Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

Episode aired Mar 7, 1993
51m

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S5.E8

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While Poirot vacations in Brighton to boost his health, the beautiful pearl necklace of a theatre actress staying at his hotel is mysteriously stolen.While Poirot vacations in Brighton to boost his health, the beautiful pearl necklace of a theatre actress staying at his hotel is mysteriously stolen.While Poirot vacations in Brighton to boost his health, the beautiful pearl necklace of a theatre actress staying at his hotel is mysteriously stolen.

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7.5/10

1.1K

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Director
- Ken Grieve
Writers
- Anthony Horowitz(dramatisation)
- Agatha Christie(short story "The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan")
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- Ken Grieve
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- Anthony Horowitz(dramatisation)
- Agatha Christie(short story "The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan") (uncredited)
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On his doctor's orders Poirot has gone to stay in the seaside resort of Brighton, where he is frequently mistaken for Lucky Len, who gives out money on behalf of a newspaper to people who recognize him. Poirot is staying at the Metropolitan hotel, as are Mr. Opalsen, a theatrical producer, and his wife who is an actress starring in a play at a local theatre. A set of valuable pearls which Mrs. Opalsen wears in the play is stolen from her room, and suspicion falls on her maid Celestine, who was in the room next door. Celestine loves Andrew, the impoverished young author of Mrs. Opalsen's play but they cannot afford to get married and she is accused of taking the jewels to finance their marriage. Poirot solves the case and unmasks the real culprit, being rewarded by Opalsen and getting a bonus when he identifies the real Lucky Len. —don @ minifie-1

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In a slight change to the style of the incidential music score for the series, in this episode its more of a brass band style, similar to the music that would have been regularly heard at the seaside, as featured in the episode, in a bandstand setting.

Quotes
[last lines]
Hercule Poirot: You are Lucky Len of the Daily Echo, and I claim my ten guineas.
Lucky Len: You're right. I was Lucky Len, but I'm sorry, I got fired this morning.
Hercule Poirot: Fired! Why?
Lucky Len: Too many people were recognizing me. The paper's decided it must be my face. It's too common.
Hercule Poirot: Common?
Lucky Len: That's what they say. Bit of a cheek, if you ask me, but there you are.
Hercule Poirot: They are wrong, mon ami. You have a face that is most distinguished. You have no need to work for this newspaper. You have a face of a great man.
Lucky Len: You think so?
Hercule Poirot: Oh, yes; I know it.

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References Salome (1908)

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Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan is a fun mystery which really benefits from its humour and the 50 minutes running time which does not feel too flabby.

Poirot's doctor have told him that his little grey cells have been working overtime and they need to take a rest. So Poirot and Hastings arrive at a seaside hotel and stay opposite to the room of a theatrical producer who has just purchased an invaluable pearl necklace which will be used in his latest play.

When the necklace is stolen, at first Poirot is reluctant to take on the case but later springs into action. As Poirot checked in at the hotel he noticed that a man with a limp and cane had also checked in earlier and was going up the stairs rather oddly.

The producer used Poirot's presence to drum up publicity for his play and Poirot could not help thinking if the producer was involved somehow in stealing his own jewellery. A chance remark of an Oscar Wilde play allows Poirot to put the puzzle together.

This was simply an enjoyable episode. It was amusing to see Poirot get mixed up with 'Lucky Len' the newspaper character hanging about the seaside and whom he finally meets at the end of the episode.

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