Agatha Christie's Poirot

A supposedly luxury cruise (on what looks like a VERY small ship!) - a motley crew of characters and an 'impossible' murder - what more could you want? The victim is that ususal creature, the really nasty husband-bashing wife, who hasn't a good word to say about anyone and isn't slow at coming forward with a sarcastic comment.



True, it's not that difficult to work out the whodunnit element, but the supporting characters - and the sight of Captain Hastings on a stuffed camel for a photograph - make it well worth a watch.



The two 'misses' are fun too, and the elderly lady practising and performing her aria (you might want to turn down the volume at this bit!) The denoument is classic, and David Suchet obviously enjoys himself immensely.



On a minor point - I'm not sure about when this story came in Agatha Christie's Poirot career, but one of the main character traits of Poirot is he's afraid of the water and won't sail on the sea, so I'm not sure how he's managing a cruise!