Poirot 

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

Stars:

David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson

Top Rated TV #140 | Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Suchet	...	Hercule Poirot 70 episodes, 1989-2013
Hugh Fraser	...	Captain Hastings / ... 43 episodes, 1989-2013
Philip Jackson	...	Chief Inspector Japp / ... 40 episodes, 1989-2013
Pauline Moran	...	Miss Lemon 32 episodes, 1989-2013

Storyline

This whodunit series based on Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories, is named after its star sleuth, Hercule Poirot, a famous former Belgian policeman, who settled for good in London after the war, soon so famous as an infallible private detective that he becomes a society figure in his own right. In each episode Poirot gets to solve a crime mystery -mostly murder(s)- for a paying client or otherwise catching his attention, generally along with his faithful English sidekick Captain Hastings and/or his Scotland yard 'friendly rival' Detective Chief Inspector Japp.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | belgian | whodunit | sleuth | private detective | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

18 January 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hercule Poirot

Filming Locations:

The Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carnival Film & Television, London Weekend Television (LWT), Picture Partnership Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min (14 episodes) 50 min (36 episodes) 90 min (20 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Story changes were often made to present female characters in a more sympathetic or heroic light (at odds with Agatha Christie's characteristic gender-neutrality in her novels).

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Quotes

Captain Hastings: [Repeated line] Good Lord!

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits has Poirot disembark at a train station and bow to the viewer.

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Connections

Featured in Britain's Favourite Detectives (2014)

User Reviews

The definitive Poirot

As far as I am concerned, David Suchet is the best ever Poirot. He looks like the picture one would have in one's mind when reading the books. Peter Ustinov was an excellent actor but did not look like Porot at all. The main characters are also excellent and you warm to them easily. Hastings is loyal, terribly British and a perfect foil for Poirot. He is intelligent but without any imagination. This makes him ideal for gathering information for Poirot. Japp is basically an good old fashioned sound copper, who has problems solving anything remotely difficult. BUT he his intelligent enough to use Poirot whenever possible rather than trying to compete with him. As with the other characters, Miss lemon is perfectly efficient with just about the right dry sense of humour,