What's the Difference between Fool Me Once the Book and Fool Me Once the TV Show?
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In the TV Show |
Maya Stern
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Maya Stern
Portrayed by: Michelle Keegan
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Detective Roger Kierce
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DS Sami Kierce
Portrayed by: Adeel Akhtar
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Joe Burkett
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Joe Burkett
Portrayed by: Richard Armitage
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Fool Me Once Book vs TV Show
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
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Maya is nearly six feet tall and athletic |
Maya is much shorter at about 5’4”. |
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Maya got pregnant by Joe while they were dating. He proposed to her right after. |
This is not in the TV series.
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These subplots are not in the book. |
There is a subplot concerning DS Sami Kierce’s past as a recovering alcoholic (his fiancée was murdered) and serious health problems that he is trying to keep a secret from everyone including his upcoming marriage to his pregnant girlfriend. He periodically passes out at home, while working and driving which caused a minor accident. He is taking Burkett corporation medications that might be causing his medical problems. |
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Claire Walker was making calls to and receiving calls on her secret cell phone from a strip club. |
Claire Walker was using her secret cell phone for making calls to and receiving calls from a gaming arcade.
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Maya is working as a flight instructor since resigning from the US Army. She gives lessons in a Cessna 172. |
Maya is working as a flight instructor since resigning from the British Army. She instructs civilians in a helicopter. |