Third Girl
- Episode aired Jul 18, 2010
- TV-14
- 1h 33m
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After a seemingly neurotic young heiress tells Ariadne Oliver and Poirot that she thinks she may have killed someone, her ex-nanny is found with her wrists slashed.After a seemingly neurotic young heiress tells Ariadne Oliver and Poirot that she thinks she may have killed someone, her ex-nanny is found with her wrists slashed.After a seemingly neurotic young heiress tells Ariadne Oliver and Poirot that she thinks she may have killed someone, her ex-nanny is found with her wrists slashed.
Caroline O'Neill
- Nanny Lavinia Seagram
- (as Caroline O'Neil)
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- TriviaLook closely and you'll see a painting in the artist's studio that was used fifteen years earlier in Dead Man's Mirror (1993).
- Quotes
Sir Roderick Horsfield: Hell is the truth learned too late.
- ConnectionsVersion of Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie: Crimes haute couture (2017)
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The semi-retired Poirot solves another tangled mystery
"Third Girl" is based on an Agatha Christie novel in her series about the Belgian-born super sleuth Hercule Poirot. David Suchet continues in the role that he has clearly defined for Christie and TV fans after some 20 years. Now, Hercule is in semi-retirement - he can never fully retire for there is always a crime popping up somewhere that needs his little grey cells to solve. So, gone from his circle are the familiar Captain Hastings, Miss Lemon, and Chief Inspector Japp of his younger years and the TV series that was based mostly on the many short stories Christie wrote with Poirot as the hero.
Now, Poirot has a butler-valet-man-servant named George, played very well by David Yelland. As this story opens, Poirot has just sat down for a snack with all of his dishes neatly arranged, and he has picked up a book, apparently fresh off the press. It's title is "Crime Fiction Writers: A Critical Analysis," and the author is none other than "Hercule Poirot, The Celebrated Detective." But, George interrupts him because there is a frantic young lady at the door who thinks she may have killed someone.
Well, this is another tale of very good intrigue, mystery and excellence on the part of Dame Christie. And, old friend and mystery writer Ariadne Oliver has a big part of this film. While Ms. Oliver occasionally comes up with something that tweaks Poirot's grey cells and helps him in solving an occasional crime, she is much more often way off base. Well, she doesn't even get to first base in this mystery. But that's all part of the fun, and I think humor that Christie and/or the screenplay writers relish in these stories.
About two-thirds of the way into the film, I had a suspicion about one of the characters that proved to be true, but I couldn't see the surprise conclusion of this case coming at all. Hurray for you, Agatha Christie, and for you Hercule Poirot. What super entertainment!
Here are some favorite lines from this TV film.
Ariadne Oliver, "Well, what did you find out at Cross Hedges?" Hercule Poirot, "Nothing." Miss Oliver, "How dreadfully dull." Poirot, "Not at all. The fact that Poirot discovered nothing means that there is a great deal that is being concealed."
George, "If you will, sir, the first time I clapped eyes on her, I thought the young lady had birds in her attic." Poirot, "Thank you very much, George. Coffee for two, if you please."
Ariadne Oliver, "Was that a tear?" Poirot, "Oh, no, no, madame. It is merely the breeze."
Now, Poirot has a butler-valet-man-servant named George, played very well by David Yelland. As this story opens, Poirot has just sat down for a snack with all of his dishes neatly arranged, and he has picked up a book, apparently fresh off the press. It's title is "Crime Fiction Writers: A Critical Analysis," and the author is none other than "Hercule Poirot, The Celebrated Detective." But, George interrupts him because there is a frantic young lady at the door who thinks she may have killed someone.
Well, this is another tale of very good intrigue, mystery and excellence on the part of Dame Christie. And, old friend and mystery writer Ariadne Oliver has a big part of this film. While Ms. Oliver occasionally comes up with something that tweaks Poirot's grey cells and helps him in solving an occasional crime, she is much more often way off base. Well, she doesn't even get to first base in this mystery. But that's all part of the fun, and I think humor that Christie and/or the screenplay writers relish in these stories.
About two-thirds of the way into the film, I had a suspicion about one of the characters that proved to be true, but I couldn't see the surprise conclusion of this case coming at all. Hurray for you, Agatha Christie, and for you Hercule Poirot. What super entertainment!
Here are some favorite lines from this TV film.
Ariadne Oliver, "Well, what did you find out at Cross Hedges?" Hercule Poirot, "Nothing." Miss Oliver, "How dreadfully dull." Poirot, "Not at all. The fact that Poirot discovered nothing means that there is a great deal that is being concealed."
George, "If you will, sir, the first time I clapped eyes on her, I thought the young lady had birds in her attic." Poirot, "Thank you very much, George. Coffee for two, if you please."
Ariadne Oliver, "Was that a tear?" Poirot, "Oh, no, no, madame. It is merely the breeze."
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- Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK(as Crosshedges, the Restarick family's country estate)
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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