Poirot (1989)★ 8.6/10
- Crime
- Drama
- Mystery
- Thriller
Directed by: Andy Wilson, Ashley Pearce, Charlie Palmer, Stephen Whittaker, Simon Langton
Written by: Guy Andrews, Michael Baker, Rod Beacham, T.R. Bowen, Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
- Original title
- Poirot
- Storyline
- This whodunit series based on Dame Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories, was named after its star sleuth, Hercule Poirot (David Suchet), a famous former Belgian Policeman, who settled for good in London after the war, soon so famous as an infallible private detective that he becomes a society figure in his own right. In each episode, Poirot gets to solve a crime mystery, mostly murder(s), for a paying client or otherwise catching his attention, generally along with his faithful English sidekick Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser) and/or his Scotland yard "friendly rival" Chief Inspector Japp (Philip Jackson).
- Rating
- 8.6 / 10 · 60,063
- Companies
- Carnival Film & Television, London Weekend Television (LWT), Picture Partnership Productions, ITV - Independent Television, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Mystery!, 13th Street, A+E Networks, Canvas, Dutch FilmWorks (DFW), Elephant Films, Eén, France 3, France Régions 3 (FR3), ITV3, ITVX, Memphis Belle, Moviemax Family, NHK, Polyband, Reel Corporation, Reel DVD, Story TV, Télé Monte Carlo, Télé Monté Carlo (TMC), Viasat3
- Release dates
- GB January 8, 1989
- BE July 4, 1989
- FI November 25, 1989
- IT January 1, 1990
- US January 18, 1990
- JP January 20, 1990
- AU March 6, 1990
- DDDE March 27, 1990
- NL January 3, 1992
- EE November 16, 1995
- FR December 4, 1995
- HU October 13, 1999
- PL March 26, 2008
- BR January 31, 2012
- CA January 31, 2012
- PH January 31, 2012
- SG January 31, 2012
- ES April 2, 2012
- AE November 18, 2013
- IN July 30, 2020
- SE March 22, 2021
- EG April 7, 2021