"Agatha Christie: Poirot" (1989) TV series 1989-????

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Release Date:

18 January 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

The cases of an eccentrically refined Belgian detective.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Belgian | Hercule Poirot | Sleuth | Private Detective

Awards:

4 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

David Suchet	...	Hercule Poirot (64 episodes, 1989-2009)
Hugh Fraser	...	Captain Hastings / ... (41 episodes, 1989-2001)
Philip Jackson	...	Chief Inspector Japp / ... (39 episodes, 1989-2001)
Pauline Moran	...	Miss Lemon / ... (31 episodes, 1989-2001)

Also Known As:

Agatha Christie's Poirot (UK) (complete title)
Poirot (Australia)

Runtime:

UK:100 min (13 episodes) | UK:50 min (36 episodes) | UK:95 min (2 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Charterhouse Square, Clerkenwell, London, England, UK

Company:

Carnival Films

Trivia:

Before playing Poirot, David Suchet played Chief Inspector Japp opposite Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot in Thirteen at Dinner (1985) (TV).

Quotes:

Hercule Poirot: I am not a bloody little Frog! I am a bloody little Belgian!

Movie Connections:

Featured in There's Something About Christie... Murder Made Simple (2007) (TV)

The definitive Poirot

As far as I am concerned, David Suchet is the best ever Poirot. He looks like the picture one would have in one's mind when reading the books. Peter Ustinov was an excellent actor but did not look like Porot at all. The main characters are also excellent and you warm to them easily. Hastings is loyal, terribly British and a perfect foil for Poirot. He is intelligent but without any imagination. This makes him ideal for gathering information for Poirot. Japp is basically an good old fashioned sound copper, who has problems solving anything remotely difficult. BUT he his intelligent enough to use Poirot whenever possible rather than trying to compete with him. As with the other characters, Miss lemon is perfectly efficient with just about the right dry sense of humour,