"Actor: Philip Jackson"

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £10.09   |  Saving you £-0.10 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Murder of Roger Ackroyd opens with a retired Poirot (David Suchet) cursing vegetable marrows in his country garden. When his old friend is found stabbed in the neck, Poirot begins an investigation that reunites him with Chief Inspector Japp (Philip Jackson) and uncovers a chain of furtive phone calls and secret romances. Unfortunately, the restructuring necessary to adapt the story from text to film takes away some of the shock value of Christie's original ending, which caused quite a controversy when the book was first published in 1926. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Dumb Witness | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £24.93   |  Saving you £-14.94 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Poirot and Hastings are in Windermere watching Charles Arundel's attempt to break the world water speed record. They return to the Arundel's family members. The situation is exasperated when Aunt Emily falls down the stairs. Poirot suspects foul play and his suspicions are confirmed when she is found dead the following day. It becomes clear to Poirot that the only one who knows who murdered Emily is Bob the resident fox terrier. Poirot understands that this dumb witness must find its own way of telling him what he has seen...

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Sad Cypress | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Another intriguing investigation for the brilliant Belgian detective as the beautiful Elinor Carlisle stands accused of a double murder; that of her wealthy aunt Laura Wellman and also of her rival in love Mary Gerrard. Elinor had the motive and the opportunity to administer the fatal poison to both women. Poirot believes the evidence to be irrefutable but once his little grey cells get to work he begins to piece together another version of events as Elinor finds time running out...

• Poirot - After The Funeral | DVD | (30/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Tragedy At Marsden Manor / The Double Clue | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Tragedy At Marsden Manor: Poirot is called in to investigate a murder at the local hotel. The Double Clue: Four unsolved robberies are creating work for Inspector Japp who has to call in Poirot for some assistance.

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Death On The Nile | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-7.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's whodunnit 'Death On The Nile' starring David Suchet as sleuth Hercule Poirot.

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The King Of Clubs / The Dream | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £6.54   |  Saving you £3.45 (52.75%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The King of Clubs: When cinema mogul Henry Reedburn is brutally murdered at his home Poirot is called in to help. Before his death Reedburn had some hold over the beautiful actress Valerie Saintclair. What was it and what relevance has the playing card found at the murder scene? The Dream Poirot: receives a typewritten note asking him to go and see wealthy tyrant Benedict Farley who is concerned about a recurring dream he is having concerning his own suicide. When he is found dead the next day it appears it is not a straightforward case of suicide.

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Hercule Poirot's Christmas | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A wealthy old man invites Poirot to his house as he fears for the safety of his family...

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Complete Collection | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £124.99

  Based on Agatha Christie's novels David Suchet stars as the enigmatic eccentric and extremely intelligent super-sleuth Hercule Poirot.

• Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty (Telecast 12 December 1955) | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £29.08   |  Saving you £-4.09 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty - Ballet in Three Acts.

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Lord Edgware Dies finds Poirot (David Suchet) reopening his London office with the help of Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran) and Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser). As they celebrate their reunion, Japp quips that there's "only one thing missing...the body". Right on cue, a corpse turns up just moments later. Most of the suspects are actors by profession, but Poirot's "little grey cells" are able to penetrate the murderer's disguise--though only after two more victims heighten the suspense. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Adventures Of Johnnie Waverly / Four And Twenty Blackbirds | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £6.37   |  Saving you £3.62 (56.83%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Adventure Of Johnnie Waverly: Country squire Marcus Waverly calls on Poirot to ask for help in dealing with kidnap threats against his son Johnnie. It becomes a race against time to discover the identity of the mystery letter writer and save little Johnnie from a terrible fate. 4 & 20 Blackbirds: As elderly Anthony Gascoigne lies dying at his Brighton home his estranged twin brother Henry falls to his death. A tragic accident or murder? Poirot believes the answer lies in the eating of a blackberry pie.

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Cornish Mystery / The Disappearance Of Mr Davenheim | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £9.70   |  Saving you £0.29 (2.99%)   |  RRP £9.99

  David Suchet brings the great detective Hercule Poirot to rich life in The Cornish Mystery / The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim. These two episodes are lovingly true to their 1930s settings. In The Cornish Mystery Poirot has an unusual visitor--a victim who says she's not dead yet but is slowly being poisoned. The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim takes the standard case of a businessman's disappearance and spices it up with a friendly wager that Poirot can't solve the mystery without leaving his apartment. --Ali Davis

• High Hopes | DVD | (25/05/2009) from £8.08   |  Saving you £-2.09 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The legendary Mike Leigh's slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London introduces us to Shirley and Cyril Cyril's mother who is in the grip of her declining years mother's ghastly upper-middle class neighbours and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. In due course Shirley wants a baby but Cyril who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect is reluctant. Then Cyril's mother finds herself stranded forced to turn to her snooty neighbours for help. And when Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for her Mum's 70th birthday the stage is set for a disaster from start to finish. With Shirley barely holding it all together she may be able to put Cyril's protestations aside after all.

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Adventure Of The Egyptian Tomb / The Underdog | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £6.28   |  Saving you £3.71 (59.08%)   |  RRP £9.99

  More intriguing investigations for Agatha Christie's famed Belgian detective... The Adventure Of The Egyptian Tomb: An archaeological expedition has discovered the tomb of King-Men-her-Ra in the Valley of the Kings. When Sir John Willard smashes the seal of the burial chamber he suffers a heart attack and dies. One by one the men involved in the expedition begin to drop off like flies. Is there a curse on the tomb or are there more sinister forces at work? Poirot is called in to investigate. The Underdog: Horace Trefusis the chief chemist at the chemical factory is going through confidential papers concerning a new compound called Astroprene when an intruder disturbs him. Poirot becomes involved and finds himself investigating a case of intruige and sabotage.

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Affair At The Victory Ball / The Mystery Of Hunter's Lodge | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  More intriguing investigations for Agatha Christie's famed Belgian detective... The Affair At The Victory Ball: The Victory costume ball is in full swing just before midnight when a brutal murder is discovered. Poirot has only his own observations a mysterious note and a silver monogrammed case of cocaine to lead him to the killer. The Mystery Of Hunter's Lodge: Hastings accompanied by Poirot has been invited to a Grouse shoot on his uncle's estate. Amidst the gloomy Emglish weather and gun-smoke Poirot finds himself investigating a case of bizarre disguise and mistaken identity.

• The Bionic Woman - Vol. 3 | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Vega Influence: Jaime and Dr. Michael Marchetti are aboard a transport plane that makes a refueling stop at a remote island. The plane crew members apparently disappear. The island's biological research facility shows signs of having been abandoned suddenly. 'In this corner Jaime Sommers': Oscar Goldman's sole clue to the disappearance of Agent Wayne Haley is the address of a sports wrestling arena. Jaime competes as a professional lady wrestler while on undercover assignment

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Kidnapped Prime Minister / Western Star | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £8.53   |  Saving you £4.45 (80.32%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In The Kidnapped Prime Minister / The Adventure of the Western Star David Suchet once again brings the great detective Hercule Poirot to rich life. In The Adventure of the Western Star a Belgian film star's priceless diamond disappears after she receives threatening letters from a Chinese man. When Britain's Prime Minister vanishes on the eve of important international negotiations, Poirot is called in to solve the case of The Kidnapped Prime Minister. The deceptions in each crime are elaborately plotted, but for Poirot the solution is usually as simple as a children's nursery rhyme. Suchet portrays the dapper detective with a quiet dignity and sublime smile that often infuriate his action-hungry clients. But as Agatha Christie readers know quite well, all of the real action takes place in Poirot's "little grey cells". Providing comic counterpoint to Poirot's method is his sidekick, Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser), whose well-meaning but befuddled attempts to help solve each case make these episodes entertaining even if you've already figured out whodunit. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Murder On The Links | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Paul Renauld hopes to escape blackmail but his copy cat crime is more exact than he intended. He is found murdered with a love letter in his pocket. The plot is complicated by Bella Duveen the beautiful singer stealing the murder weapon and the discovery of the body of a tramp who was stabbed after he died...

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Dead Man's Mirror / Jewel Robbery At The Grand Metropolitan | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £11.23   |  Saving you £1.75 (21.24%)   |  RRP £9.99

  More intriguing investigations for Agatha Christie's famed Belgian detective... The Dead Man's Mirror: Art dealer Gervase Chevenix is not a popular man. So when he dies in mysterious circumstances Poirot has no shortage of suspects to choose from. The Jewel Robbery At The Grand Metropolitan: A holiday for Poirot on the South Coast turns into one of the most absorbing cases ever encountered. The pearls of the Tsar are missing and a man's life is at stake.