When this episode was originally broadcast in the U.K., it was done so using Dame Agatha Christie's original title of the novel that served as its source material when published (except in the U.S.): "4:50 From Paddington". When this episode was broadcast in the U.S., the title of the episode was changed to "What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw!" since that was the title of the same novel when it was published in the U.S..
When the character of Bryan Eastley, played by Michael Landes, is shown standing on the drive in front of the Crackenthrope manse, he is wearing the uniform of a US Army Air Forces officer. The patch on his left shoulder is that of the 9th Air Force, which was moved to England in October of 1943 to prepare for the invasion of Europe. He's wearing captains bars.
The newspaper Mrs Mcgillicuddy is reading is backwards.
Agatha Christie had fun with the 'Crackenthorpe' family name.
It can be seen by dissecting the name.
Cracken: a variation on the mythical sea creature The Kraken. A squid-like creature that destroyed ships, drowned sailors.
thorpe: is a place that is smaller than a village.
The family was smaller than a village that was dysfunctional to the point of trying to destroy each other.
In short, Christie named the family after the dynamics which was any but a family.
Cracken: a variation on the mythical sea creature The Kraken. A squid-like creature that destroyed ships, drowned sailors.
thorpe: is a place that is smaller than a village.
The family was smaller than a village that was dysfunctional to the point of trying to destroy each other.
In short, Christie named the family after the dynamics which was any but a family.