Dr. Mark Aldridge is a senior lecturer in Film and Television at Southampton Solent University, UK, specializing in film and television history. He is the author of the 2019 book Agatha Christie on Screen. Previous publications include, The Birth of British Television, published by Palgrave Macmillan. He has been a fan of Agatha Christie since he first saw Agatha Christie's Poirot when he was seven.