Agatha Christie: Poirot: Season 12, Episode 1 The Clocks
(26 Jun. 2011)
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Agatha Christie: Poirot: Season 12, Episode 1 The Clocks
(26 Jun. 2011)
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| Olivia Grant | ... |
Annabel Larkin
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| Anna Skellern | ... |
Fiona Hanbury
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| Tom Burke | ... |
Lt. Colin Race
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Andrew Havill | ... |
Sven Hjerson
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| Victoria Wicks | ... |
Mrs Swinburne
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| Jaime Winstone | ... |
Sheila Webb
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| Sinead Keenan | ... |
Nora Brent
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| Lesley Sharp | ... |
Miss Martindale
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| Anna Massey | ... |
Miss Pebmarsh
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| Phil Daniels | ... |
Inspector Hardcastle
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Ben Righton | ... |
Constable Jenkins
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| Beatie Edney | ... |
Mrs Hemmings
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Abigail Thaw | ... |
Rachel Waterhouse
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| Guy Henry | ... |
Matthew Waterhouse
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Investigating a spy-ring, Lt. Colin Race comes to Wilbraham Crescent, where he literally bumps into agency typist Sheila Webb, as she comes flying out of number 19, the home of blind receptionist Millicent Pebmarsh. Sheila has discovered the body of a man whose identity proves hard to confirm, surrounded by four clocks, stopped at the same time. Miss Pebmarsh does not know the man and did not ask for the services of Sheila, who is the initial chief suspect. However, as Poirot is brought in to assist Inspector Hardcastle in the case, and the murderer strikes again, Poirot comes to realize that the man was killed elsewhere and brought to Miss Pebmarsh's house. The neighbors claim to have seen nothing but Poirot believes one of them may have had a secret which was worth killing for and sets out to unmask them, as well as explaining the significance, if any, of the clocks. At the same time, Colin solves his investigation with Poirot's help. Written by don @ minifie-1
This has to be the most disappointing of all the Agatha Christie stories brought to the TV screen by Masterpiece Theater and starring David SUCHET as the mastermind detective Hercule Poirot.
The story is so far-fetched in concept and cluttered with such a lot of nonsense about a spy plot and the sinister group of people involved, with every facet of the story straining credibility from the start. And this, despite a fine central performance by ANNA MASSEY as a blind receptionist who finds a murdered man behind her sofa and is unable to explain either his identity or the circumstances of his death.
As usual, the production values are excellent and the acting by all concerned is on a high level of expertise. But the story seems so absurd and is hard to follow once the various details come to light, making it appear that even Poirot will be unable to unwind the tangled mess of events.
Very disappointing and certainly not one of Agatha Christie's more credible mysteries.