Poirot (TV Series)
The Veiled Lady (1990)
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- TV-14
- 49min
- Crime, Drama
- 14 Jan 1990
- TV Episode
Poirot becomes a criminal himself when he agrees to help a beautiful woman recover a letter written in her youth that is being used to blackmail her.
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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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| Frances Barber | ... |
Lady Millicent
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| Terence Harvey | ... |
Lavington
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Carole Hayman | ... |
Mrs Godber
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Tony Stephens | ... |
Sergeant
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Don Williams | ... |
Constable
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| Lloyd McGuire | ... |
Museum Guard
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Peter Geddis | ... |
Museum Guard
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Directed by
| Edward Bennett | ||
Written by
| Clive Exton | ... | (dramatized by) |
| Agatha Christie | ... | (short story "The Veiled Lady") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Brian Eastman | ... | producer |
| Nick Elliott | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Peter Bartlett | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Derek Bain | ||
Casting By
| Lucy Abercrombie | ||
| Rebecca Howard | ||
Production Design by
| Rob Harris | ||
Art Direction by
| Peter Wenham | ||
Costume Design by
| Sharon Lewis | ||
Makeup Department
| Roseann Samuel | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| Martin Bond | ... | production manager |
| Ray Helm | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Donald Toms | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Simon Hinkly | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ludmilla Barras | ... | production buyer |
| Mickey Lennon | ... | property master (as Micky Lennon) |
| Les Peach | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
| Tony Bell | ... | boom operator |
| Peter Lennard | ... | dubbing |
| Mike Murr | ... | dubbing |
| Rupert Scrivener | ... | dubbing |
| Ken Weston | ... | sound recordist |
Stunts
| Valentino Musetti | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Steve Alcorn | ... | camera operator (as Steven Alcorn) |
| John Etherington | ... | grip |
| Dermot Hickey | ... | focus puller |
| Derek Rymer | ... | gaffer |
| Mark Strasburg | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dougie Hawkes | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Nigel Gostelow | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| British Concert Winds | ... | brass band (as The British Concert Winds) |
| Peter Craen | ... | conductor: The British Concert Winds |
| Christopher Gunning | ... | composer: theme music |
| David Snell | ... | conductor |
| Fiachra Trench | ... | composer: incidental music |
| Paul Golding | ... | assistant music scoring engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sheila Wilson | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| John Beharrell | ... | accountant |
| Pat Gavin | ... | titles |
| Monica Rogers | ... | production coordinator |
| Natasha Wellesley | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Eén (2008) (Belgium) (tv)
- FS Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- France 2 (FR2) (2008) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2011) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1997) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France Régions 3 (FR3) (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (France) (DVD)
- Imavision Distribution (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- 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)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1990) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Picture Partnership Productions (developed for television by)
- The Grip House (grip equipment by)
- Samuelson Lighting (lighting & generators by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Poirot despairs at the lack of crime - and work - concluding that he, Hercule Poirot, has scared off the criminal classes. His mood brightens when Lady Millicent Castle-Vaughn - the veiled Lady of the title - asks him to recover from her blackmailer some indiscreet letters written in her youth. Unable to convince the man to reduce the amount asked for, Poirot decides to take matters into his own hands and steal them. As Poirot and Hastings learn however, not all is as it seems, starting with Lady Millicent. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Referring to Wimbledon supporters, Mrs Godber says, "It's been beyond all since that Fred Perry won again." Poirot later mentions that the fire is unlikely to be lit in July. These comments indicate that the episode takes place in either July 1935 or July 1936 as Perry won the Wimbledon men's singles event for the second and third times in those years. See more » |
| Goofs | At the end, Japp asks Poirot if he ever thought about going to sea, to which Poirot replies that he would not. In fact, Poirot has been to sea many times. In The Million Dollar Bond Robbery and Problem at Sea, Poirot travels on the ocean for an extended period. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Morgenblätter See more » |
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Hercule Poirot:
They fear me, Hastings. The criminals, they fear Hercule Poirot so much that they have repented of their naughty ways and have become citizens of the most upright. See more » |