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"Agatha Christie: Poirot" Dumb Witness (1996)


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7.5/10   260 votes
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Writers:
Agatha Christie (novel) and
Douglas Watkinson (dramatisation)
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Original Air Date:
16 March 1996 (Season 6, Episode 4)
Plot:
An elderly woman confides to Poirot that she fears one of her relatives is trying to kill her for her money. He persuades her to disinherit her heirs, but she is murdered anyway. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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David Suchet ... Hercule Poirot
Hugh Fraser ... Captain Arthur Hastings
Ann Morrish ... Emily Arundel
Patrick Ryecart ... Charles
Kate Buffery ... Theresa
Paul Herzberg ... Jacob
Julia St. John ... Bella (as Julia St John)
Norma West ... Wilhemina
Jonathan Newth ... Dr Grainger
Pauline Jameson ... Isabel Tripp
Muriel Pavlow ... Julia Tripp
Pat O'Toole ... Sarah
Geoffrey Freshwater ... Sgt Keeley
Jestyn Phillips ... Steward
Tobias Saunders ... Alexis
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Runtime:
103 min
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Hercule Poirot: In my book, as you say, monsieur, everyone is a suspect. more

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11 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Belgian Sleuth (and dog), 6 January 2007
Author: dbdumonteil

"This dog is very clever" Poirot says "He must be Belgian!"

A delightful adaptation of another Christie's classic : aptly titled cause the main witness is a dog .But only Poirot can communicate with him.

Mrs Arundell is a wealthy aunt and she has got nephews and nieces waiting for their inheritance .In her desirable mansion,on the bank of a lake where one of the nephews tries to break speed record ,strange things happen.

This is an absorbing episode in the POirot brilliant miniseries involving initials (which might or might not be those of the murderer) ,a dumb witness (Bob the dog) ,and an eerie side -which frequently shows in Christie's books : Emily Arundell's death is almost supernatural ("Her soul is flying away ") and there is a medium who talks to the Dead .

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