Poirot

TV Series
1989–2013
PG
1h 40m

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8.6/10

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Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James ... Read allHercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.

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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

55K

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POPULARITY

304

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Top rated TV #150

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 6 wins & 17 nominations total

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Trivia
Before playing Poirot, Sir David Suchet played Chief Inspector Japp opposite Sir Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot in Thirteen at Dinner (1985). Suchet considers his performance as Japp to be the worst performance of his career, while he considers Poirot to be his best.

Goofs
The opening music and titles to Poirot together set the scene that these are tales from the 1930's. Towards the end of the titles, a stylised and complete Battersea Power Station is shown, which was built in two phases the second of which was not finished until the early 1950's.

Quotes
[repeated line]
Captain Hastings: I say, Poirot!

Crazy credits
The opening titles have Poirot disembark at a train station and bow to the viewer.

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

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8/10

Excellent Take on the Poirot Novels

Poirot is an excellent tv series, with great production values and an outstanding cast.

The only bad thing I can say about it is that I've already seen every episode 5 times, and remember how they all end.

David Suchet is excellent as the refined, French speaking (Walloon) Belgian detective of the title. On all his cases, he is ably assisted by his Watson, Captain Hastings, and his secretary Miss Lemon. The series is set in the thirties, and the characters still carry the scars of the first world war with them, while at the same time omens of the next conflict are ever present. A fourth member of the cast is their modern Art Deco apartment building. The jazzy score gives an extra feeling for the period.

Anyway, if you haven't seen this little gem already, don't miss it. It is as good as Agatha Christie's other detective series Miss Marple, with Joan Hickson.