Agatha Christie's Poirot (U.S. title Poirot) is a popular British television series starring David Suchet as Agatha Christie's detective character Hercule Poirot. It was originally made by London Weekend Television (LWT). However, since the early 2000s production has been credited to Granada Television, due to that company's takeover of LWT in 1994 and the following gradual dissolution of LWT as a separate entity. David Suchet as Hercule Poirot (foreground) David Suchet (born May 2, 1946) is a British actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot. ... Agatha Christie Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976), was a British crime fiction writer. ... David Suchet as Poirot Hercule Poirot (pronounced ) is a fictional character, the primary detective of Agatha Christies novels. ... Now known as ITV London (Weekends) London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television logo, 1996-2004 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... 2000s - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Current ITV Granada logo A Granada TV logo from the black and white era. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

David Suchet as Hercule Poirot (foreground) with Hugh Fraser as Hastings

Poirot began airing as a television show in 1989. The last of the 46, hour-long episodes produced in five series appeared in 1993. From 1995 to 1997, several longer Poirot specials appeared on TV. Four more Poirot TV movies appeared in 2000 and 2001, with a further four appearing in 2003/4. David Suchet as Hercule Poirot (foreground) and Hugh Fraser as Capt. ... David Suchet as Hercule Poirot (foreground) and Hugh Fraser as Capt. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Four adaptations were made in 2005: "The Mystery of the Blue Train", "After the Funeral","Cards on the Table", and "Taken at the Flood". The Mystery of the Blue Train (published in 1928) is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, featuring her detective Hercule Poirot. ... After the Funeral is an Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot detective novel. ... Cards on the Table (published in 1936) is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. ... There is a Tide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

"Taken at the Flood", however, has not yet been aired in North America. There is a Tide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Suchet has indicated his desire to film all the remaining stories in the canon. By most, Suchet's portrayal is considered to be the best, although it is not considered to be very accurate to the character in the books.

Recurring cast:

• David Suchet as Hercule Poirot
• Hugh Fraser as Captain Arthur Hastings
• Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp
• Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon

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• Zoë Wanamaker as Ariadne Oliver (Cards on the Table)
• Elliott Gould as Rufus Van Aldin (The Mystery of the Blue Train)

Zoë Wanamaker (born May 13, 1949) is an American actress who lives and works in the United Kingdom. ... Ariadne Oliver is a fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. ... Elliott Gould Elliott Gould (born Elliott Goldstein on August 29, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York), a graduate of the Professional Childrens School, was one of the most prominent American film actors in the early 1970s, best known for playing Trapper John in Robert Altmans satirical 1970 film MASH...

TV episodes

First Series

- 1989 (all 52mins each)

1. The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
2. Murder In The Mews
3. The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
4. Four and Twenty Blackbirds
5. The Third-Floor Flat
6. Triangle at Rhodes
7. Problem At Sea
8. The Incredible Theft
9. The King of Clubs
10. The Dream

The first episode of the television series Agatha Christies Poirot, The Adventure of the Clapham Cook establishes David Suchet in the role of Hercule Poirot. ... Murder in the Mews is the title of a novella by Agatha Christie, forming part of the Poirot series. ...

Second Series

- 1990 (8 episodes of 52min, First and last episodes of 103mins)

1. Peril at End House
2. The Veiled Lady
3. The Lost Mine
4. The Cornish Mystery
5. The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
6. Double Sin
7. The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
8. The Kidnapped Prime Minister
9. The Adventure of the Western Star
10. The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Third series

- 1991 (all episodes of 52mins each)

1. How Does Your Garden Grow?
2. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
3. The Plymouth Express
4. Wasp's Nest
5. The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
6. The Double Clue
7. The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
8. The Theft of the Royal Ruby
9. The Affair at the Victory Ball
10. The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge

Fourth series

- 1992 (all episodes of 103mins each)

1. The ABC Murders
2. Death in the Clouds
3. One Two Buckle My Shoe

Fifth series

- 1993 (all episodes of 52mins each)

1. The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
2. The Under Dog
3. Yellow Iris
4. The Case of the Missing Will
5. The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
6. The Chocolate Box
7. Dead Man's Mirror
8. The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

Sixth series

- 1995 (all episodes of 103mins each)

1. Hercule Poirot's Christmas
2. Hickory Dickory Dock
3. Murder on the Links
4. Dumb Witness

Seventh series

- 2000 (each episode of 103mins)

1. Lord Edgware Dies
2. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Eighth series

- 2001 (each episode of 103mins)

1. Murder in Mesopotamia
2. Evil Under the Sun

Ninth series

- 2003 & 2004 (each episode of 103mins)

1. Five Little Pigs
2. Sad Cypress
3. The Hollow
4. Death on the Nile

Tenth series

- 2005 (each episode of 103mins) - not all shown yet

1. The Mystery of the Blue Train
2. After the Funeral
3. Cards on the Table
4. Taken at the Flood

External links

• British Film Institute Screen Online

• First screenings in UK - past and future