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"Agatha Christie: Poirot" Mrs McGinty's Dead (2008)
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1 September 2008
(Season 11, Episode 1)
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James Bentley is tried for the murder of Abigail McGinty, the charwoman of Broadhinny who also took in Bentley as her lodger...
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| 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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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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Version of Murder Most Foul (1964)
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I was somewhat alarmed by the overall picture quality of last Sunday's [ 14 SEP 08 ] episode of Poirot, what were they exactly trying to achieve with all that soft focus, or maybe they are trying to cover something up? The extended pale halos hugging any character that dared to step into direct light was something akin to a Ready Brek commercial from the 1970's, at least they had an excuse. If HD is too harsh a medium for premium television drama then go back to sourcing on film, yes it's expensive but at least you will have an original that is infinitely transportable and not locked down by the limitations of the technology of the day.