Director Julian Jarrold does a particularly fine job of creating the kind of atmosphere that mixes well-constructed anticipation with a certain strain of enjoyable dread, and in the leading role, Toby Jones is simply terrific. Full Review

Perfectly crafted, expertly cast and beautifully scripted by Sarah Phelps, who gave us her brilliant adaptation of And Then There Were None last year, it was simply all you could want from your Boxing Day treat. Full Review

There are... several flashbacks to World War I which add to the authentic feel to the time period portrayed. While I realize this is not a documentary, when a drama pays attention to historical details it can broaden our understanding of historical events Full Review

It's so good in every respect that it really doesn't need the plot alone to keep me engaged avidly. Full Review

It's a dark, unsettling Christmas treat to watch slumped in front of the log fire.

Rating: 5/5 -- ... it was not just astoundingly addictive as a whodunit, but was also rich in psychological complexity, which has to be a Christie first. Full Review

Rating: 4/5 -- It's also a sad rumination on how destructive World War I was to the people who survived it, as well as a scathing indictment of misogynistic legal practices that allow women to suffer in order to obtain the desired results. Full Review