And Then There Were None
2015
Original language: English
- mystery
- drama
The story
Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the hosts -- the improbably named Mr. and Mrs. U.N. Owen -- the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilization. Very soon, the guests, each struggling with their conscience, will start to die -- one by one, according to the rules of the nursery rhyme 'Ten Little Soldier Boys' -- a rhyme that hangs in every room of the house and ends with the most terrifying words of all: '... and then there were none.
What it’s like
Grey, wind-scoured Atlantic light and rain-streaked windows set the mood, with the cold stone rooms of a shuttered island house lit mostly by lamps and fire. The palette stays muted and damp, with browns, slate and pale faces against dark wood, and the camera lingers on tense, close interiors and the empty coastline. A nursery rhyme recurs through the house like a ticking clock, giving the score and quiet moments an eerie, unsettled hum. The mood is cold dread edged with guilt and paranoia, best suited to a stormy weekend or a late evening alone with the lights low. Pacing is deliberate in the early episodes, with the guests' suspicions and buried secrets building before the deaths begin to come more frequently. The emotional register is bleak and accusatory, and its characters, strangers forced to confront what they have done, slowly crack under pressure. Intensity is moderate: several on-screen killings and a few sudden, disturbing deaths, with menace and violence more prominent than gore, and some mature themes of cruelty. It suits viewers who want a grim, atmospheric, character-driven mystery rather than anything gentle.
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