Poirot (TV Series)
Peril at End House (1990)
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- TV-14
- 1h 43min
- Crime, Drama
- 07 Jan 1990
- TV Episode
While Poirot is staying at an exclusive Cornish resort, he meets a beautiful heiress whose life is in danger.
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| David Suchet | ... |
Hercule Poirot
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| Hugh Fraser | ... |
Captain Hastings
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| Philip Jackson | ... |
Chief Inspector Japp
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| Polly Walker | ... |
Magdala 'Nick' Buckley
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John Harding | ... |
Commander George Challenger
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| Jeremy Young | ... |
Bert Croft
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Mary Cunningham | ... |
Ellen
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| Paul Geoffrey | ... |
Jim Lazarus
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Alison Sterling | ... |
Freddie Rice
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Christopher Baines | ... |
Charles Vyse
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| Carol MacReady | ... |
Milly Croft
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Elizabeth Downes | ... |
Maggie Buckley
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| Godfrey James | ... |
Inspector
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John Crocker | ... |
Dr Graham
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| Pauline Moran | ... |
Miss Lemon
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Geoffrey Greenhill | ... |
Wilson
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Joe Bates | ... |
Alfred
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Jane Paton | ... |
Hotel Receptionist
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Fergus McLarnon | ... |
Hood
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| Jenny Funnell | ... |
Nurse Andrews
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Janice Cramer | ... |
Maid
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Edward Pinner | ... |
Pageboy
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Tony Red Richards | ... |
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Renny Rye | ||
Written by
| Clive Exton | ... | (dramatisation) |
| Agatha Christie | ... | (novel "Peril at End House") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Brian Eastman | ... | producer |
| Nick Elliott | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Peter Bartlett | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Frank Webb | ||
Casting By
| Lucy Abercrombie | ||
| Rebecca Howard | ||
Production Design by
| Mike Oxley | ||
Art Direction by
| Caroline Smith | ||
Costume Design by
| Linda Mattock | ||
Makeup Department
| Kate Bower | ... | makeup artist |
| Hilary Martin | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Martin Bond | ... | production manager |
| Ray Helm | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Donald Toms | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Adam Goodman | ... | assistant director |
| Nick Laws | ... | assistant director |
| Guy Travers | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| David Bordewey | ... | production buyer |
| Mickey Lennon | ... | property master (as Micky Lennon) |
| Les Peach | ... | construction manager |
| Chrysoula Sofitsi | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Tony Bell | ... | boom operator |
| Colin Codner | ... | sound assistant |
| Alan Killick | ... | dubbing |
| Anne Parsons | ... | dubbing |
| Rupert Scrivener | ... | dubbing |
| Ken Weston | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Etherington | ... | grip |
| Jamie Harcourt | ... | camera operator |
| David Hedges | ... | clapper loader |
| Dermot Hickey | ... | focus puller |
| Derek Rymer | ... | gaffer |
| Brian Smith | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Marion Dring | ... | wardrobe |
| Nigel Egerton | ... | wardrobe |
| Melville Freedman | ... | wardrobe |
| Dougie Hawkes | ... | costumer |
| Gilly Hebden | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Tony Otero | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Richard Dobson | ... | locations |
| Scott Rowlatt | ... | locations |
| Paul Shersby | ... | locations |
Music Department
| Christopher Gunning | ... | composer: theme music |
| Richard Hewson | ... | composer: incidental music |
| Neil Richardson | ... | music arranger: dance band music |
| David Snell | ... | conductor |
| Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sam Donovan | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| John Beharrell | ... | accounts |
| Penelope Forrester | ... | accounts |
| Pat Gavin | ... | titles |
| Monica Rogers | ... | production coordinator |
| Natasha Wellesley | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
- Carnival Film & Television
- London Weekend Television (LWT)
- Picture Partnership Productions
- Picture Partnership Productions
Distributors
- ITV - Independent Television (1990) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1990) (Finland) (tv)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France 3 (1997) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- AcornMedia (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Eén (2008) (Belgium) (tv)
- FS Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- France 2 (FR2) (2006) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2008) (France) (tv)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (France) (DVD)
- Imavision Distribution (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Malavasi Editore
- RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL8)
- TV Breizh (2014) (France) (tv)
- TV Breizh (2024) (France) (tv)
- Télé Monte Carlo (2002) (Monaco) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2005) (France) (tv)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2024) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Picture Partnership Productions (developed for television by)
- Grip House (grip equipment)
- Samuelson Lighting (lighting and generators)
- Twickenham Film Studios (studios)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
While enjoying a vacation at an exclusive resort on the Cornish coast, Poirot and Hastings meet beautiful young heiress Magdala Buckley. Known to her friends as Nick, she confides to them that she has recently survived several events that might have taken her life: a heavy-framed picture dropping on her head, a boulder falling off a cliff, and failed brakes. When Poirot notices a bullet hole in her hat, they put her under their protection and discover that her dead fiance, a noted aviator killed in a tragic accident, had named her as heir in his will. In the interim, his wealthy uncle is found to have died, making her the unexpected beneficiary of a great fortune. Poirot realizes this inheritance is the motive for continued attempts on her life, and in his quest for the the truth, he uncovers a tangled web of greed, forgery, drug addiction, fraud, poison, and murder. Written by G. Taverney (duke1029@aol.com) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The novel upon which this episode is based is the first story Agatha Christie would write based in the town she was born: Torquay, Devon, England. See more » |
| Goofs | The yellow seaplane seen landing and taking off is a 1973 Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman. The first VJ-22 flew in 1958. The series is supposed to be taking place in the 1930s. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Agatha Christie's England (2021). See more » |
| Quotes |
Hercule Poirot:
I cannot eat these eggs. They are of totally different sizes. See more » |