“And There Were None” Agatha Christie starred in August on TV

The world is on the brink of war. Ten complete strangers abandon their daily troubles and go to Soldiers’ Island, off the English coast of Devon. They are cut off from the mainland by bad weather, and the mansion’s hosts suddenly disappear. The guests, each with a murderous secret, begin to die – one by one, according to the rules of the preschool nursery rhyme “Ten Soldiers”.

“And there was no one left” – the heroes will die one by one

Reckless playboy. Fallen judge. Nervous businessman. Harley Street Doctor. God-fearing miss. A secret governess. A guilty general. A ruthless mercenary. Two restless servants… Ten strangers are cut off from civilization, and their hosts, the UN Owen country, have disappeared somewhere. Each guest is accused of an unusual and terrible crime – tapes of the accusations begin to resound throughout the mansion just after dinner. As visitors begin to realize that neither of them has seen the missing Owns, the real reason for their presence on the island becomes frighteningly clear: they are about to be executed, one by one.

The sun rises and sets over a lonely island, and the number of guests is shrinking day by day due to their invisible enemy – up to seven, up to six, up to five … The next murders seem to be related to the sinister rhyme from the “Ten Soldiers” kindergarten, the content of which hangs in every room. As their chances of survival decrease, the mutual suspicion of the guests turns into a feeling of collective extermination. Among them there is no genius detective who will save their lives and name the villain – they only have themselves, but they are unable to trust themselves. As night approaches, each guest must face the darkest truths from their past – revenge is soon to come.

After another murder, participants lose their last hope of survival and begin to come to terms with their inevitable fate. Their sense of fear gives way to a need for insane, last-ditch fun, full of sexual tension, before UN Owen – whoever he is – shows up to finish them off.

The culmination of Owen’s murderous frenzy will turn out to be much stranger than anyone expected … In London, detectives Maine and Pinnock are on the trail of the same psychopath – will they be able to unravel the mystery and reach the island before the perpetrator completes the execution program? Or maybe the events on the island will turn out to be the most perfect murder plan ever devised, because according to the rules of the “Ten Soldiers” nursery rhyme … there will be no one left at the end.

A controversial title

The first British edition of Agatha Christa’s book telling this story was published in 1939 under a different title referring to a different version of a countdown, which was translated into Polish as “Ten Negroes” – both this and, above all, the term originally used by the writer is considered offensive . The last London edition under this title was published in 1979.

In the USA, from 1940, the book was sold under the title “And Then There Were None” (“And there was no one anymore”) and this is what is used today in all countries where the novel is published (in Poland since 2004 ).

The two-part drama “And There Was No One” will be shown in Epic Drama on August 6th and 7th at 9:30 pm.