Wasps' Nest
- Episode aired Jan 27, 1991
- TV-14
- 50m
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7.7/10
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Poirot realizes that a murder is being plotted, and with the help of Hastings' latest hobby, he sets out to prevent it.Poirot realizes that a murder is being plotted, and with the help of Hastings' latest hobby, he sets out to prevent it.Poirot realizes that a murder is being plotted, and with the help of Hastings' latest hobby, he sets out to prevent it.
Kate Lynn Evans
- Mrs Henderson
- (as Kate Lynn-Evans)
Mark Chapman
- PC Keating
- (uncredited)
Cole Henderson
- Driver
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- David Renwick
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaDuring the DVD commentary for The Thick of It (2005), Peter Capaldi states that his appearance in this episode of Poirot (1989) yields him the most frequent repeat fees of all his television appearances due to the programme's high overseas sales.
- GoofsPoroit says he substituted washing soda for the Potassium Cyanide. However washing soda is Sodium Carbonate which is powdery while Potassium Cyanide is crystalline like table salt. They show a crystalline compound being added to the tea which could not be washing soda. In addition, it is immediately obvious that the washing soda is not the crystalline Potassium Cyanide.
- Quotes
Hercule Poirot: [reading a brochure for a fitness program] 'Use your vigour to keep your figure.' Absurd! There is nothing wrong with the body of Poirot. He is in the peak of condition!
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Sad ending to a story loaded with intrigue
Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are invited to visit a friend in the country, only to find mystery galore. Poirot is stung by a wasp, but can he stop anything more deadly from happening? Captain Hastings lends a hand with his film darkroom, his latest hobby. Chief Inspector Japp is hospitalized with appendicitis. This one has a sad ending, with a different twist than most Poirot mysteries.
Poirot shows his squeamishness in this episode. After Japp's appendectomy, Poirot and Hastings visit him in the hospital. Japp says he wondered if the anesthesia was properly administered, because he thought he could feel every incision and move of the doctor. At which point, Poirot quickly gets up and says that he and Hastings must leave.
As with all of the films of this and other Agatha Christie mysteries, I appreciate the great resources the English have for making old movies. The land, castles, old buildings are one thing. But the great numbers and varieties of vintage cars in so many street scenes are most impressive. Also, the dress and other costuming of the period.
"Wasps' Nest" is an excellent story of intrigue in the Christie and Poirot series. Here are some favorite lines from the film.
Captain Hastings, "I thought a nice afternoon at a garden fete might cheer him up a bit." Chief Inspector Japp, "Hmm. About the only thing that's gonna cheer him up today is the discovery of a body in a lucky dip."
Captain Hastings, "You're not planning to use the bathroom for the next half hour or so, are you Poirot?" Hercule Poirot, "Well, let me check with my diary, Hastings. No, it would seem not." Hastings, "Good. If you need me, you know where I am." He sets up a darkroom in the bathroom.
Hercule Poirot, after being stung by a wasp, "The open air - it should be closed during the summer. Captain Hastings - he wonders why I have a hatred for these crawling, buzzing things; and the reason is, they're always trying to kill me."
Poirot shows his squeamishness in this episode. After Japp's appendectomy, Poirot and Hastings visit him in the hospital. Japp says he wondered if the anesthesia was properly administered, because he thought he could feel every incision and move of the doctor. At which point, Poirot quickly gets up and says that he and Hastings must leave.
As with all of the films of this and other Agatha Christie mysteries, I appreciate the great resources the English have for making old movies. The land, castles, old buildings are one thing. But the great numbers and varieties of vintage cars in so many street scenes are most impressive. Also, the dress and other costuming of the period.
"Wasps' Nest" is an excellent story of intrigue in the Christie and Poirot series. Here are some favorite lines from the film.
Captain Hastings, "I thought a nice afternoon at a garden fete might cheer him up a bit." Chief Inspector Japp, "Hmm. About the only thing that's gonna cheer him up today is the discovery of a body in a lucky dip."
Captain Hastings, "You're not planning to use the bathroom for the next half hour or so, are you Poirot?" Hercule Poirot, "Well, let me check with my diary, Hastings. No, it would seem not." Hastings, "Good. If you need me, you know where I am." He sets up a darkroom in the bathroom.
Hercule Poirot, after being stung by a wasp, "The open air - it should be closed during the summer. Captain Hastings - he wonders why I have a hatred for these crawling, buzzing things; and the reason is, they're always trying to kill me."
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- Arnos Grove Underground Station, New Southgate, London, England, UK(Marble Hill tube station)
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- Runtime50 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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