7 best Agatha Christie adaptations ever made - and no. 1 isn't Miss Marple

Arguably the best crime writer of all time, Agatha Christie has gone down in history as the author of everything from And Then There Were None to The ABC Murders. " data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-portal-copyright="BBC" data-licensor-name="BBC" />

She's created two of the most famous detectives of all time - Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple - and even had a mystery of her own when she suddenly disappeared in in 1926, leaving her car abandoned and prompting 15,000 people to search for her over a period of 11 days.

When it comes to the best adaptations to watch, Express.co.uk compared all IMDb ratings to make a definitive list.

"pass the baton on" to her successor, and sadly died in 2015.

The series ran for 23 episodes and has an average IMDb rating of 7.9 stars.

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It follows 10 strangers who are lured to an island off the Devon coast and picked off one by one - but who is the mysterious killer?

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