Problem at Sea
- Episode aired Feb 19, 1989
- TV-14
- 51m
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7.3/10
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Poirot's Mediterranean cruise is disrupted when an unlikeable passenger is found murdered in her stateroom.Poirot's Mediterranean cruise is disrupted when an unlikeable passenger is found murdered in her stateroom.Poirot's Mediterranean cruise is disrupted when an unlikeable passenger is found murdered in her stateroom.
Victoria Hasted
- Pamela Cregan
- (as Victoria Hastead)
Dorothea Phillips
- Nelly Morgan
- (as Dorothea Philips)
Giorgos Kotanidis
- Photographer
- (as George Kotanidis)
- Director
- Writers
- Clive Exton
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe ship used for filming is the motor yacht "Madiz" built in Scotland in 1902 and is privately owned. In World War 2, the "Madiz" served in the British Royal Navy as a Royal Patrol yacht.
- GoofsIt is stretching credibility for the captain to refrain from reporting the murder to the Egyptian police and allowing Poirot to investigate. Especially when the Egyptian police do get called in when Skinner tries to sell the dead woman's jewels. Also, there is the question of the issue of a death certificate how the body would be stored on board.
- Quotes
Hercule Poirot: Your vitality is formidable, dear lady.
Mrs Clapperton: "You're so alive, Adeline," they say to me. But really, Monsieur Poirot, what would one be if one wasn't alive?
Hercule Poirot: Dead, Madame.
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too easy
Poirot solves a "Problem at Sea" while on a cruise with Hastings. Unfortunately, the audience figures it out, too, probably ahead of him.
Poirot and Hastings are on a cruise around the Mediterranean, with Hastings acting as a sort of social director. An unpleasant woman, Mrs. Clapperton, is found murdered in her stateroom. Since everyone hated her, there should be plenty of suspects. Just one problem. Many of them were off the ship at the time.
Poirot has to solve the problem. By the time he gathers everyone together to expose the murderer, we've been in on it for some time. The how, however, I found both amusing and interesting. So it wasn't a total loss.
This series spares no expense on production values, which, have others have mentioned, are marvelous. It doesn't matter if it's a weaker story. David Suchet is always wonderful to watch, as is Hugh Fraser as Hastings.
Poirot and Hastings are on a cruise around the Mediterranean, with Hastings acting as a sort of social director. An unpleasant woman, Mrs. Clapperton, is found murdered in her stateroom. Since everyone hated her, there should be plenty of suspects. Just one problem. Many of them were off the ship at the time.
Poirot has to solve the problem. By the time he gathers everyone together to expose the murderer, we've been in on it for some time. The how, however, I found both amusing and interesting. So it wasn't a total loss.
This series spares no expense on production values, which, have others have mentioned, are marvelous. It doesn't matter if it's a weaker story. David Suchet is always wonderful to watch, as is Hugh Fraser as Hastings.
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- Jan 19, 2014
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