Knock Knock - Boo {1/9}

[DanishLotus]

Zoë Wanamaker is wonderful as Ariadne Oliver.

[MsZathras]

Just answered my own question. Anyone else who is wondering - Wiki entry called: Snap-dragon: Look for - Snap-dragon_(game) .

It's a game where the object is to snatch raisins from brandy that's been set on fire. The chant is said while trying to 'rescue' the raisins. According to Wiki it's played in England, Canada, US and maybe Scotland.

Currants, candied fruit, figs, grapes, and plums also used.

A chant is spoken.

I'm not familiar with this in the US.

[MsZathras]

Thank you for posting this. I've never seen it and am enjoying it.

Question for anyone who may know: - What is it the boys and girls are chanting as they sit around the table with something they seem to pick at as they say ".. something something something SNIP SNAP DRAGON!"? Something that's traditional or just made up for this story?

All the other stuff - bob for apples, dress up, etc. are done in the US also. The chant is not so I'm wondering what it is.

Thanks to any/all who reply.

[jerachin]

Julian Julian

[frankiejanex3]

Can't thank you enough for uploading all these episodes (: I'll be watching this tonight instead of trick or treating!

[CyanideFeelsPerfect]

aw poor girl

[QPRTokyo]

I enjoy them but do you notice the swearing is out of place in the last few. Reminds me of those dreadful Anglo American TV films of the last century.

[QPRTokyo]

Made these days for Americans not Britons

[QPRTokyo]

Made these days for Americans not British.

[Mr1958louief]

I love when Miss Oliver show up..

[ellipsis000]

oooooohhh! seriously, how can i thank you for all these wonderful shows you have uploaded: cake? :)))

[lilybetaldycia]

Oooooh *shudders* I haven't read this one and it seems really creepy so far. And brilliantly written. The combined efforts of Christie and Gatiss can't really be anything but Win!

[stationranger]

After 22 years, 65 episodes and with only 6 left to film, ITV pulls the plug on Agatha Christie's: Hercule Poirot.. Is this the end?

[notAbba]

Why is all this shown though a filture that makes things hard to see?

[silkstone001]

im late, i just checked in and found this one i love it ill keep up i promise i got 7 months of more mysteries to look for on here thank you so much for these its boring without them

[mdy115]

awesome case, thanks ravenhaven!

[Alishhh4]

what a stonkingly good cast, and I don't think I've ever seen this one I thought I'd watched them all about three times each.

[Unfamousl]

@Alishhh4: If you look around YouTube, you can also find the new versions of Three Act Tragedy (under "center stage 3"), The Clocks (under "Tick Tock"), and Pale Horse (under "AGPHI").

[2CEngland]

Thank you SO much for loading this episode! =) Looking forward to many many more.

[twilightfan799]

Ms. Oliver!!!!!

[prorokini]

One of my favorite Poirot stories…thank you so much for uploading.

[shannonj99]

fantastic this is my favourite thanx so much 4 uploading :) really enjoying watching them.many thanks 10/10 ravenhaven14 :))

[Augustiiine]

Isn't he David Oakes?

[GiannuzziSavelli]

Thank you ravenhaven14!

[MsMassabielle]

OH MY GOD---NEVER SAW THIS I HAVE TO AGREE WITH ROBERTQUENTINCOBB'S COMMENTS IN THAT WE RELY ON YOU IN PROVIDING US WITH OUR USUAL "FIX". I AM SO SO SO SO GRATEFUL TO YOU. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITED I AM TO SEE THIS ONE. DO YOU ACCEPT MARRIAGE PROPOSALS??

[darkgardyner]

7:48...great bit of scenery! 

[xiti463]

the ms whitacker character plays agatha christie in the doctor who episode the unicorn and the wasp! Thats pretty cool!!

[fleurgi]

joyce spit it out already and explain the freaking murder

[TheEdwardCullenJunky]

Do you think Mrs.Oliver is based on Agatha Christie herself?

[msinvincible2000]

@TheEdwardCullenJunky It is :)

[maya9160]

this is a borderline horror story.

[darkgardyner]

Jehovah's Witnesses....hahahahahahahahaa­aaaaaaaa! Can't escape 'em, not even on Halloween!

[blaster2012]

07:00 WTF?

[MetropolisAnimeFan]

Scary...

[tatsuyoshi4423]

ハロウィンパーティ

[spookyboo22]

Ravenhaven, you're a star!!! xx

[MarcyGK]

"We Youtube-Poirot-Addicts" thank you once more !!!!!!!!!!!!

Robertquentincobb, your expression above is so good, I had to borrow it !!!

[nx7400yb]

Thanks for uploading this!

[pramday]

Thank u Ravenhaven14 !! this is so gr8. One thing I really miss is BRITISH MYSTERY especially being a fan of Poirot. I dont get it in this remote part of the world and I yearn for it. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

[Blackpoppy26]

Thank you ravvenhaven14!! your the best :)

[robertquentincobb]

ravenhaven14 you've done it again! We Youtube-Poirot-Addicts all depend on you for our entertainment sustenance. Thanks! Again. and Again....

P.S That Kid should have kept a clothed mouth...Poirot to the rescue...

[lollipopfop]

Oh so Cool. Thank you. Wait....Bless you!

[garfreeek]

you should definately read the story that guy is reading (about the bricked up girl)

It's from edgar allen poe, the only writer to ever write a stories that made me scared xD

I love this story, very curious if it get's as deep as her other stories!

[lollipopfop]

@garfreeek House of Usher rocks. perrrfect for Halloween.

[garfreeek]

@lollipopfop that's the one!

I was housesitting somewhere , and I thought I heard something xD

[LondonClarinetist]

@millbankdb

Series 1-11 (which includes 'Death on Nile' and '3 Little Pigs' - quite recent episodes) are all in the so called 'complete collection' box set on DVD.

[missclaret]

thanks for this, ive never seen it before

[PiperFreeze06]

This is wonderful. Even though I am American by parentage and citizenship, I have always felt more connected to Europe than America. Probably because I was a military-baby-born-overseas.

[Hendrikdevuile]

If this was written in the 30s, it must originally have been set in Scotland, because Halloween (Walpurgisnacht) was quite unknown in Southern England then and was much later imported from the USA through the Charlie Brown comic strip and for commercial reasons. All Saints, of course, was known as a religious festival.

[pipesmoker9999]

@Hendrikdevuile This story was written in 1970 I believe. It was one of Christie's last Poirots.

[Hendrikdevuile]

@pipesmoker9999 That would explain it. However, the presence of a maid and Poirot's winged collar and bow tie point to a much earlier period. Poirot would seem to have the unchanging durability of that other Belgian detective, Tintin, surprising considering his reluctance to take any exercise.

[pipesmoker9999]

@Hendrikdevuile Poirot refuses to change with the times as far as his style even in the books. He always dresses like it's the 1920's (his prime I imagine). This story specifically deals with his style. This adaption touches on it later on, when Miss Oliver comments on Poirot's patten leather shoes, but Poirot refused to go casual, always he dressed in style. Even when he was an old man.

[pipesmoker9999]

@Hendrikdevuile Poirot always wore a winged collar and bow tie, even in the late 70's during his last case Poirot is still dressing like a gentleman of the 1920's. It's one reason I LOVE the character, his style never changes, he always stays true to what he enjoys. In one of the earlier novels Poirot says something like "When high collars fall so will civilization Hastings! Do not forget that!" And true to the ultimate egoist Poirot never gave up his style no matter what the world thought.

[TheWeaselette]

@Hendrikdevuile Actually, it was written in 1969.

[ibtnm25]

My girl Ms. Oliver rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[millbankdb]

Does anyone know what stories are left? I think Curtain is the last where Poirot dies. I wish AC or whoever is concerned about copyright would stop and realize that I watch these on youtube and run out and buy the CD. I just purchased the classic collection - I am not sure about the order. This is the classic collection 5 - and it has the earliest Poirot episodes from the late 80s. Then the recent movie collection has Murder on the Orient Express, but nothing about Death on the Nile?

[victorbonini]

@millbankdb I think the ones left are Dead Man's Folly, Curtain, Elephants Can Remember, the short stories of The Labours of Hercules and I think that's all... Death on the Nile has already been adapted with Suchet as Poirot in the 9th season.

[millbankdb]

@victorbonini

Thank you for the info. I now have all the movie and classic collection dvd. There are just some that are old that I haven't seen or heard of coming to dvd. I wish I could get ' Death on the Nile' and the other I haven't heard of being release on dvd is 'Three Little Pigs'. I understand that there are some AE dvd's, but I understand AE cuts out a lot of time out of the story. I don't know what I am going to do once the stories end. I just hope they don't stop like Cadfael

[Latebargirl]

did the english celebrate halloween then?maybe i am clueless of that.

[Latebargirl]

thank you so much for posting as when others try to post poirot it is incomplete or not there etc.and I love this theme best.

[Camerlinckteach]

Thank you for posting this, seems like you have wait forever on PBS.

[mnbctogether]

Thank You so much for this episode!

[Fgh2rvb]

thank you thank you thank you i didn't even know this was here i just stumbled on it. poirot is absolutely classic

[lofthouse23]

this hasn't even aired in the UK yet! Hurry up ITV

[amgor2000]

ooh thanks one of my favorite AC books, but it was hard for me to find under the title

[yemanja79]

you're brilliant!

[quantumant]

thankyou!

[willpianofreak]

Thanks for uploading!!!

[sslohier]

thank u so much, you are such a star!!!

[peevishly]

booya, another poirot classic

[bruinbhangra]

thx for uploading been looking for this for a long time

[Herobelle]

JULIAN!

[texaschick76543]

your a doll.,,,, thank sooo much!!!

[tgill25]

Once again we are in your debt! This would not air in the US until next summer I think, and so now I don't have to wait so long to see it.

[jendungeon]

hurrah! Thank you so very much for posting, i have been very eager to see this one. Hercule and Halloween-2 of my most favorite things!

[PETALSWORTH]

Wonderful party. Boo! perfect~ 

[colorpurpleblue]

Thank you thank you. Keep it coming please....don't mention the actor or writer names and try to "hide" the title or else youtube will delete it! Do you have Miss Marple the Joan Hickson's ones. Not the newer version. I love Joan..miss her

[rshelfo1]

@colorpurpleblue Joan was dear late great grandmother :) im so glad to see a fellow hickson lover, somehow the new agatha christie's marple just doesn't cut it somehow aha :D completely impartial ofc ;)