Although this is only the third episode of this GREAT, long-running series starring David Suchet as Agatha Christie's world famous master sleuth Hercule Poirot, Mr. Suchet has already perfected his role. His French accent, his gentlemanly but slightly haughty behavior, his dry humor, his pedantry make all the keen readers of Agatha Christie's novels feel like Poirot has actually 'jumped' right out of the book and onto the TV screen! Hugh Fraser as Hastings, Philip Jackson as Japp, and Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon are also present already as the (almost) steady supporting cast - so the foundations are laid for a series that would rise to unforeseen heights in the course of the next 25 (!) years...
And besides the magnificent acting on ALL parts, we can also admire a PERFECT recreation of the atmosphere of the 1920s - everything from clothes and hairstyles to interiors to cars. Really a BIG achievement for a TV series that's still in its 'infancy', so to speak! But the producers started out with ALL the right stuff from the very beginning - and the reward turned out to be one of the most popular, most high-class and longest-running British TV series ever.
This episode, adapted from one of Poirot's 'minor' early cases, a short story first published in 1923, isn't too complicated, maybe you could even call it a little bit predictable; and yet, it's quite suspenseful, stylish, entertaining - and 'spiced' with a good dose of humor! A WONDERFUL hour of entertainment for Poirot fans, and not only...
And besides the magnificent acting on ALL parts, we can also admire a PERFECT recreation of the atmosphere of the 1920s - everything from clothes and hairstyles to interiors to cars. Really a BIG achievement for a TV series that's still in its 'infancy', so to speak! But the producers started out with ALL the right stuff from the very beginning - and the reward turned out to be one of the most popular, most high-class and longest-running British TV series ever.
This episode, adapted from one of Poirot's 'minor' early cases, a short story first published in 1923, isn't too complicated, maybe you could even call it a little bit predictable; and yet, it's quite suspenseful, stylish, entertaining - and 'spiced' with a good dose of humor! A WONDERFUL hour of entertainment for Poirot fans, and not only...