The Agatha Christie Code

Agatha Christie's novels have been translated into 44 languages and sold in 103 countries. After Shakespeare, she is the world's bestselling author in any genre with over 2 billion books sold. On the 75th anniversary of the creation of one of her most famous characters, the immortal spinster sleuth Miss Maple, comes this documentary. In a game of sleuth and deduction it sets out to solve one of the greatest puzzles; just what makes Agatha Christie such a successful writer?

The documentary introduces viewers to new fields of scientific enquiry using sophisticated computer analysis of Christie's every word, her sentence structure, story arcs, poisons used, red herrings, clues and so on. Produced with the full co-operation of Chorion, the company that owns the Agatha Christie estate, this documentary, just like one of her famous stories, combines all the thrills of a real detective investigation with the exciting race for a new scientific discovery. Includes scenes from the Agatha Christie film Evil Under The Sun (starring Peter Ustinov) and the West End stage production of And Then There Were None.

Narrated by Joanna Lumley, and including comments from the definitive Poirot, actor David Suchet, this fascinating deconstruction of the famous author's works will appeal to readers, writers and lovers of mystery.

Featuring interviews with David Suchet (Agatha Christie's Poirot), Sylvia Syms, Tara Fitzgerald, Jennifer Agutter, hypnotist Paul McKenna and crime writer Val McDermid.

Genre: Documentary
Narrated by: Joanna LumleyRated: PG
Running Time: 50 minutes

Special Features: Interviews and 16:9 anamorphic widescreen.