characters' behavior felt a little weird, and it was not clear if that was by accident or design.