Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
- Episode aired Mar 7, 1993
- TV-14
- 51m
While Poirot vacations in Brighton to boost his health, the beautiful pearl necklace of a theatre actress staying at his hotel is mysteriously stolen.While Poirot vacations in Brighton to boost his health, the beautiful pearl necklace of a theatre actress staying at his hotel is mysteriously stolen.While Poirot vacations in Brighton to boost his health, the beautiful pearl necklace of a theatre actress staying at his hotel is mysteriously stolen.
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- Anthony Horowitz
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
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- TriviaIn a slight change to the style of the incidential music score for the series, in this episode its more of a brass band style, similar to the music that would have been regularly heard at the seaside, as featured in the episode, in a bandstand setting.
- GoofsIn the dressing room, Opalson asks his wife if she is inferring something. It should be implying, not inferring. The speaker implies and the listener infers which is making an assumption about, or interpreting what was said. The words are not interchangeable just as speaking and listening are not interchangeable.
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[last lines]
Hercule Poirot: You are Lucky Len of the Daily Echo, and I claim my ten guineas.
Lucky Len: You're right. I was Lucky Len, but I'm sorry, I got fired this morning.
Hercule Poirot: Fired! Why?
Lucky Len: Too many people were recognizing me. The paper's decided it must be my face. It's too common.
Hercule Poirot: Common?
Lucky Len: That's what they say. Bit of a cheek, if you ask me, but there you are.
Hercule Poirot: They are wrong, mon ami. You have a face that is most distinguished. You have no need to work for this newspaper. You have a face of a great man.
Lucky Len: You think so?
Hercule Poirot: Oh, yes; I know it.
- ConnectionsReferences Salome (1908)
A Poirot/Agatha Christie rarity in that nobody is murdered. The crime here is a robbery, and that only. Quite short too. After the non- murder novelty has worn off, however, the story is overly simple, and not that difficult to solve. Yes, there are a few red herrings but it is pretty straightforward stuff.
On the plus side, we do have the whole gang - Poirot, Japp, Hastings and Lemon - in this episode.
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