"Agatha Christie: Poirot" (1989) TV series 1989-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Release Date:

18 January 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

The cases of an eccentrically refined Belgian detective.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Belgian | Hercule Poirot | Sleuth | Private Detective

Awards:

4 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

David Suchet	...	Hercule Poirot (64 episodes, 1989-2009)
Hugh Fraser	...	Captain Hastings / ... (41 episodes, 1989-2001)
Philip Jackson	...	Chief Inspector Japp / ... (39 episodes, 1989-2001)
Pauline Moran	...	Miss Lemon / ... (31 episodes, 1989-2001)

Also Known As:

Agatha Christie's Poirot (UK) (complete title)
Poirot (Australia)

Runtime:

UK:100 min (13 episodes) | UK:50 min (36 episodes) | UK:95 min (2 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Charterhouse Square, Clerkenwell, London, England, UK

Company:

Carnival Films

Trivia:

Before playing Poirot, David Suchet played Chief Inspector Japp opposite Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot in Thirteen at Dinner (1985) (TV).

Quotes:

Hercule Poirot: I am not a bloody little Frog! I am a bloody little Belgian!

Movie Connections:

Featured in There's Something About Christie... Murder Made Simple (2007) (TV)

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.