Although Edwin Drood was unfinished at the time of Dickens' death, it was only the very ending that was left unfinished, and it seems clear from other sources how Dickens had intended the story to conclude. I feel this version took too much liberty with the source material and its supposed incomplete nature. It made it too convoluted and mysterious I think in an aim to boost its TV appeal. But for fans like me who prefer adaptations to be faithful this was disappointing. And on top of this, it wasn't all that entertaining, I think the artificial complexity only served to distract the audience and distract from how enjoyable it might have been. The 1935 version, though a very old film, is much clearer and enjoyable and truer to the Dickensian spirit.