Agatha Christie's Poirot

This episode is based on Agatha Christie's book Murder in Mesopotamia (1936). Agatha met her second husband, the archaeologist Max Mallowan, while he was digging in Mesopotamia - then part of a British protectorate.

David Suchet commented on Murder in Mesopotamia - "It was undoubtedly the most difficult shoot of my entire career because of the extreme heat. The temperature reached 139 degrees, and my costume consists of a three-piece wool suit, leather gloves, a hat, a wing collar, bow tie, and full body padding. I had to drink four litres of water every day because I was sweating so much, but even so I nearly fainted on several occasions."