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Agatha Christie is known as Queen Of Crime (fictional thrillers). The books and short stories she wrote are loved by people incredibly and they are all so popular. She have created various fictional characters including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple amongst the others.
Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot is a Belgian detective who works on various cases and resolve them. A TV Serial was made and aired in Briton in 1989 featuring David Suchet as the protagonist. The TV serial got so much appreciation and love from the audience that there were 13 seasons of the same was created! The last season was completed in 2013. So in a way we can say it was spread over the span of roughly 24 years! A benchmark for any TV Serial. David Suchet also achieved benchmark by working as the protagonist in all them! Yes, he played Hercule Poirot in all 13 seasons! From 1989 to 2013!
And he didn’t achieve the milestone without hard work, of course. Before the shooting was begun he decided to go through all the work of Agatha Christie featuring Poirot. So he can understand the character better. He, for many days, made a routine to read it and note down the attributes of Poirot. He was then able to be the closest match of the character, as imagined by the author in the book. In fact, we found the references that his portrayal of the character was praised and approved by the family members of late Agatha Christie. And they confirm that Agatha herself should have approved the act of David as Poirot. After the end of the last episode (title: Curtain) of 13th (last) series, there was a 50 minutes documentary titled: Being Poirot aired. As you can understand from the title, it is about David’s efforts to get ready for live the character of – Hercule Poirot.
Here is a public video available at YouTube by BFIEvents (it is – Dead Man’s Folly Q & A session with David Suchet on 27 October 2013):
It is not only David retained the role for all the seasons. There are some other actors who played their roles for various seasons.
| Actor | Character | Title | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Suchet
|
Hercule Poirot | 1–13 | 1989–2013 | |
|
Hugh Fraser
|
Arthur Hastings | Captain OBE | 1–8, 13 | 1989–2002, 2013 |
|
Philip Jackson
|
James Japp | Chief Inspector (series 1-8) Assistant Commissioner (series 13) |
1–8, 13 | 1989–2001, 2013 |
|
Pauline Moran
|
Felicity Lemon | Secretary | 1–3, 5–8, 13 | 1989–1991, 1993–2001, 2013 |
|
Zoë Wanamaker
|
Ariadne Oliver | Crime novelist | 10–13 | 2006–2013 |
| David Yelland | George Valet | 10–13 | 2006–2013 |
Apart from this team, there are several actors who have played (more than one) various roles in different episodes. The list includes the following actors:
| Actor | Character | Episode |
|---|---|---|
|
Nicholas Farrell
|
Donald Fraser | The ABC Murders |
| Major Knighton | The Mystery of the Blue Train | |
|
Pip Torrens
|
Major Rich | The Mystery of the Spanish Chest |
| Jeremy Cloade | Taken at the Flood | |
|
Simon Shepherd
|
David Hall | Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan |
| Dr. Rendell | Mrs McGinty’s Dead | |
|
Richard Lintern
|
John Lake | Dead Man’s Mirror |
| Guy Carpenter | Mrs McGinty’s Dead | |
|
Carol MacReady
|
Mildred Croft | Peril at End House |
| Miss Johnson | Cat Among the Pigeons | |
|
Beth Goddard
|
Violet Wilson | The Case of the Missing Will |
| Sister Agnieszka | Appointment with Death | |
|
Lucy Liemann
|
Miss Burgess | Cards on the Table |
| Sonia | Third Girl | |
|
David Yelland
|
Laverton West | Murder in the Mews |
| George (recurring, 2010-2013) | ||
|
Fenella Woolgar
|
Ellis | Lord Edgware Dies |
| Elizabeth Whittaker | Hallowe’en Party | |
|
Beatie Edney
|
Mary Cavendish | The Mysterious Affair at Styles |
| Beryl Hemmings | The Clocks | |
|
Frances Barber
|
Lady Millicent Castle-Vaughan | The Veiled Lady |
| Merlina Rival | The Clocks | |
|
Sean Pertwee
|
Ronnie Oglander | The King of Clubs |
| Sir George Stubbs | Dead Man’s Folly | |
|
Danny Webb
|
Porter | The Adventure of the Clapham Cook |
| Superintendent Bill Garroway | Elephants Can Remember | |
|
Ian Hallard
|
Edmund Drake | Hallowe’en Party |
| Mercutio | The Big Four | |
|
Jane How
|
Lady at Ball | The Mystery of the Blue Train |
| Lady Veronica | Cat Among the Pigeons | |
|
Patrick Ryecart
|
Charles | Dumb Witness |
| Sir Anthony Morgan | The Labours of Hercules | |
|
Barbara Barnes
|
Mrs Lester | The Lost Mine |
| Louise Leidner | Murder in Mesopotamia | |
Here are the season-wise episode details:
| Title | Aired on (in UK) |
|---|---|
| The Adventure of the Clapham Cook | 8 January 1989 |
| Murder in the Mews | 15 January 1989 |
| The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly | 22 January 1989 |
| Four and Twenty Blackbirds | 29 January 1989 |
| The Third Floor Flat | 5 February 1989 |
| Triangle at Rhodes | 12 February 1989 |
| Problem at Sea | 19 February 1989 |
| The Incredible Theft | 26 February 1989 |
| The King of Clubs | 12 March 1989 |
| The Dream | 19 March 1989 |
9 Episode was aired as part of second season:
| Title | Aired on (in UK) |
|---|---|
| Peril at End House | 7 January 1990 |
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We must say the DVD quality is quite good and remastered print and sound will make you enjoy it.
