Poirot (TV Series)
How Does Your Garden Grow? (1991)
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- TV-14
- 50min
- Crime, Drama
- 06 Jan 1991
- TV Episode
At a flower show, an older woman in a wheelchair approaches Poirot, gives him an empty seed packet, and asks him to visit her the next day. When Poirot arrives the next day, the woman is dead, murdered with poison.
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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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| Pauline Moran | ... |
Miss Lemon
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Anne Stallybrass | ... |
Mary Delafontaine
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| Tim Wylton | ... |
Henry Delafontaine
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Margery Mason | ... |
Amelia Barrowby
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| Catherine Russell | ... |
Katrina Reiger
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| Peter Birch | ... |
Nicholai
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Ralph Nossek | ... |
Dr Sims
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John Burgess | ... |
Mr Harrison
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Dorcas Morgan | ... |
Lucy
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Trevor Danby | ... |
Mr Trumper
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John Rogan | ... |
Pathologist
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Stephen Petcher | ... |
Photographer
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Philip Praeger | ... |
Police Constable
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Directed by
| Brian Farnham | ||
Written by
| Andrew Marshall | ... | (dramatized by) |
| Agatha Christie | ... | (short story "How Does Your Garden Grow?") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Brian Eastman | ... | producer |
| Nick Elliott | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Christopher Gunning | ||
Cinematography by
| Jason Lehel | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Max Lemon | ||
Editorial Department
| Peter Christelis | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Rebecca Howard | ||
Production Design by
| Mike Oxley | ||
Art Direction by
| Caroline Smith | ||
Set Decoration by
| Chrysoula Sofitsi | ||
Costume Design by
| Elizabeth Waller | ||
Makeup Department
| Kate Bower | ... | makeup artist |
| Patricia Kirkman | ... | makeup artist |
| Hilary Martin | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Derek Bain | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Kieron Phipps | ... | production manager |
| Donald Toms | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Edward Brett | ... | assistant director |
| Adam Goodman | ... | assistant director |
| Gilly Raddings | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| David Bordewey | ... | production buyer |
| Mickey Lennon | ... | property master (as Micky Lennon) |
| Les Peach | ... | construction manager |
| Peter MacFarlan | ... | production buyer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Colin Codner | ... | sound assistant |
| John Downer | ... | dubbing |
| Alan Killick | ... | dubbing |
| Rupert Scrivener | ... | dubbing |
| Martin Trevis | ... | boom operator |
| Ken Weston | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Steve Alcorn | ... | camera operator (as Steven Alcorn) |
| Ray Cooper | ... | clapper/loader |
| John Etherington | ... | grip |
| Hugh Fairs | ... | focus puller |
| John Humphrey | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nigel Egerton | ... | wardrobe |
| Dougie Hawkes | ... | costumer |
| Michael Price | ... | assistant costume designer |
| John Scott | ... | wardrobe |
| Vernon White | ... | wardrobe |
| Kirsten Wing | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Scott Rowlatt | ... | locations |
| Paul Shersby | ... | locations |
Music Department
| Mark Tucker | ... | assistant music scoring engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sam Donovan | ... | script supervisor |
| Clive Exton | ... | script consultant |
| Sue Mahoney | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| John Beharrell | ... | accounts |
| Penelope Forrester | ... | accounts |
| Pat Gavin | ... | titles |
| Monica Rogers | ... | production coordinator |
| Natasha Wellesley | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
- ITV Productions
- Carnival Film & Television
- London Weekend Television (LWT)
- Picture Partnership Productions
Distributors
- France 3 (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France 3 (1996) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France 3 (1997) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Télé Monte Carlo (2003) (Monaco) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2005) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Elephant Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Imavision Distribution (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- France 2 (FR2) (2007) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2008) (France) (tv)
- Elephant Films (2014) (France) (Blu-ray)
- FS Film (2014) (Finland) (DVD)
- TV Breizh (2014) (France) (tv)
- TV Breizh (2021) (France) (tv)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2022) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Carnival Film & Television (developed for television by)
- The Grip House (grip equipment by)
- Samuelson Lighting (lighting & generators by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Poirot and Miss Lemon travel to Surrey to visit Miss Amelia Barrowby but arrive to learn that she has died during the night. Poirot had an odd encounter with her the previous day at a flower show when she made the odd gesture of giving him an empty seed packet. Upon returning home, he finds that she has written him seeking his assistance. Poirot suspects foul play and the pathologist confirms that the woman was poisoned with strychnine. Initial suspects are Miss Barrowby's niece and her husband, but when the dead woman's Russian companion runs away, Inspector Japp thinks he has the culprit. Poirot thinks otherwise. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The red 'WTF' on the Chelsea Flower Show ticket means that the ticket is for admission on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday only. It was the cheaper ticket for the end days of the show, when the flowers were usually past their best. See more » |
| Goofs | "Regimirov" is not a correct last name for a Russian woman. Most Russian family names originated from patronymics, that is, that father's name usually formed by adding the adjective suffix -ova or -eva for a female. (Peter or Petrov, Ilya or Ilyov for sons, Petrova or Ilyova for daughters). Contemporary patronymics have a -na for female names. For instance, if a single woman's father's last name was Ivanov or Petrov, her last name would be Ivanova or Petrova. So technically, Katrina's last name should have been Regimirova. See more » |
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Chief Inspector Japp:
We're doing our own little test right now. Down at the mortuary. Perhaps you'd rather wait in the taxi, Miss Lemon. Miss Lemon: No, thank you. I did help in the hospital morgue during the war. Hercule Poirot: More filing, Miss Lemon? Miss Lemon: Mister Poirot! See more » |