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Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials

“Bundles of Love”

This week’s new show on the Sunday Morning Sidewalk is from Netflix and is an easy to digest three episodes. It is entitled Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, and it is a mystery based on the 1929 novel from one of the iconic mystery writers of our times.

According to IMDB, “In 1925, a country house party prank turns deadly. Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent investigates the chilling murder plot. Lady Caterham and Superintendent Battle assist in solving the country house mystery that changes Bundle’s life.”

I do love a mystery. The first episode does an admirable job of setting up some solid questions. The whole clock thing in the bedroom of the dead man, the Seven Dials being repeated, everything pointing to a suicide though Bundle would not believe it, and the tragic occurrence at the end of the episode all set the table for an interesting story.

It is a touch slow, but I loved that about it. It allowed the story to take root and bring me into it with its deliberate touch.

Mia McKenna-Bruce as Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent feels like a very engaging and entertaining lead character. I am also excited for more from Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman, the biggest stars in the cast.

I am not always into a period piece, but this mystery grabbed my attention immediately and I love the fact that there are just two more episodes to go. I hope it doesn’t wind up forced because of time. The next two episodes are just under an hour, much like the first episode was, and this feels like there are a lot of moving pieces in the story.

Still, I am happy with the new choice of show for the Sunday Morning Sidewalk.