Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British crime drama television series. In the lead role as Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot acted from 1989 to the end of 2013, David Suchet series.

General

Originally from London Weekend Television ( LWT ) produced, the series has been produced since the 2000s by Granada Television, who in 1994 acquired LWT.

Agatha Christie's Poirot began in 1989 as a television series in broadcast on the British television channel ITV1. Initially the series consisted mainly of 50-minute episodes were reworked for the most Poirot short stories and expanded to 50 minutes. The 2nd season for the first time then contained two 100minütige double episodes. (For season premiere: The house on the cliff, and as a special 2-3 squadron to look back at Poirot's first case in England: A family is under suspicion. ) Season 4 consisted entirely of three 100-minute double episodes. From Season 6 (1995 ) were produced only 100minütige films.

From the 7th season ( rotation: 1999, transmission: 2000 ), the series was under construction changed in order to survive in the international market. The recurring characters Captain Hastings, Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon were written into the adaptations, although these do not occur in the book templates.

From the 9th season especially the heavily modified production design and the elimination of three recurring characters Captain Hastings, Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon manifests itself, most of which do not occur in the book templates. The book templates draw an aging, dark Poirot character; This was taken into account for the screenplays and the atmosphere from the 9th season.

David Suchet declared himself willing to stand for all yet unfilmed Poirot episodes available. Early November 2011, was finally confirmed by ITV that a thirteenth season will go into production in 2012 and complete the series with the five remaining Poirot stories. With Elephants Can Remember (based on the novel elephants do not forget ) launched the 13th and final season of the series on June 9, 2013 British television and ended on 13 November of the same year with the 70th and final episode of the series, Curtain: Poirot 's Last Case (based on the Poirotroman curtain).

Recurring characters

• David Suchet as Hercule Poirot
• Hugh Fraser as Captain Arthur Hastings (Season 1-8, 13)
• Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp (Season 1-8, 13)
• Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon (Season 1-3, 5-8, 13)
• Zoë Wanamaker as Ariadne Oliver (Season 10-13)
• David Yelland as George (Season 10-13)
• Richard Hope as Superintendent Harold Spence (Season 10-11 )

Set design and years

In contrast to the novels and short stories by Agatha Christie, the play published 1920-1975 and 1916-1972, the series has been fully settled around the year 1936. ( With the exception of the special A family is under suspicion, who also plays in the series in 1917 and individual retrospect scenes. ) The series is therefore continuous with a 1930s set design and historical elements, such as real life historic newspaper articles and films equipped.

After Poirot had actually withdrawn at the beginning of the episode The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ( Alibi, Ep 7/1) already in the active investigation to the country he visited in the course of the film his former office in London in Whitehaven Mansions apartment house which it still belongs. From the next episode Lord Edgware this ( Thirteen at table, Ep 7/2) he takes from here again investigative activities with Miss Lemon and Captain Hastings.

Prizes and awards

In 1990, the first season of the series in four categories received the British Academy Television Award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ). Were distinguished music, makeup, costume and bias.

Episode List

German -language DVD releases

• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 1 (10 episodes of season 3 ). 3- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2006
• Agatha Christie: Poirot - A family is under suspicion. ( Pilot episode of season 3 ). Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2006
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 2 ( Two-part pilot and eight episodes of season 2 ). 3- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2006
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 3 ( 3 Movies of season 4 ). 3- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2007 Season 2,3,4 and the " Special" Synchronization: Hercule Poirot ( David Suchet ) - Klaus Höhne ( with accent); Captain Arthur Hastings ( Hugh Fraser ) - Fritz von Hardenberg; Chief Inspector James Japp ( Philip Jackson) - Joachim Hoeppner
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 4 (10 episodes of season 1 ). 3- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2008 ( 27 June 2008) Synchronization ( dubbing studio of television of the GDR ): Hercule Poirot ( David Suchet ) - Helmut Schellhardt (without accent); Captain Arthur Hastings ( Hugh Fraser ) - Joachim Siebenschuh; Chief Inspector James Japp ( Philip Jackson) - Gerhard Paul
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 5 ( 3 Movies Season 9 as a bonus: 1 film of the 9th season in English with German subtitles, since the film was not yet synchronized to the time ). 4- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2008 ( 24 October 2008) Episode 01, 03, 04 ( Studio Hamburg synchronous ): Hercule Poirot ( David Suchet ) - Uli Krohm (without accent )
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 6 (8 episodes of season 5 ). 4- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2009 (25 September 2009) Synchronization: Hercule Poirot: Ulrich Frank, Hastings: Frank Röth Japp: Klaus Guth, Miss Lemon: Sonja Reichelt
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 7 ( 4 Movies of Season 6 ). 4- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2010 (26 November 2010) Synchronization: Hercule Poirot: Ulrich Frank, Hastings: Frank Röth Japp: Klaus Guth, Miss Lemon: Sonja Reichelt
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 8 (2 each of 7 Movies & Season 8 ). 4- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2011 (30 September 2011 ) Synchronization: Hercule Poirot: Ulrich Frank, Hastings: Frank Röth Japp: Klaus Guth, Miss Lemon: Sonja Reichelt
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 9 (4 films of the 10th season ). 4- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2012 (28 September 2012) Synchronization: Hercule Poirot: Ulrich Frank
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Morphine ( of a film of the 9th season, which had not been synchronized for the Collection 5 ). Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2013 (23 March 2013) Synchronization: Hercule Poirot: Ulrich Frank
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 10 (4 films of the 11th Season ). 4- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2013 (27 September 2013)
• Agatha Christie's Poirot - Collection 11 (4 films of the 12th Season ). 4- DVD set. Polyband & Toppic Video / WVG 2014 (28 March 2014)