Mrs Nicoletis has a cousin Giorgios who buys the smuggled diamonds. Sabrina Fair is not used as a base for the smuggling racket in this adaptation.She is killed by stabbing and not by poisoning. She also owned the rucksack shop at Hickory Road. In the original Poirot believe she was only the visible front. Mrs Nicoletis is the mastermind behind the smuggling ring which in this case involves only diamonds, not drugs as well.The splattering of the green ink, intended to serve as misdirection, has been omitted.A bottle of morphine is found in Colin's room by Japp and Colin is arrested. So it was Colin who stole the stethoscope. The bet about being able to get hold of poison and the subsequent theft of the morphine is done by Colin McNabb and not by Nigel Chapman.In the book, 'Sir Arthur Stanley' is described as a biochemist, and his death clearly takes place in the 1950s - obviously a completely fictional character. In real life, the Jarrow March took place in 1936 but Stanley did not die until 1947. This adaptation can cause a number of inaccuracies - in the case of Hickory Dickory Dock, the most significant of these concerns a subplot featuring the Jarrow March and MP Sir Arthur Stanley, who is seen to be dying in hospital as the march reaches London.Only much later do the viewers learn that he is in fact a senior officer in HM Customs and Excise invesitgating a smuggling racket and Sally Finch is actually one of his secret agents. All this is intended to throw a lot of suspicion on Sally.

Sally tells him she is getting frightened and he promises he will 'deal with' Poirot. Later she has a secret meeting with this man. Sally Finch is seen sneaking suspiciously out of the hostel by the fire escape. There is an entire sideplot involving a sinister-looking man who maintains surveillance on Hickory Road and who works at the rucksack shop at Hickory Road.Hence Elizabeth Johnston, Akimbombo and Chandra Lal among others have been removed.Ī considerable effort has also been made to inject suspense and period authenticity/interest into the story been means of some side plots: The number of residents at the hostel have also been significantly reduced to simplify the ploy. This adaptation also differed from Christie's original in that Sharpe is replaced with the recurring character of Inspector Japp. In common with the rest of the series, the setting is moved back in time from the post- World War II period of Christie's original novel to the 1920s and 1930s.

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