1. The Wonder Of Words - Yahoo Lifestyle
Feb 2, 2010 · ... favourite book is like asking a mother to choose her favourite child," laughs actress Maeve Dermody. "It's impossible!" Reading is a passion ...
In support of our literacy campaign, we asked some of Australia's favourite stars to evoke the spirit of books that mean a lot to them. Here, they tell Melissa Field why they're passionate about reading.
2. Maeve Dermody – sleepysheep
A rich, compelling, atmospheric mystery, soaked in dread and boasting some excellent character study, with Maeve Dermody in particular an actress this reviewer ...
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3. Maeve Dermody - Taking the Short View
Dec 27, 2015 · The book is a favourite of mine and is in fact the best-selling murder mystery of all time around the world, so you'll forgive me if I'm ...
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4. And Then There Were None: Breathing New Life into a Classic
Mar 26, 2016 · But the main focus is on Vera Claythorne (relative Australian newcomer Maeve Dermody) and Phillip Lombard (Aidan Turner of Poldark). Vera is ...
This is Hell. We’re being punished for our sins! Of all of Dame Agatha Christie’s huge body of work, And Then There Were None (title changed from the politically incorrect 10 Little Indians) was both the best selling and by far the most horrific. It was in many ways the precursor to modern ‘slasher’ tales only with its trademark English country cottage feel and Christie’s superb psychological insight. Other Christie novels had detectives who came into save the day; And Then There Were None not only had no detectives, but also no ‘heroes’ in any sense at all. The ten guests and staff members are all murderers beyond the reach of the law, but not beyond that of an unknown fiend who begins picking them off. It’s actually a terrific set-up for the screen, but all the past English language adaptions of the work, including stage adaptions, have sought to ‘soften’ the brutality and terror of the finale by creating survivors and/or suggesting that certain protagonists were actually innocent after all. Thankfully, the latest 2015 BBC three-hour mini series decided to hell with such attempts at cheering up the piece and gives us the most lurid, bloodiest, fatalistic, and horrific [...]
5. And then there was one | Alec Nevala-Lee
Mar 21, 2016 · And then there was one. Maeve Dermody in And Then There Were None. Note: Spoilers follow for the book and miniseries And Then There Were None.
Note: Spoilers follow for the book and miniseries And Then There Were None. Over the weekend, my wife and I caught up with the recent BBC adaptation of And Then There Were None, which aired in two …
6. Spotlight on actress Maeve Dermody | Daily Mail Online
Feb 11, 2017 · Based on the 1978 novel by Len Deighton, hotly anticipated BBC drama SS-GB follows the premise that Germany won the Second World War.
Based on the 1978 novel by Len Deighton, hotly anticipated BBC drama SS-GB follows the premise that Germany won the Second World War.
7. 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': 2015
Dec 31, 2015 · Charles Dance, Miranda Richardson, Aidan Turner and Maeve Dermody (who was excellent in the key role of Vera) were all particularly good ...
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8. The case for Agatha Christie: Murder most ordinary - NZ Herald
Jan 1, 2016 · ... Dermody stars as anxious, guilt-ridden Vera Claythorne in the new Agatha Christie miniseries And Then There Were None. Photo / BBC. Maeve ...
Agatha Christie loved taking everyday items and turning them into instruments of death.
9. The Best Agatha Christie Miniseries Leans Into Horror - Collider
What Makes Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None' a Slasher Mystery? · A full body wide shot of the full cast of And Then They Were None as · Maeve Dermody ...
An early Christie novel invented the slasher genre, and this all-star adaptation understands that.
