Poirot (TV Series)
The Affair at the Victory Ball (1991)
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- TV-14
- 51min
- Crime, Drama
- 03 Mar 1991
- TV Episode
Poirot and Hastings attend the Victory Ball, a popular costume party. During the festivities, one of the guests is found stabbed to death, and another succumbs to a drug overdose the next day.
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Cast verified as complete
| David Suchet | ... |
Hercule Poirot
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| Hugh Fraser | ... |
Captain Hastings
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| Philip Jackson | ... |
Chief Inspector Japp
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| Pauline Moran | ... |
Miss Lemon
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Mark Crowdy | ... |
Viscount Cronshaw
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David Henry | ... |
Eustace Beltaine
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| Haydn Gwynne | ... |
Coco Courtenay
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| Nathaniel Parker | ... |
Chris Davidson
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Natalie Slater | ... |
Mrs Davidson
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| Kate Harper | ... |
Mrs Mallaby
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| Andrew Burt | ... |
James Ackerley
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Charles Collingwood | ... |
BBC Announcer
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| Brian Mitchell | ... |
Second Actor
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| Sarah Crowden | ... |
Receptionist
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Bryan Matheson | ... |
Butler
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Salo Gardner | ... |
Mortuary Attendant (uncredited)
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Harry Van Engel | ... |
Radio Engineer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Renny Rye | ||
Written by
| Andrew Marshall | ... | (dramatized by) |
| Agatha Christie | ... | (short story "The Affair at The Victory Ball") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Brian Eastman | ... | producer |
| Nick Elliott | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Christopher Gunning | ||
Cinematography by
| Norman G. Langley | ... | director of photography (as Norman Langley) |
Editing by
| Frank Webb | ||
Editorial Department
| Nigel Parkes | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Rebecca Howard | ||
Production Design by
| Mike Oxley | ||
Art Direction by
| Caroline Smith | ||
Set Decoration by
| Chrysoula Sofitsi | ||
Costume Design by
| Elizabeth Waller | ||
Makeup Department
| Kate Bower | ... | makeup artist |
| Patricia Kirkman | ... | makeup artist |
| Hilary Martin | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Derek Bain | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Kieron Phipps | ... | production manager |
| Donald Toms | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Edward Brett | ... | assistant director |
| Adam Goodman | ... | assistant director |
| Gilly Raddings | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| David Bordewey | ... | production buyer |
| Mickey Lennon | ... | property master (as Micky Lennon) |
| Les Peach | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
| John Downer | ... | dubbing |
| Richard Finney | ... | sound assistant (as Richie Finney) |
| Peter Glossop | ... | sound recordist |
| Alan Killick | ... | dubbing |
| Rupert Scrivener | ... | dubbing |
| Martin Trevis | ... | boom operator |
Stunts
| Steve Whyment | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Steve Alcorn | ... | camera operator (as Steven Alcorn) |
| Ashley Bond | ... | clapper/loader |
| John Etherington | ... | grip |
| Hugh Fairs | ... | focus puller |
| John Humphrey | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nigel Egerton | ... | wardrobe |
| Dougie Hawkes | ... | costumer |
| Michael Price | ... | assistant costume designer |
| John Scott | ... | wardrobe |
| Vernon White | ... | wardrobe |
| Kirsten Wing | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Scott Rowlatt | ... | locations |
| Paul Shersby | ... | locations |
Music Department
| Neil Richardson | ... | dance band arrangements |
| Mark Tucker | ... | assistant music scoring engineer (uncredited) |
| Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sam Donovan | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| John Beharrell | ... | accounts |
| Penelope Forrester | ... | accounts |
| Pat Gavin | ... | titles |
| Monica Rogers | ... | production coordinator |
| Natasha Wellesley | ... | production coordinator |
| Christopher Wren | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
- Carnival Film & Television
- ITV Productions
- London Weekend Television (LWT)
- Picture Partnership Productions
Distributors
- France 3 (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France 3 (1993) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France 3 (1997) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Télé Monte Carlo (2003) (Monaco) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2005) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Elephant Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Imavision Distribution (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- FS Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- France 2 (FR2) (2007) (France) (tv)
- Eén (2008) (Belgium) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2010) (France) (tv)
- TV Breizh (2014) (France) (tv)
- Elephant Films (2014) (France) (Blu-ray)
- TV Breizh (2022) (France) (tv)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2022) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Picture Partnership Productions (developed for television by)
- The Grip House (grip equipment by)
- Samuelson Lighting (lighting & generators by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Poirot attends the Victory Ball, a costume party where you are expected to dress as someone famous, as himself. However, when two members of a party of six dressed as characters from classical Italian comedy are subsequently found dead, Poirot finds himself working with Chief Inspector Japp to solve the case. The solution to the deaths of Viscount Cronshaw and Coco Courtney is to be found in determining the correct time of death and identifying an impostor at the ball. Poirot takes to the airwaves and reveals the identity of the killer on a live BBC radio broadcast. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The exterior of the BBC (Radio) building, and the foyer area, were the real BBC Broadcasting House building, shot in the 1990s, before the building of the New Broadcasting House extension 20 years later. See more » |
| Goofs | At 46min:50 sec, Poirot leaves the radio studio through the left brass door and the camera on a tripod as well as the cameraman's reflection is seen on the closed right brass door. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rule Britannia See more » |
| Quotes |
Captain Hastings:
[dressed as the Scarlet Pimpernel]
I still don't think they'll let you in; I thought I made it clear the Victory Ball is a costume do. Hercule Poirot: Hercule Poirot does not wear costumes. Captain Hastings: Everybody does. The whole idea is to go as someone famous. Hercule Poirot: Precisely. Captain Hastings: Oh. I see. See more » |