The Arts Desk: Ordeal by Innocence, BBC One, review - Agatha Christie goes nuclear
The BBC's latest Agatha Christie adaptation Ordeal by Innocence hit the headlines last year after it decided to edit out its star Ed Westwick. It came after Westwick was accused of rape by two women ...
ordeal /ɔːˈdiːl/ n a severe or trying experience a method of trial in which the guilt or innocence of an accused person was determined by subjecting him or her to physical danger, esp by fire or water. The outcome was regarded as an indication of divine judgment Etymology: Old English ordāl, ordēl; related to Old Frisian ordēl, Old High German urteili (German Urteil) verdict. See deal1 ...
The meaning of ORDEAL is a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control. How to use ordeal in a sentence.
collider: Yet Another Agatha Christie Mystery Is Being Adapted for TV by the BBC
The unrivaled Queen of the murder mystery, Agatha Christie, has had many of her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections receive the adaptation treatment, often at the hands of the BBC. Now, ...
Yet Another Agatha Christie Mystery Is Being Adapted for TV by the BBC
Agatha Christie is one of the most popular and prolific authors, often referred to as the Queen of Crime. Her mystery and crime novels deliver some of the best twists in fiction, and also feature ...