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-->'''Original Airdate''': 13 July 2003\\20 April 2001\\
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* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this, identifying heroin.
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* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this, identifying heroin.heroin that was hidden within a cave.
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* SpottingTheThread: After Poirot, Hastings and Japp encounter two men claiming to be birdwatchers, Poirot asks the other two if they noticed anything strange about them. While Japp replies in the negative, Hastings points out that the two men weren't carrying any binoculars despite their claims of birdwatching.
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** A subplot about Hastings' new Argentinian restaurant, the "El Ranchero", is added, where Poirot suffers from a health episode that leads him to go to Sandy Cove Hotel.
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** A subplot about Hastings' new Argentinian restaurant, the "El Ranchero", is added, where Poirot suffers from a health episode scare that leads him to go to Sandy Cove Hotel.
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* AdaptationDeviation: With the GenderFlip of Linda Marshall into Lionel Marshall, Linda's use of voodoo that apparently cursed Arlena is changed to Lionel's research on deadly poisons under the guise of revising for chemistry exams.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Rosamund Darnley is stated to have dark hair in the novel. Here in the episode she's blonde by virtue of being played by Marsha Fitzalan.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Rosamund Darnley is stated to have dark hair in the novel. Here in the episode she's blonde by virtue of being played by Marsha Fitzalan.
** A subplot about Hastings' new Argentinian restaurant, the "El Ranchero", is added, where Poirot suffers from a health episode that leads him to go to Sandy Cove Hotel.
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** A subplot involving Major Barry and Horace Blatt is added involving the smuggling of heroin that ultimately has no connection to the main murder storyline.
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** A The subplot involving Major Barry and regarding Horace Blatt is added involving the smuggling of heroin that is further expanded upon.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Major Barry is changed from a relatively suspicious, though ultimatelyhas no connection innocent character to the main murder storyline.an undercover official seconded to Scotland Yard for drug investigations.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Major Barry is changed from a relatively suspicious, though ultimately
** Christine Redfern's ostensible fear of heights is cut from the episode, with her role in the murder instead being revealed by the shards from the bottle of tanning lotion she threw out a window.
* FlatWhat: Hastings has this reaction when Miss Lemon tells him that he'll accompany Poirot to the Sandy Cove Hotel.
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* YankTheDogsChain: Hastings' restaurant, which was the result of the investment he put his money into, has to be shut down after multiple incidents including Poirot himself.
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* YankTheDogsChain: Hastings' restaurant, which was the result of the investment he put his money into, has to be shut down after multiple incidents of food poisoning including Poirot himself.
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** This adaptation changes the name of Kenneth's first wife from Ruth to Linda. In the original book, Linda was the name of Kenneth's daughter whom this
adaptation [[GenderFlip turns into a son Lionel]].
adaptation [[GenderFlip turns into a son Lionel]].
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** This adaptation changes the name of Kenneth's first wife from Ruth to Linda. In the original book, Linda was the name of Kenneth's daughter whom this
this adaptation [[GenderFlip turns into a son Lionel]].
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* AdaptationalNameChange: This adaptation changes the name of Kenneth's first wife from Ruth to Linda. In the original book, Linda was the name of Kenneth's daughter whom this adaptation [[GenderFlip turns into a son Lionel]].
* AsTheGoodBookSays: In the opening credits, we hear Reverend Stephen Lane recite passages from the KJV version of 1 Kings 21 before saying that those who are like King Ahab's wife Jezebel in committing evil deserve punishment. This {{foreshadow|ing}}s how Christine Redfern plays the Jezebel to her husband Patrick's Ahab by trickery.
* DietEpisode: Poirot has to go on a diet at the Sandy Cove Hotel on Miss Lemon's orders after an incident at an Argentinian restaurant has sent him to a hospital where he is declared "medically obese". It turns out at the end that the incident is not obesity or his health problems but food poisoning--nine cases of it in fact (Poirot's was one of them), so the restaurant had to be shut down until it can work out the food poisoning bit.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: In the opening credits, we hear Reverend Stephen Lane recite passages from the KJV version of 1 Kings 21 before saying that those who are like King Ahab's wife Jezebel in committing evil deserve punishment. This {{foreshadow|ing}}s how Christine Redfern plays the Jezebel to her husband Patrick's Ahab by trickery.
* DietEpisode: Poirot has to go on a diet at the Sandy Cove Hotel on Miss Lemon's orders after an incident at an Argentinian restaurant has sent him to a hospital where he is declared "medically obese". It turns out at the end that the incident is not obesity or his health problems but food poisoning--nine cases of it in fact (Poirot's was one of them), so the restaurant had to be shut down until it can work out the food poisoning bit.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: AdaptationExpansion:
** A minor subplot regarding Arlena and an American stockbroker named Nathan Lloyd is added, which reinforces Arlena's characterization as a flirty but naïve woman.
** A subplot involving Major Barry and Horace Blatt is added involving the smuggling of heroin that ultimately has no connection to the main murder storyline.
* AdaptationalNameChange:
** This adaptation changes the name of Kenneth's first wife from Ruth to Linda. In the original book, Linda was the name of Kenneth's daughter whomthis this
adaptation [[GenderFlip turns into a son Lionel]].
** The name of the hotel where the action takes place is now the Sandy Cove Hotel, instead of the Jolly Roger Hotel.
* AdaptedOut:
** The Gardeners and Dr Neasdon are cut from the episode. Inspector Colgate's role was given to Chief Inspector Japp.
** Kenneth Marshall remarrying, this time to Rosamund Darnley, is cut from the episode.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: In the opening credits, we hear Reverend Stephen Lane recite passages from the KJV version of 1 Kings 21 before saying that those who are like King Ahab's wife Jezebel in committing evil deserve punishment. This {{foreshadow|ing}}s how Christine Redfern plays the Jezebel to her husband Patrick's Ahab bytrickery.
trickery. The passage also details how Naboth's vineyard came to be possessed by his enemies after his death, not unlike how the Redferns committed murders to gain their victims' money.
* BusmansHoliday: Lampshaded when everyone asks why Poirot is at the Sandy Cove Hotel, assuming he's working on a case. Miss Lemon even mentions the trope by name when she's on a phone conversation with him.
* ContinuityNod: Hastings has set up a new restaurant serving Argentinian food, "El Ranchero", using money that's implied to be the funds sent to him after the events of ''[[Recap/PoirotS07E02LordEdgwareDies Lord Edgware Dies]]''.
* DietEpisode: Poirot has to go on a diet at the Sandy Cove Hotel on Miss Lemon's orders after an incident at an Argentinian restaurant has sent him to a hospital where he is declared "medically obese". It turns out at the end that the incident is not obesity or his health problems but foodpoisoning--nine poisoning--fourteen cases of it in fact (Poirot's was one of them), so the restaurant had to be shut down until it can work out the food poisoning bit.
** A minor subplot regarding Arlena and an American stockbroker named Nathan Lloyd is added, which reinforces Arlena's characterization as a flirty but naïve woman.
** A subplot involving Major Barry and Horace Blatt is added involving the smuggling of heroin that ultimately has no connection to the main murder storyline.
* AdaptationalNameChange:
** This adaptation changes the name of Kenneth's first wife from Ruth to Linda. In the original book, Linda was the name of Kenneth's daughter whom
adaptation [[GenderFlip turns into a son Lionel]].
** The name of the hotel where the action takes place is now the Sandy Cove Hotel, instead of the Jolly Roger Hotel.
* AdaptedOut:
** The Gardeners and Dr Neasdon are cut from the episode. Inspector Colgate's role was given to Chief Inspector Japp.
** Kenneth Marshall remarrying, this time to Rosamund Darnley, is cut from the episode.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: In the opening credits, we hear Reverend Stephen Lane recite passages from the KJV version of 1 Kings 21 before saying that those who are like King Ahab's wife Jezebel in committing evil deserve punishment. This {{foreshadow|ing}}s how Christine Redfern plays the Jezebel to her husband Patrick's Ahab by
* BusmansHoliday: Lampshaded when everyone asks why Poirot is at the Sandy Cove Hotel, assuming he's working on a case. Miss Lemon even mentions the trope by name when she's on a phone conversation with him.
* ContinuityNod: Hastings has set up a new restaurant serving Argentinian food, "El Ranchero", using money that's implied to be the funds sent to him after the events of ''[[Recap/PoirotS07E02LordEdgwareDies Lord Edgware Dies]]''.
* DietEpisode: Poirot has to go on a diet at the Sandy Cove Hotel on Miss Lemon's orders after an incident at an Argentinian restaurant has sent him to a hospital where he is declared "medically obese". It turns out at the end that the incident is not obesity or his health problems but food
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* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this, identifying [[spoiler:heroin]].
* GenderFlip: This adaptation turns Kenneth Marshall's daughter Linda into his son Lionel (while giving the name Linda to Lionel's deceased mother).
* GenderFlip: This adaptation turns Kenneth Marshall's daughter Linda into his son Lionel (while giving the name Linda to Lionel's deceased mother).
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* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this, identifying [[spoiler:heroin]].
heroin.
* GenderFlip: This adaptation turns Kenneth Marshall's daughter Linda into his son Lionel (while giving the name Linda to Lionel's deceasedmother). mother).
* HesGotAWeapon: When Japp and Hastings corner one of the drug smugglers operating out of Pixy Cove, he pulls a gun on the two unarmed men. Luckily, Major Barry arrives just in time to disarm him and rescue Japp and Hastings.
* GenderFlip: This adaptation turns Kenneth Marshall's daughter Linda into his son Lionel (while giving the name Linda to Lionel's deceased
* HesGotAWeapon: When Japp and Hastings corner one of the drug smugglers operating out of Pixy Cove, he pulls a gun on the two unarmed men. Luckily, Major Barry arrives just in time to disarm him and rescue Japp and Hastings.
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* YankTheDogsChain: Hastings' restaurant, which was the result of the investment he put his money into, has to be shut down after multiple incidents including Poirot himself.
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* SiblingSwitchSquick: Of sorts. Linda was the name of Kenneth's daughter in the original novel, but is the name of his deceased wife instead in this adaptation.
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!Evil Under The Sun
-->'''Original Airdate''': 13 July 2003\\
'''Written by:''' Anthony Horowitz\\
'''Directed by:''' Brian Farnham\\
'''Recurring cast:''' Captain Hastings, Miss Lemon, Inspector Japp\\
'''Based on:''' ''Literature/EvilUnderTheSun''
!!Tropes
* AdaptationalNameChange: This adaptation changes the name of Kenneth's first wife from Ruth to Linda. In the original book, Linda was the name of Kenneth's daughter whom this adaptation [[GenderFlip turns into a son Lionel]].
* AsTheGoodBookSays: In the opening credits, we hear Reverend Stephen Lane recite passages from the KJV version of 1 Kings 21 before saying that those who are like King Ahab's wife Jezebel in committing evil deserve punishment. This {{foreshadow|ing}}s how Christine Redfern plays the Jezebel to her husband Patrick's Ahab by trickery.
* DietEpisode: Poirot has to go on a diet at the Sandy Cove Hotel on Miss Lemon's orders after an incident at an Argentinian restaurant has sent him to a hospital where he is declared "medically obese". It turns out at the end that the incident is not obesity or his health problems but food poisoning--nine cases of it in fact (Poirot's was one of them), so the restaurant had to be shut down until it can work out the food poisoning bit.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: The main cast has a laugh at the end.
* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this, identifying [[spoiler:heroin]].
* GenderFlip: This adaptation turns Kenneth Marshall's daughter Linda into his son Lionel (while giving the name Linda to Lionel's deceased mother).
* ISurrenderSuckers[=/=]SoreLoser: Toward the end, after Poirot denounces Patrick Redfern as the murderer, Redfern makes a toast to Poirot, and then, just as he approaches as if to congratulate Poirot, he makes a surprise attack by attempting to strangle Poirot. Leave it to Hastings to save the day. In the original novel, he attacked Poirot without any prior pretence at gracefully conceding.
* UndercoverCopReveal: Major Barry turns out be working for the Home Office, investigating a drug smuggling ring on the island.
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-->'''Original Airdate''': 13 July 2003\\
'''Written by:''' Anthony Horowitz\\
'''Directed by:''' Brian Farnham\\
'''Recurring cast:''' Captain Hastings, Miss Lemon, Inspector Japp\\
'''Based on:''' ''Literature/EvilUnderTheSun''
!!Tropes
* AdaptationalNameChange: This adaptation changes the name of Kenneth's first wife from Ruth to Linda. In the original book, Linda was the name of Kenneth's daughter whom this adaptation [[GenderFlip turns into a son Lionel]].
* AsTheGoodBookSays: In the opening credits, we hear Reverend Stephen Lane recite passages from the KJV version of 1 Kings 21 before saying that those who are like King Ahab's wife Jezebel in committing evil deserve punishment. This {{foreshadow|ing}}s how Christine Redfern plays the Jezebel to her husband Patrick's Ahab by trickery.
* DietEpisode: Poirot has to go on a diet at the Sandy Cove Hotel on Miss Lemon's orders after an incident at an Argentinian restaurant has sent him to a hospital where he is declared "medically obese". It turns out at the end that the incident is not obesity or his health problems but food poisoning--nine cases of it in fact (Poirot's was one of them), so the restaurant had to be shut down until it can work out the food poisoning bit.
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: The main cast has a laugh at the end.
* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this, identifying [[spoiler:heroin]].
* GenderFlip: This adaptation turns Kenneth Marshall's daughter Linda into his son Lionel (while giving the name Linda to Lionel's deceased mother).
* ISurrenderSuckers[=/=]SoreLoser: Toward the end, after Poirot denounces Patrick Redfern as the murderer, Redfern makes a toast to Poirot, and then, just as he approaches as if to congratulate Poirot, he makes a surprise attack by attempting to strangle Poirot. Leave it to Hastings to save the day. In the original novel, he attacked Poirot without any prior pretence at gracefully conceding.
* UndercoverCopReveal: Major Barry turns out be working for the Home Office, investigating a drug smuggling ring on the island.
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