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

The hotel where "Evil Under the Sun" was filmed is the one where Agatha Christie wrote the book "Evil Under the Sun".

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Captain Hastings: I say, Poirot!

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Connections

Referenced in Ashes to Ashes: Episode #3.3 (2010)

User Reviews

great detective series

Maybe I'm a bit sheltered when it comes to reading classic literature, but I have never read anything by Christie, and I never realized the character of Poirot was created by her. Despite this fact, I discovered a large collection of videos from the series at the local library...so I picked the first one from the set and checked it out. I wasn't expecting all that much, being that it's British, and like many Americans, I find that the two countries have very different tastes when it comes to television. I must tell you, I was very pleasantly surprised, and I like the episode very much. It was the episode, "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim," in which Poirot takes a bet from Japp that he cannot solve the case in 7 days without leaving the house. Poirot takes the bet, and the story progresses from there. The character of Poirot is very funny, and despite the fact that I have to strain to understand what he's saying sometimes (due to his accent), I like him a lot. This seems to be a great detective series, with superb writing and acting. The secondary characters of Japp, Hasting, and Ms. Lemon (I believe that's her name) are very well written as well. It's not your typical american fare, but it suits me just fine. I'll definitely be checking this show out when it comes on A&E, and I plan on checking out the rest of the series from the library. Great show. 10/10