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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

  • Episode aired Sep 16, 1990
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 43m
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David Suchet in Poirot (1989)
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Hastings renews his friendship with Poirot and involves him in the mysterious poisoning of the mistress of a manor house married to a man twenty years her junior.Hastings renews his friendship with Poirot and involves him in the mysterious poisoning of the mistress of a manor house married to a man twenty years her junior.Hastings renews his friendship with Poirot and involves him in the mysterious poisoning of the mistress of a manor house married to a man twenty years her junior.
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    • Ross Devenish
    • Agatha Christie(by)
    • Clive Exton(dramatized by)
  • Stars
    • David Suchet
    • Hugh Fraser
    • Philip Jackson
    • Ross Devenish
    • Agatha Christie(by)
    • Clive Exton(dramatized by)
  • Stars
    • David Suchet
    • Hugh Fraser
    • Philip Jackson
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    • 25User reviews
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    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Hercule Poirot
    Hugh Fraser
    Hugh Fraser
    • Lieutenant Hastings
    Philip Jackson
    Philip Jackson
    • Chief Inspector Japp
    Beatie Edney
    Beatie Edney
    • Mary Cavendish
    David Rintoul
    David Rintoul
    • John Cavendish
    Gillian Barge
    Gillian Barge
    • Mrs. Inglethorp
    Michael Cronin
    • Alfred Inglethorp
    Joanna McCallum
    Joanna McCallum
    • Evie Howard
    Anthony Calf
    Anthony Calf
    • Lawrence Cavendish
    Allie Byrne
    • Cynthia Murdoch
    Lala Lloyd
    • Dorcas
    Michael Godley
    • Dr. Wilkins
    Morris Perry
    Morris Perry
    • Mr. Wells
    Penelope Beaumont
    • Mrs. Raikes
    David Savile
    • Summerhaye
    Tim Munro
    • Edwin Mace
    Tim Preece
    • Philips K.C.
    Merelina Kendall
    Merelina Kendall
    • Mrs. Dainty
      • Ross Devenish
      • Agatha Christie(by) (novel)
      • Clive Exton(dramatized by)
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    • Trivia
      'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' was Agatha Christie's first novel, published in 1920, and also her first to feature the character of Hercule Poirot.
    • Goofs
      The opening scene is set in June 1917 and Hastings is wearing Service Dress uniform of the British Army. However, he is wearing Overseas Service Chevrons on his sleeve, which were not created and authorised until December of that year.
    • Quotes

      Hercule Poirot: [talking to other Belgian refugees about a wildflower] Another example of the English bucolic belief - anagallis arvensis, the scarlet pimpernel. It is believed that when this flower is open, it is a sign of a proplonged spell of fine weather. It is seldom seen open in this country.

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      Featured in Arena: Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait (1990)

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    "Catch it while you can!"
    World War One 1917: Lieutenant Hastings (Hugh Fraser) is on sick leave from the army after being wounded in France. His old friend John Cavendish (David Rintoul) invites him to stay at the Cavendish country estate, Styles Court, where there's tension in the family. Cavendish's mother Emily Ingelthorpe (Gillian Barge) has married Albert Ingelthorpe (Michael Cronin) a man twenty years younger than her, and the family believes that he can only be after one thing - her money. That night Emily dies a painful death and the subsequent autopsy reveals that she has been poisoned. In the neighbouring village of Styles St Mary, a number of Belgian refugees have taken up residence including Hastings' old friend Hercule Poirot (David Suchet), the eccentric but clever sleuth who is called in to investigate the murder.

    "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" (1920) was Agatha Christie's first novel and it also introduced her most famous creation to the world, the eccentric little Belgian detective with the egg-shaped head and eccentric mannerisms. This film was made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Christie's birth in 1890 which fell in 1990. The period detail of World War One was superbly depicted in this film (just look at those automobiles!) Ross Devenish directed the film with care and style while David Suchet, Hugh Fraser and Philip Jackson offered their usual excellent performances. Great care was taken with the supporting cast in which Michael Cronin stands out as the somewhat shifty looking Albert Ingelthorpe.

    "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" has recently been reissued on video and DVD, catch it while you can!
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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1990 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
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      • Official Website - SonyLIV
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Chavenage House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • London Weekend Television (LWT)
      • Carnival Film & Television
      • Picture Partnership Productions
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
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