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"Agatha Christie: Poirot" Mrs McGinty's Dead (2008)



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7.9/10   213 votes
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Agatha Christie (novel)
Nick Dear (screenplay)
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Original Air Date:
1 September 2008 (Season 11, Episode 1)
Plot:
James Bentley is tried for the murder of Abigail McGinty, the charwoman of Broadhinny who also took in Bentley as her lodger... more | full synopsis
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Poirot tries to clear a man sentenced to hang for murder... more (7 total)

Cast

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David Suchet ... Hercule Poirot
Joe Absolom ... James Bentley
Simon Molloy ... District Judge

Richard Hope ... Spence
David Yelland ... George
Sarah Smart ... Maude
Raquel Cassidy ... Maureen Summerhayes
Richard Dillane ... Major Summerhayes
Simon Shepherd ... Dr Rendell
Emma Amos ... Bessie Burch
Billy Geraghty ... Joe Burch
Ruth Gemmell ... Miss Sweetiman
Mary Stockley ... Eve Carpenter
Zoë Wanamaker ... Ariadne Oliver
Paul Rhys ... Robin Upward
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District Judge: James Gordon Bentley, you have been tried for murder. Abigail McGinty was found by the baker on the floor of the sitting-room with extensive wounds to the head. The house in Broadhinny evinced no sign of forced entry. All the police surgeon was able to ascertain was that she'd been hit with a sharp...
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Poirot tries to clear a man sentenced to hang for murder..., 30 June 2009
6/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

Once again, David SUCHET excels as Hercule Poirot, willing to investigate the truth behind an innocent man being found guilty of Mrs. McGinty's murder. And JOE ABSOLOM is excellent as the accused James Bentley, but has little to do within the storyline once Poirot decides to take his case. ZOE WANAMAKER is effective as Ariadne Oliver, the mystery writer who resembles Agatha Christie in that she's not happy with the detective she invented.

Unfortunately, the rest of the cast seems uninspired. But the time period, the settings, the photography--all the technical values are excellent. Poirot's distress at finding himself living in a disorganized guest house is played for humor, but it also vital when he comes across some important clues.

More faithful than some of the recent Miss Marple episodes with Geraldine McEwan, it's definitely worth watching if you're a Poirot fan.

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