Agatha Christie's Poirot

One of the best mystery novels of Agatha Christie is given the Suchet treatment. Though the memory of Peter Ustinov as Poirot in the 1978 theatrical movie is still fresh in many people's minds, I believe strongly that this is more like what Dame Agatha had in mind. Not as picturesque on the small screen, but the casting in this episode is brilliant. The crime itself is played out perfectly, with all of the characters' ulterior motives brought to light ingeniously by Poirot.

It was sensible to wait until the ninth season to tackle this story. Suchet had settled in nicely to the role, and television audiences had become used to him as Poirot. In short, it all fits nicely. There are a few differences from the Christie novel here, including a bizarre allusion to something sordid between Timothy and his mother - (Poirot was not on hand to observe this). David Soul as the unpopular Mr. Bennington is perfect in the scene when Poirot exposes his wrongdoings. Then in the climax when Poirot displays to everyone who is guilty, and how he/she did it, Suchet shows superior confidence in his own portrayal, and so a great episode ends on a supreme note.

You can`t beat Poirot, you really can`t. ;)

Death on the Nile, a classic book is finally adapted in this great show and it`s all came out pretty much perfectly.

Ok, at start, it was pretty dull but introductions are important. The story is captivating, with some curious characters.

The drama on the boat is perfect, we get Poirot and the colonel along with some very intriguing characters...each very interesting. Several events takes place , attempt to murder, murders etc...all adding to the big puzzle. It`s tough to solve it...impossible... the crime is almost perfect....but there is no perfect crime when Poirot is around. The conclusion to this story was as always unpredictable...Poirot got me again.

This episode is amazing! I have it on DVD and it never fails to appeal to me. Firstly, David Suchet plays Poirot superbly. Secondly, there is so much humour in this episode. It is smashing and never fails to amuse me. Also, the plot is absolutely superb! How the murderer commits the murder is so sneaky and so difficult to guess! The actors play brilliantly and fit into the roles perfectly. Also, the music fits the episode perfectly and it is set in the beautiful Egypt. Altogether, an excellent episode, based on Agatha Christie's excellent book. It is most certainly well worth watching and it deserves 10/10!

Death on the Nile was a book that I always wanted to see made for the series. Peter Ustinov had done a very good movie version of it, but I wanted to see how Suchet would adapt it. The result is definitely worth the wait.



The cast is wonderful, led by David Suchet, of course. Other notable performances include David Soul as Andrew Pennington, Emma Malin as Jacqueline de Bellefort, Alastair Mackenzie as Mr. Ferguson, James Fox as Colonel Race, and Frances de la Tour as Mrs. Otterbourne, who manages to make the role hers, no easy feat after Angela Lansbury gave such a great performance in the 1978 film. The actors all fit their roles to a T, and though, regrettably, some characters have been cut out, it is difficult to imagine better casting.



The cinematography is wonderful, the script is mainly true to the book (though there is a scene that suggests something about Tim and his mother), and the film manages to convey some real emotion, especially the ending and the scene where Poirot confesses how much he has missed in life. Overall, Death on the Nile is a very successful attempt to adapt the book for television.