Agatha and the Midnight Murders

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Discover the writer's plan to sell a manuscript that kills off detective Hercule Poirot.

Discover the writer’s plan to sell a manuscript that kills off her famous detective, Hercule Poirot. Struggling with money and under investigation by tax authorities in America and the UK, Agatha (Helen Baxendale) must come up with an enormous sum.

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About the Film

London 1940: As the Blitz rages and her future is threatened by fallout from the war, Agatha Christie makes the decision to kill off her most famous creation. After 12 Poirot novels in six years, Agatha should be a rich woman. Instead, she’s struggling to make ends meet.

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