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Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14
TV Series | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Poirot (1989–2013)

TV-14

TV Series | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.

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Seasons

13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | … See all

Directors

Edward Bennett | Renny Rye | Andrew Grieve | Brian Farnham & 23 more

Writers

Agatha Christie (novel) (based on the novel by) (by) (short story "Four and Twenty Blackbirds") (uncredited) (short story "Murder in the Mews") (uncredited) (short story "Problem at Sea") (uncredited) (short story "The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly") (uncredited) (short story "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook") (uncredited) (short story "The Dream") (uncredited) (short story "The Incredible Theft") (uncredited) (short story "The King of Clubs") (uncredited) (short story "The Third Floor Flat") (uncredited) (short story "Triangle at Rhodes") (uncredited) (novel "Peril at End House") (uncredited) (short story "Double Sin") (uncredited) (short story "The Adventure of 'The Western Star'") (uncredited) (short story "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat") (uncredited) (short story "The Cornish Mystery") (uncredited) (short story "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim") (uncredited) (short story "The Kidnapped Prime Minister") (uncredited) (short story "The Lost Mine") (uncredited) (short story "The Veiled Lady") (uncredited) (short story "How Does Your Garden Grow?") (uncredited) (short story "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding") (uncredited) (short story "The Affair at The Victory Ball") (uncredited) (short story "The Double Clue") (uncredited) (short story "The Million-Dollar Bond Robbery") (uncredited) (short story "The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge") (uncredited) (short story "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest") (uncredited) (short story "The Plymouth Express") (uncredited) (short story "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor") (uncredited) (short story "Wasps' Nest") (uncredited) (novel "ABC Murders") (uncredited) (short story "Dead Man's Mirror") (uncredited) (short story "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb") (uncredited) (short story "The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman") (uncredited) (short story "The Case of the Missing Will") (uncredited) (short story "The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan") (uncredited) (short story "The Under Dog") (uncredited) (short story "Yellow Iris") (uncredited) (story "The Chocolate Box") (uncredited) | Clive Exton (dramatized by) (dramatisation) | Anthony Horowitz (dramatized by) (dramatisation) | Nick Dear (screenplay) & 19 more

Producers

Brian Eastman (producer) | Karen Thrussell (producer) | Trevor Hopkins (producer) | David Boulter (producer) | Margaret Mitchell (producer)

Composers

Christopher Gunning | Christian Henson | Stephen McKeon

Cinematographers

Chris O'Dell (director of photography) | Ivan Strasburg (director of photography) | Norman G. Langley (director of photography) (as Norman Langley) | Peter Jessop (director of photography) & 19 more

Editors

Derek Bain | Frank Webb | Andrew McClelland | Chris Wimble & 19 more

Casting

Rebecca Howard | Lucy Abercrombie | Kate Day | Susie Parriss & 4 more

Production Design

Rob Harris | Jeff Tessler | Mike Oxley | Tim Hutchinson & 4 more

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 8, 1989

Release date (First episode)

Jan 18, 1990 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
50 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
David Suchet Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot See fewer	70	Executive Decision (1996)
Hugh Fraser Captain Hastings / Hastings / Lieutenant Hastings Captain Hastings / Hastings / Lieutenant Hastings See fewer	43	101 Dalmatians (1996)
Philip Jackson Chief Inspector Japp / Japp / Assistant Commissioner Japp Chief Inspector Japp / Japp / Assistant Commissioner Japp See fewer	40	Brassed Off (1996)
Pauline Moran Miss Lemon Miss Lemon See fewer	32	A Little Chaos (2014)
David Yelland George / Laverton West George / Laverton West See fewer	8	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Zoë Wanamaker Ariadne Oliver Ariadne Oliver See fewer	6	My Family (2000)
Richard Bebb Newsreader / News Commentator / Mr. Cameron / Newsreel Voice Newsreader / News Commentator / Mr. Cameron / Newsreel Voice See fewer	6	Blake's 7 (1978)
George Little Dicker Dicker See fewer	5	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Phillip Manikum Sergeant / Police Sergeant Sergeant / Police Sergeant See fewer	3	Notting Hill (1999)
Jona Jones Police Constable / Constable Police Constable / Constable See fewer	3	The Keep (1983)
Patrick Ryecart Charles / Sir Anthony Morgan Charles / Sir Anthony Morgan See fewer	2	The King's Speech (2010)
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Simon Shepherd Andrew Hall / Dr Rendell Andrew Hall / Dr Rendell See fewer	2	Henry V (1989)
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Ben Bazell Sergeant Beddoes Sergeant Beddoes See fewer	2	The Wars of the Roses (1989)
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Frederick Treves Colonel Lacey Colonel Lacey See fewer	1	The Elephant Man (1980)
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