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"Agatha Christie: Poirot" (1989)Original Air Date:
26 March 2006 (Season 10, Episode 3)Plot:
When a man disinherits his sole beneficiary and bequeaths his wealth to others just prior to his death, Poirot is called in to investigate. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Monica Dolan outshines David Suchet moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| David Suchet | ... | Hercule Poirot | |
| Philip Anthony | ... | Vicar | |
| Robert Bathurst | ... | Gilbert Entwhistle | |
| Anna Calder-Marshall | ... | Maude Abernethie | |
| John Carson | ... | Richard Abernethie | |
| Kevin Doyle | ... | Inspector Morton | |
| Michael Fassbender | ... | George Abernethie | |
| Fiona Glascott | ... | Rosamund | |
| Geraldine James | ... | Helen Abernethie | |
| Dominic Jephcott | ... | Dr. Larraby | |
| Vicky Ogden | ... | Janet | |
| Julian Ovenden | ... | Michael Shane | |
| Lucy Punch | ... | Susannah Henderson | |
| William Russell | ... | Lanscombe | |
| Annabel Scholey | ... | 'Miss Sorrel' |
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Rotherfield Park, East Tisted, Alton, Hampshire, England, UKFun Stuff
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For those of you still in the dark, I will not spoil this Christie, as it is definitely one of her finest works, and I stress that you should see it whenever you next have free time! If any of the adaptations are to be watched before (or in lieu of) reading the book, I would suggest "After the Funeral" for the following reasons.
I wanted to praise the performance by Monica Dolan (Miss Gilchrist), whose employer-companion Cora is brutally murdered at the outset of the film. Her portrayal of a shocked, nervous, insignificant woman is actually moving, especially when she has a moment of personal connection with Poirot, another person who travels alone in "the journey of life." And when the murderer is being revealed in typical Poirot denouement fashion, Dolan's reactions to the revelation are acting at its finest: you feel as angry at the murderer as you do sympathetic to Miss Gilchrist... something uncommon in Christie lore.
Although there are a couple of discrepancies between novel and film adaptation, as per usual (the business of the will perhaps making less sense in the film), the unbelievably lavish recreation of post-war England, thoroughly high calibre of acting and directing, and preservation (if not heightening) of Christie's mystery and intrigue render these discrepancies insignificant.
Bravo Suchet, Dolan and the whole team for crafting this masterpiece of murder mystery theatre, and the producers who gave it the green light! Encore!