Two words suffice to sum up the enduring and endearing qualities of Agatha Christie's Poirot: David Suchet. Despite all the careful Art Deco trappings, the light, spacious sets and luxurious country locations, despite the excellent supporting cast and atmospheric music score, despite all its admirable qualities this series would be for nothing without Suchet's magnificent grasp on the fussy little Belgian detective. Poirot's obsessive mannerisms, his mania for sartorial detail, his maniacal devotion to personal hygiene (especially when it comes to looking after the... moustache) are all rendered exactly by Suchet, clearly as much a perfectionist in this respect as his alter ego in every other. Buoyed by their success with Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes, Granada TV brought a lighter touch to Poirot, which first aired in 1989, and this series is often breezily humorous in contrast to the gloomy Victorian Gothic of its predecessor. The producers took similar care in maintaining the spirit of Christie's original books even when--as with the Holmes adventures--the screenwriters occasionally took pardonable liberties with story and characters. Suchet is ably supported by Hugh Fraser as the Bertie Woosterish Captain Hastings, Philip Jackson as the tenaciously bulldog-like Inspector Japp, and Pauline Moran as Poirot's often exasperated PA, Miss Lemon. --Mark Walker [show more]
This is any Poirot fans dream, the chance to own a 31 disks of Agatha Christie's famous Belgium detective Hercule Poirot. It contains her most popular stories for you to watch over and over again. Not only have we got great whodunits but also great stories with great actors. David Suchet has taken Poirot off the pages of Christie's wonderful books stright unto the screen. A well worth buy.
These extensive and faithful adaptations of the 1920's mysteries allow both the uninitiated greenhorn and the Christie connoisseur to revel in Poirot's sleuthing as it was intended. David Suchet's intelligent and respectful portrayal of the awkward Belgian makes such compelling viewing that it is not until the deliciously satisfying unmasking at the end of each episode that normality resumes. Backed up by the best sets and supporting actors around, this extensive collection makes for some of the most gripping light relief available.
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