The following is a list of episodes for the British crime drama Agatha Christie's Poirot, starring David Suchet as Poirot, which aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. Overall, 70 episodes were made over 13 series.
Episodes run for either approximately 50 minutes or 90–100 minutes, the latter of which is the format of all episodes from series 6 onwards. The shorter episodes are based on Christie's short stories featuring Poirot, many published in the 1920s, and are considerably embellished from their original form. The longer episodes are based on Christie's 33 Poirot novels and one short story collection (The Labours of Hercules).
Series overview The “Titles” below link to Wikipedia articles describing the original print publications on which the programmes were based, not to articles about the episodes.
Episodes Series 1 (1989) All episodes from series 1–5 are 50 minutes long, except where marked as "feature-length". Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast The Adventure of the Clapham Cook 8 January 1989 Murder in the Mews 15 January 1989 The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly 22 January 1989 Four and Twenty Blackbirds 29 January 1989 The Third Floor Flat 5 February 1989 Triangle at Rhodes 12 February 1989 Problem at Sea 19 February 1989 The Incredible Theft 26 February 1989 The King of Clubs 12 March 1989 The Dream 19 March 1989
Series 2 (1990) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast Peril at End House(feature-length)Peril at End House was first broadcast as a two-part episode, both parts of which aired back-to-back. Subsequent showings and DVD releases present it as a single feature-length episode (with the exception of the Blu-Ray release which kept the original airing form). 7 January 1990 The Veiled Lady 14 January 1990 The Lost Mine 21 January 1990 The Cornish Mystery 28 January 1990 The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim 4 February 1990 Double Sin 11 February 1990 The Adventure of the Cheap Flat 18 February 1990 The Kidnapped Prime Minister 25 February 1990 The Adventure of the Western Star 4 March 1990
Series 3 (1990–91) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast The Mysterious Affair at Styles(feature-length) 16 September 1990 How Does Your Garden Grow? 6 January 1991 The Million Dollar Bond Robbery 13 January 1991 The Plymouth Express 20 January 1991 Wasps' Nest 27 January 1991 The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor 3 February 1991 The Double Clue 10 February 1991 The Mystery of the Spanish Chest 17 February 1991 The Theft of the Royal Ruby 24 February 1991 The Affair at the Victory Ball 3 March 1991 The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge 10 March 1991
Series 4 (1992) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast The A.B.C. Murders(feature-length) 5 January 1992 Death in the Clouds(feature-length) 12 January 1992 Inspector Japp One, Two, Buckle My Shoe(feature-length) 19 January 1992 Inspector Japp
Series 5 (1993)
Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb 17 January 1993 The Underdog 24 January 1993 The Yellow Iris 31 January 1993 The Case of the Missing Will 7 February 1993 The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman 14 February 1993 The Chocolate Box 21 February 1993 Dead Man's Mirror 28 February 1993 Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan 7 March 1993
Series 6 (1995–96) All episodes are feature-length from this point onwards.
Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast Hercule Poirot's Christmas 1 January 1995 Inspector Japp Hickory Dickory Dock 12 February 1995 Murder on the Links 11 February 1996 Captain Hastings Dumb Witness 16 March 1996 Captain Hastings
Series 7 (2000) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 2 January 2000 Inspector Japp Lord Edgware Dies 19 February 2000
Series 8 (2001–02) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast Evil Under the SunDVD releases invert the order of series eight, placing Evil Under the Sun after Murder in Mesopotamia, and mislabelling the former episode's airdate as "15 December 2002" (which was the airdate for France), and the latter's airdate as "8 July 2001" (which was the U.S. airdate that aired first along with France's). 20 April 2001 Murder in Mesopotamia 2 June 2002Aired on 8 July 2001 in France and US. Captain Hastings
Series 9 (2003–04) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast Five Little Pigs 14 December 2003 Sad Cypress 26 December 2003 Death on the Nile 12 April 2004 The Hollow 26 April 2004
Series 10 (2006) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast The Mystery of the Blue Train 1 January 2006Aired on 11 December 2005 in France and US. Cards on the TableDVD releases invert the order of Cards on the Table and After the Funeral. 19 March 2006Aired on 11 December 2005 in France. Ariadne Oliver After the Funeral 26 March 2006Aired on 11 December 2005 in France. Taken at the Flood 2 April 2006 George,Harold Spence
Series 11 (2008–09) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast Mrs McGinty's Dead 14 September 2008Aired on 1 September 2008 in Sweden. Cat Among the Pigeons 21 September 2008Aired on 8 September 2008 in Sweden. Third Girl 28 September 2008Aired on 15 September 2008 in Sweden. Appointment with Death 25 December 2009Aired on 22 September 2008 in Sweden, and released on DVD in the UK on 6 October 2008.
Series 12 (2010–11) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast Three Act Tragedy 3 January 2010Aired on 1 January 2010 in Norway. Hallowe'en Party 27 October 2010Aired on 26 May 2010 in Sweden. Murder on the Orient ExpressMurder on the Orient Express was intended as the first episode of series twelve, but was held back until Christmas 2010 as a consequence of Appointment with Death's broadcast the previous year. All DVD releases restore the intended episode order. 25 December 2010Aired on 11 July 2010 in US. The ClocksThe Clocks was intended to be placed before Hallowe'en Party, but in the UK ITV did not initially schedule its broadcast in favour of the latter episode and Murder on the Orient Express. All DVD releases restore the intended episode order. 26 December 2011Aired on 30 December 2009 in Norway, and released on DVD in January 2011.
Series 13 (2013) Title UK airdate Recurring cast Guest cast Elephants Can Remember 9 June 2013 Ariadne Oliver The Big Four 23 October 2013Aired on 4 October 2013 in Poland. Captain Hastings,AC Japp,Miss Lemon,George Dead Man's Folly 30 October 2013 Ariadne Oliver The Labours of Hercules 6 November 2013Aired on 1 November 2013 in Poland. Vera Rossakoff Curtain: Poirot's Last Case 13 November 2013 Captain Hastings,George
See also Hercule Poirot in literature
Footnotes
References
External links List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes from imdb.com