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* AdaptationalRomanceDowngrade: Unlike in the book, Jean Dupont never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The action is set on a DC-3 decorated for the fictional "Empire Airways", rather than an Imperial Airways [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_H.P.42 Handley Page H.P.45]]. Necessitated by the absence of any surviving models of the latter aircraft. Leads to a minor inaccuracy when a character asks a steward to summon her maid in another compartment; the H.P.45 had two passenger compartments, but the DC-3 did not.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The action is set on a DC-3 decorated for the fictional "Empire Airways", rather than an Imperial Airways [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_H.P.42 Handley Page H.P.45]]. Necessitated by the absence of any surviving models of the latter aircraft. Leads to a minor inaccuracy when a character asks a steward to summon her maid in another compartment; the H.P.45 had two passenger compartments, but the DC-3 did not.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.not.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.
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'''Recurring cast:''' Inspector Japp
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'''Recurring cast:''' Inspector Japp
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'''Based on:''' ''Literature/DeathInTheClouds''
'''Based on:''' ''Literature/DeathInTheClouds''
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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Poirot interviews a French woman entirely in French. However, he conducts the interview in front of an English speaker who knows almost no French, so neither AliensSpeakingEnglish nor TranslationConvention would work.
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* JustPlaneWrong: The action is set on a DC-3 decorated for the fictional "Empire Airways", rather than an Imperial Airways [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_H.P.42 Handley Page H.P.45]]. Necessitated by the absence of any surviving models of the latter aircraft. Leads to a minor inaccuracy when a character asks a steward to summon her maid in another compartment; the H.P.45 had two passenger compartments, but the DC-3 did not.
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* AdaptedOut: Mr. Ryder and Dr. Bryant don't appear.
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* AdaptedOut: AdaptationalVillainy: Anne is Norman's accomplice in Madame Giselle's murder. In the book, she was an innocent UnwittingPawn throughout his entire scheme and thinks he has nothing to do with the crime, and Poirot believes that one of Norman's many motives for killing her is that she starts to suspect him.
* AdaptedOut:
** Mr. Ryder and Dr. Bryant don'tappear.appear.
** In a weird version of the trope, the storyline involving a blowpipe is removed from [[ShowWithinAShow Mr. Clancy's book]] ''The Clue of the Scarlet Petal'', to make his knowledge of blowpipes and his claims to have researched them for a book sound more suspicious.
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** In a weird version of the trope, the storyline involving a blowpipe is removed from [[ShowWithinAShow Mr. Clancy's book]] ''The Clue of the Scarlet Petal'', to make his knowledge of blowpipes and his claims to have researched them for a book sound more suspicious.
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* AdaptationDeviation: Poirot's motive to [[ClearMyName clear his name]] is downplayed to the point of near non-existence, given that Japp is assisting him in the investigation and the plot point about the coroner's jury suspecting him is AdaptedOut.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Norman Gale comes across somewhat more sympathetically. He's genuinely in love with Jane Grey and there's no speculation from Poirot that he might have ended up killing her too, and he accepts his fate more gracefully after being unmasked, compared to his book counterpart.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Norman Gale comes across somewhat more sympathetically. He's genuinely in love with Jane Grey and there's no speculation from Poirot that he might have ended up killing her too, and he [[GracefulLoser accepts his fate more gracefully gracefully]] after being unmasked, compared to his book counterpart.counterpart. There is also no mention of his suspected murder of a Canadian woman.
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* DeathByAdaptation: Armand Dupont, a supporting character in the book, died two years ago before the beginning of the episode.
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* DeathByAdaptation: Armand Dupont, a supporting character in the book, died two years ago before the beginning of the episode.episode's plot.
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* DemotedToExtra: Inspector Fournier barely appears in the episode but is a more prominent supporting part in the novel.
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* AdaptationalDumbass: Mr. Clancy knows nothing about stenography, unlike in the book where he almost sees through Jane's "secretary" disguise.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Giselle is the victim's actual last name. In the book, it was a pseudonym, and she was named Marie Morisot. Consequentially, here daughter is Anne Giselle instead of Anne Morisot.
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* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.
* RenamedByAdaptation: Giselle is the victim's actual last name. In the book, it was a pseudonym, and she was named Marie Morisot. Consequentially, here daughter is Anne Giselle instead of Anne Morisot.
* RenamedByAdaptation: Giselle is the victim's actual last name. In the book, it was a pseudonym, and she was named Marie Morisot. Consequentially, here daughter is Anne Giselle instead of Anne Morisot.
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* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.
* RenamedByAdaptation: Giselle is the victim's actual last name. In the book, it was a pseudonym, and she was named Marie Morisot. Consequentially, here daughter is Anne Giselle instead of Anne Morisot.all.
* RenamedByAdaptation: Giselle is the victim's actual last name. In the book, it was a pseudonym, and she was named Marie Morisot. Consequentially, here daughter is Anne Giselle instead of Anne Morisot.
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* RenamedByTheAdaptation: Giselle is the victim's actual last name. In the book, it was a pseudonym, and she was named Marie Morisot. Consequentially, here daughter is Anne Giselle instead of Anne Morisot.
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* RenamedByTheAdaptation: RenamedByAdaptation: Giselle is the victim's actual last name. In the book, it was a pseudonym, and she was named Marie Morisot. Consequentially, here daughter is Anne Giselle instead of Anne Morisot.
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** Lady Venetia is described as horse-faced in the book, but she is played by the quite good-looking Amanda Royle.
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** Lady Venetia Kerr is described as horse-faced in the book, but she is played by the quite good-looking Amanda Royle.
* AdaptedOut: Mr. Ryder and Dr. Bryant don't appear.
* CharacterExaggeration: Mr. Clancy is even more of a CloudCuckoolander than his novel counterpart, claiming he talks to and argues with his fictional detective.
* CharacterExaggeration: Mr. Clancy is even more of a CloudCuckoolander than his novel counterpart, claiming he talks to and argues with his fictional detective.
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* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.
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* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.all.
* RenamedByTheAdaptation: Giselle is the victim's actual last name. In the book, it was a pseudonym, and she was named Marie Morisot. Consequentially, here daughter is Anne Giselle instead of Anne Morisot.
* RenamedByTheAdaptation: Giselle is the victim's actual last name. In the book, it was a pseudonym, and she was named Marie Morisot. Consequentially, here daughter is Anne Giselle instead of Anne Morisot.
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!Death in the Clouds
-->'''Original Airdate''': 12 January 1992\\
'''Written by:''' William Humble \\
'''Directed by:''' Stephen Whittaker \\
'''Recurring cast:''' Inspector Japp
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
** Lady Venetia is described as horse-faced in the book, but she is played by the quite good-looking Amanda Royle.
** Especially prominent with Madame Giselle, who is continuously described as horribly ugly in the book. Her actress Eve Pearce is pretty and youthful-looking.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: As it often happens in the series, Poirot mingles with the characters in France rather than only meeting them on the plane.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Norman Gale comes across somewhat more sympathetically. He's genuinely in love with Jane Grey and there's no speculation from Poirot that he might have ended up killing her too, and he accepts his fate more gracefully after being unmasked, compared to his book counterpart.
* AdaptationalJobChange: Jane is a flight attendant rather than a hairdresser, and she never gets formally employed by Poirot and never joins the archaeological expedition.
* DeathByAdaptation: Armand Dupont, a supporting character in the book, died two years ago before the beginning of the episode.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The characters attend a tennis championship with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Perry Fred Perry]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_von_Cramm Gottfried von Cramm]] meeting in the final.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.
-->'''Original Airdate''': 12 January 1992\\
'''Written by:''' William Humble \\
'''Directed by:''' Stephen Whittaker \\
'''Recurring cast:''' Inspector Japp
!!Tropes
* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
** Lady Venetia is described as horse-faced in the book, but she is played by the quite good-looking Amanda Royle.
** Especially prominent with Madame Giselle, who is continuously described as horribly ugly in the book. Her actress Eve Pearce is pretty and youthful-looking.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: As it often happens in the series, Poirot mingles with the characters in France rather than only meeting them on the plane.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Norman Gale comes across somewhat more sympathetically. He's genuinely in love with Jane Grey and there's no speculation from Poirot that he might have ended up killing her too, and he accepts his fate more gracefully after being unmasked, compared to his book counterpart.
* AdaptationalJobChange: Jane is a flight attendant rather than a hairdresser, and she never gets formally employed by Poirot and never joins the archaeological expedition.
* DeathByAdaptation: Armand Dupont, a supporting character in the book, died two years ago before the beginning of the episode.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The characters attend a tennis championship with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Perry Fred Perry]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_von_Cramm Gottfried von Cramm]] meeting in the final.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted with Jean Dupont. Unlike in the book, he never shows any romantic interest in Jane at all.
