Agatha
Christie’s Poirot was a long-running series for ITV that covered almost all the
Agatha Christie stories, although many of the shorter ones were loose
adaptations. They allowed us time to develop a small supporting cast, including
Poirot’s compatriot Captain Hastings, the Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Japp
and ever-loyal secretary Miss Lemon. The show had the opportunity to flesh out
Poirot’s distinct mannerisms for both comedic and humanising effect. 70
episodes were produced over 24 years, adapting pretty much every Poirot story there was, but we come close to the end with the
2010 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express.
Since this
isn’t a film, no Rotten Tomatoes rating worth anything, but it has 7.9/10 on
IMDb right now, so make of that what you will, let’s get to the point
