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Agatha Christie (short story "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook")Clive Exton (dramatisation)
TV Series:
"Agatha Christie: Poirot" (1989)Original Air Date:
8 January 1989 (Season 1, Episode 1)Plot:
Poirot is approached by a Mrs. Todd, whose cook, Eliza Dunn, has suddenly disappeared. Poirot manages to track down the cook ... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
A good start to the series moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | David Suchet | ... | Hercule Poirot |
| Hugh Fraser | ... | Captain Hastings |
 | Philip Jackson | ... | Chief Inspector Japp |
| Pauline Moran | ... | Miss Lemon |
| Brigit Forsyth | ... | Mrs. Todd |
| Dermot Crowley | ... | Arthur Simpson |
| Freda Dowie | ... | Eliza Dunn |
| Antony Carrick | ... | Mr. Todd |
| Katy Murphy | ... | Annie |
 | Danny Webb | ... | Porter (as Daniel Webb) |
| Richard Bebb | ... | Mr. Cameron |
| Brian Poyser | ... | Salvation Army Speaker |
| Frank Vincent | ... | Purser |
| Phillip Manikum | ... | Police Sergeant |
| Jona Jones | ... | Police Constable |
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[first lines]Captain Hastings: Husband put head in gas oven; home life happy.
Hercule Poirot: No.
Captain Hastings: Belgravia and Overseas Bank clerk absconds with fortune.
Hercule Poirot: How much is this fortune?
Captain Hastings: Uh... ninety thousand pounds.
Hercule Poirot: No.
Captain Hastings: That's a king's ransom, Poirot.
Hercule Poirot: When it is used to ransom a king, it becomes interesting to Poirot.
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It is interesting to see this, the very first episode, of the Poirot series. All the regular characters are introduced, but they are still finding their way, which is understandable. This applies especially to Suchet, who, particularly at the beginning of the episode, is not quite the Poirot of later stories. Japp is grimmer and gruffer than he otherwise will be.
The period settings are very good, but one of the costumes -- that of Mrs Todd -- is like something from amateur dramatics and doesn't quite match the rest.
The story is an interesting,if preposterous, one and is well presented.