The cases of eccentric, but sharp, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
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- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| David Suchet | ... |
Hercule Poirot
(70 episodes, 1989-2013)
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| Hugh Fraser | ... |
Captain Hastings
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(43 episodes, 1989-2013)
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| Philip Jackson | ... |
Chief Inspector Japp
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(40 episodes, 1989-2013)
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| Pauline Moran | ... |
Miss Lemon
(32 episodes, 1989-2013)
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| David Yelland | ... |
George
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(8 episodes, 1989-2013)
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| Zoë Wanamaker | ... |
Ariadne Oliver
(6 episodes, 2006-2013)
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Richard Bebb | ... |
Newsreader
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(6 episodes, 1989-1996)
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George Little | ... |
Dicker
(5 episodes, 1989-1994)
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Phillip Manikum | ... |
Sergeant
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(3 episodes, 1989)
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Jona Jones | ... |
Police Constable
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(3 episodes, 1989)
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| Patrick Ryecart | ... |
Charles
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(2 episodes, 1996-2013)
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| Nicholas Farrell | ... |
Donald Fraser
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(2 episodes, 1992-2005)
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Barbara Barnes | ... |
Mrs Lester
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(2 episodes, 1990-2001)
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| John Carson | ... |
Richard Abernethie
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(2 episodes, 1989-2006)
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| Richard Hope | ... |
Spence
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(2 episodes, 2006-2008)
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| Richard Durden | ... |
Dr. Pritchard
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(2 episodes, 1993-2006)
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| Sean Pertwee | ... |
Ronnie Oglander
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(2 episodes, 1989-2013)
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| Beatie Edney | ... |
Mary Cavendish
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(2 episodes, 1990-2009)
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| Beth Goddard | ... |
Sister Agnieszka
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(2 episodes, 1993-2008)
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| Simon Shepherd | ... |
Andrew Hall
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(2 episodes, 1993-2008)
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| Carol MacReady | ... |
Milly Croft
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(2 episodes, 1990-2008)
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| John Cording | ... |
Div. Insp. Jameson
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(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
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Simon Molloy | ... |
District Judge
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(2 episodes, 1993-2008)
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| Lucy Liemann | ... |
Miss Burgess
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(2 episodes, 2006-2008)
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| Pip Torrens | ... |
Jeremy Cloade
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(2 episodes, 1991-2006)
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Philip Anthony | ... |
Doctor
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(2 episodes, 1992-2006)
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Tim Stern | ... |
Alf Renny
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(2 episodes, 1993-2008)
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Geoffrey Beevers | ... |
Mr Tolliver
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(2 episodes, 1989-2003)
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| Catherine Russell | ... |
Katrina Reiger
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(2 episodes, 1991-2008)
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| Arthur Cox | ... |
Dr. Hawker
(2 episodes, 1993)
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| Danny Webb | ... |
Porter
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(2 episodes, 1989-2013)
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| Phyllida Law | ... |
Lady Carrington
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(2 episodes, 1989-2010)
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| Haydn Gwynne | ... |
Coco Courtenay
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(2 episodes, 1991-2008)
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| Richard Lintern | ... |
Guy Carpenter
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(2 episodes, 1993-2008)
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Jane How | ... |
Lady Veronica
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(2 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Frances Barber | ... |
Lady Millicent
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(2 episodes, 1990-2009)
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Miranda Forbes | ... |
Landlady
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(2 episodes, 1990-1992)
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| Fenella Woolgar | ... |
Ellis
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(2 episodes, 2000-2010)
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Ben Bazell | ... |
Sergeant Beddoes
(2 episodes, 1992-1993)
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| Ian Hallard | ... |
Edmund Drake
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(2 episodes, 2010-2013)
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| Frances Low | ... |
Pamela Lyall
(1 episode, 1989)
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| Frederick Treves | ... |
Colonel Lacey
(1 episode, 1991)
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| Rachael Stirling | ... |
Caroline Crale
(1 episode, 2003)
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| Elisabeth Dermot Walsh | ... |
Elinor Carlisle
(1 episode, 2003)
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| James Fox | ... |
Colonel Race
(1 episode, 2004)
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| Jonathan Cake | ... |
John Christow
(1 episode, 2004)
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| James D'Arcy | ... |
Derek Kettering
(1 episode, 2005)
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| Jenny Agutter | ... |
Adela Marchmont
(1 episode, 2006)
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| James Alper | ... |
Shaitana's Butler
(1 episode, 2006)
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| Tim Curry | ... |
Lord Boynton
(1 episode, 2008)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- ITV - Independent Television (United Kingdom) (tv) (ITV1)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (United States) (tv)
- Mystery! (United States) (tv)
- 13th Street (2010) (Belgium) (tv) (limited)
- 13th Street (2010) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- A+E Networks
- Canvas (2004) (Belgium) (tv)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 4)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 5 and 6)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 7 and 8)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 9)
- Elephant Films (2007) (France)
- Eén (2008) (Belgium) (tv) (seasons 1-3) (repeats) (season 10)
- FR3 (1991) (France) (tv)
- FR3 (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France 3 (1992) (France) (tv)
- Memphis Belle (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
- Memphis Belle (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 2 and 3)
- Moviemax Family (2011) (Turkey) (tv)
- NHK (2014) (Japan) (tv)
- Polyband (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Reel Corporation (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- Reel DVD (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- Story TV (2010) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2000) (France) (tv)
- Viasat3 (Hungary) (tv) (repeats)
Special Effects
- The Computer Film Company (CFC) (compositing)
Other Companies
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Coach House Studios (Avid Editing Equipment Provided By)
- Coach House Studios (Avid Unity suite)
- Coach House Studios (DIT equipment provided by)
- Grip House (grip equipment)
- Mayflower Studios (adr facilities)
- Palmbrokers (greenery)
- Production Copier Company (production equipment and services)
- Samuelson Lighting (lighting equipment and generators)
- The British Concert Winds (brass band)
- Twickenham Film Studios (studios)
Storyline
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This whodunit series based on Dame Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories, was named after its star sleuth, Hercule Poirot (David Suchet), 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 (Hugh Fraser) and/or his Scotland yard "friendly rival" Chief Inspector Japp (Philip Jackson). Written by KGF Vissers |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In preparation for the role, David Suchet read every book and short story in which Poirot appeared: "I had my file on one side of me and a pile of stories on the other side and day after day, week after week, I ploughed through most of Agatha Christie's novels about Hercule Poirot and wrote down characteristics until I had a file full of documentation of the character. And then it was my business not only to know what he was like, but to gradually become him." See more » |
| Goofs | The opening music and titles to Poirot together set the scene that these are tales from the 1930's. Towards the end of the titles, a stylised and complete Battersea Power Station is shown, which was built in two phases the second of which was not finished until the early 1950's. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in There's Something About Christie... Murder Made Simple (2007). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening credits has Poirot disembark at a train station and bow to the viewer. See more » |
| Quotes |
[repeated line]
Captain Hastings: I say, Poirot! See more » |