When a reclusive painter is found dead, Poirot finds the vital clue in the dead man's last meal.When a reclusive painter is found dead, Poirot finds the vital clue in the dead man's last meal.When a reclusive painter is found dead, Poirot finds the vital clue in the dead man's last meal.
Holly de Jong
- Dulcie Lang
- (as Holly De Jong)
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Did you know
- TriviaFour and Twenty Blackbirds is a short story written by Agatha Christie and published as a part on an anthology collection (containing stories about both Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple) in October 1960.
- GoofsDuring Poirot's and Hastings' visit to a music-hall, a modern 'EXIT' sign is clearly visible in the background.
- Quotes
Hercule Poirot: Cricket. The English enigma. I know not of any other game where even the players are unsure of the rules.
- ConnectionsReferenced in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (22/03/2016) (2016)
Featured review
For some reason when I was younger, I ignored Agatha Christie stories. In the past few years, I've discovered them from borrowing audio books from the library and greatly enjoyed them - which let me to start reading as well. And so I was delighted to find out about the Poirot series. The few I've seen that I'd read were true to her stories, and those that I'd not read always left me impressed with her writing and tight plots, and left me guessing until the end "who dun it". One really couldn't miss a minute of it.
Therefore I expected so much more from this episode. In fact, until I looked at the other reviews, I really did not think it was based on a 'real' Agatha Christie story. I thought it was written by someone else just using the character. It was just too simplistic and obvious. But as always, the settings are beautiful, although I was still left very disappointed with the plot line. That said, I still have hope for other episodes in the series.
Therefore I expected so much more from this episode. In fact, until I looked at the other reviews, I really did not think it was based on a 'real' Agatha Christie story. I thought it was written by someone else just using the character. It was just too simplistic and obvious. But as always, the settings are beautiful, although I was still left very disappointed with the plot line. That said, I still have hope for other episodes in the series.
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- Cumberland Gardens, Clerkenwell, London, England, UK(Henry Gascoyne's home at number 8)
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- Runtime50 minutes
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