Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989– )
"Agatha Christie's Poirot" (original title)

The cases of an eccentrically refined Belgian detective.

Stars:

David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson

4 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Suchet	...	Hercule Poirot (70 episodes, 1989-2013)
Hugh Fraser	...	Captain Hastings (43 episodes, 1989-2013)
Philip Jackson	...	Chief Inspector Japp (40 episodes, 1989-2013)
Pauline Moran	...	Miss Lemon (32 episodes, 1989-2013)

Storyline

Based on Agatha Christie's short stories and novels. Hercule Poirot is a famous Belgian detective, who always gets embroiled in a mystery, usually along with his faithful sidekick Captain Hastings and/ or Scotland Yard chief inspector Japp.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | belgian | hercule poirot | private detective | whodunit | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

18 January 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hercule Poirot

Filming Locations:

Charterhouse Square, Clerkenwell, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carnival Films, London Weekend Television (LWT), Picture Partnership Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 100 min (13 episodes) 50 min (36 episodes) 95 min (2 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In addition to paddings, Suchet would initially trim the top of his hair to appear more balding (n later years his hair had thinned naturally), except in "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", which chronicles Poirot's first case in England where he's supposed to be considerably younger.

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Quotes

Captain Hastings: [Repeated line] Good Lord!

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Connections

Featured in Loose Women: Episode #13.149 (2009)

User Reviews

Excellent Take on the Poirot Novels

Poirot is an excellent tv series, with great production values and an outstanding cast.

The only bad thing I can say about it is that I've already seen every episode 5 times, and remember how they all end.

David Suchet is excellent as the refined, French speaking (Walloon) Belgian detective of the title. On all his cases, he is ably assisted by his Watson, Captain Hastings, and his secretary Miss Lemon. The series is set in the thirties, and the characters still carry the scars of the first world war with them, while at the same time omens of the next conflict are ever present. A fourth member of the cast is their modern Art Deco apartment building. The jazzy score gives an extra feeling for the period.

Anyway, if you haven't seen this little gem already, don't miss it. It is as good as Agatha Christie's other detective series Miss Marple, with Joan Hickson.