![]() ![]() Act 1 takes place in Ashfield, the white-fronted villa in Torquay, on the Devonshire coast, where Agatha Miller was born in 1890. The biography falls into two acts, with an interval. Christie’s greatest achievement, Worsley concludes, was to show that an author need no longer be “a grand old man with a beard.” Christie, for example, is described as an iconoclast who “shattered the twentieth century’s rules for women.” At a time when “females of her generation and social class were supposed to be slender, earn nothing, blindly adore their numerous children and constantly give themselves to others,” Agatha was overweight and a distant mother, and she earned a fortune. Worsley approaches the subject with a “historical” rather than a literary “bent,” but this is history-lite. Accordingly, Agatha Christie reads as though it were being spoken to a camera: ideas are expressed as simply as possible there is no argumentative rigor the tone is upbeat until, at the end of each chapter, it becomes ominous the lexicon is limited (“dark” and “darkness” are her refrain) and there are goofy asides to the audience-“Urgh,” Worsley shudders in response to the “creepy” behavior of one of Christie’s wartime coworkers. Like Christie herself, Worsley is a prolific writer who aims to address a broad demographic and whose books are made into television shows. She is interested in women’s lives, the national obsession with murder, and the history of the British home, which makes Agatha Christie her ideal subject. It is from Horizon Productions, Inc., and carries a TV-G parental guideline.Lucy Worsley is a popular British historian and the chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces. The series was created by Alison Brown (“ Dog With A Blog”). Linda Videtti Figueiredo (“ Rules of Engagement” and “ Last Man Standing”) serves as executive producer. Starring are Jenna Ortega as Harley Diaz, Isaak Presley as Ethan Diaz, Ronni Hawk as Rachel Diaz, Kayla Maisonet as Georgie Diaz, Nicolas Bechtel as Lewie Diaz, Malachi Barton as “Beast” Diaz, Ariana Greenblatt as Daphne Diaz, Cerina Vincent as Suzy Diaz, and Joe Nieves as Tom Diaz. The Diaz parents, Suzy and Tom, also have six other kids: Rachel the somewhat self-involved eldest Georgie, a motivational athlete Ethan, Harley’s closest ally invincible and indestructible twins Lewie and “Beast” and the strong-willed “baby” of the family, Daphne. Her ingenuity often wins the day for the Diaz family, even with many different personalities living under one roof. The heartfelt and comedic stories of a big family find Harley devising creative ways to cope with – and stand out – in her family’s busy suburban Massachusetts household. Inventor, experimenter, mediator and persuader Harley Diaz maneuvers her way through the bustle that comes with being part of her happy family of nine, from the unique vantage point of being a tween middle child, in “Stuck in the Middle,” a single-camera comedy series geared towards kids 6-14 and their families. Here is how Disney Channel describes Stuck in the Middle: Check out newly released photos from Stuck in the Middle, and watch a preview, below. Stuck in the Middle stars: Joe Nieves, Isaak Presley, Ariana Greenblatt, Jenna Ortega, Cerina Vincent, Kayla Maisonet, Nicolas Bechtel, Malachi Barton, and Ronni Hawk. ![]() As the fourth of seven children, Harley is stuck right in the middle of her great big family. This new family sitcom features Harley Diaz (Jenna Ortega). ![]() Disney Channel‘s Stuck in the Middle TV series premieres Sunday, February 14, 2016, at 8:45pm. ![]()
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