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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- Anthony Horowitz(dramatisation)
- Agatha Christie(short story "The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan")
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- Anthony Horowitz(dramatisation)
- Agatha Christie(short story "The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan")
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- TriviaIn 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.
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[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.
- ConnectionsReferences Salome (1908)
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.
- Prismark10
- May 18, 2018
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