The Clocks

Episode aired Jun 26, 2011
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1h 29m

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Four clocks surround an unidentified corpse in a blind woman's house, and a young typist is summoned to the crime scene. However, Poirot is convinced that the complicated setup is merely hid... Read allFour clocks surround an unidentified corpse in a blind woman's house, and a young typist is summoned to the crime scene. However, Poirot is convinced that the complicated setup is merely hiding a simpler solution.Four clocks surround an unidentified corpse in a blind woman's house, and a young typist is summoned to the crime scene. However, Poirot is convinced that the complicated setup is merely hiding a simpler solution.

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Director
- Charlie Palmer
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- Agatha Christie(novel)
- Stewart Harcourt(screenplay)
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- Charlie Palmer
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- Agatha Christie(novel)
- Stewart Harcourt(screenplay)
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Investigating a spy-ring, Lt. Colin Race comes to Wilbraham Crescent, where he literally bumps into agency typist Sheila Webb, as she comes flying out of number 19, the home of blind receptionist Millicent Pebmarsh. Sheila has discovered the body of a man whose identity proves hard to confirm, surrounded by four clocks, stopped at the same time. Miss Pebmarsh does not know the man and did not ask for the services of Sheila, who is the initial chief suspect. However, as Poirot is brought in to assist Inspector Hardcastle in the case, and the murderer strikes again, Poirot comes to realize that the man was killed elsewhere and brought to Miss Pebmarsh's house. The neighbors claim to have seen nothing but Poirot believes one of them may have had a secret which was worth killing for and sets out to unmask them, as well as explaining the significance, if any, of the clocks. At the same time, Colin solves his investigation with Poirot's help. —don @ minifie-1

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The character of Lieutenant Colin Race is the son of Colonel Johnny Race, who appeared in Death on the Nile (2004). Poirot asks how the Colonel is doing while they are in the theatre bar. In the original novel, he uses the pseudonym Colin Lamb, and is the son of Superintendent Battle - a character cut from the adaptation of Cards on the Table (2006).

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Two of the characters step out of an office to smoke their cigarettes on the pavement outside. This is a very modern phenomenon. Back then, they would simply have smoked in the office.

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Lt. Colin Race: I know she isn't involved. I know she's a good person who needs our help.
Hercule Poirot: The world is full of *good* people who do *bad* things, mon ami.

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6/10

A rather enjoyable episode with a great performance from Tom Burke

This really kept my attention and, while I guessed a few details of the solutions (sic), there was a satisfying final reveal.

I especially enjoyed the pitch perfect performance of Tom Burke, who would much later appear as JK Rowling's Cormoran Strike.

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