Vraiment, mes amis, but this week’s tale of murder is most bittersweet, as it marks the last time we will see Our Man Hastings for a very long while, series-wise. Fraser would return for a couple of episodes in the … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S08E02 “Murder in Mesopotamia”

Been a hot minute since Our Belgian last whisked off to an island resort to get someone killed a little rest and relaxation, so in this week’s installment of Someone Please Stop This Man From Going On Vacation, People Are … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S08E01 “Evil Under the Sun”

Alas, but current events have rendered this week most taxing, n’est ce pas? On the bright side, none of us are Lord Edgware, who really should have been on his guard as soon as he saw the title of the … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S07E02 “Lord Edgware Dies”

Well, then. Of all the episodes I knew we were going to cover here, this is the one I was dreading the most, because… well… Oof, this is tough. Adaptations, as we all know, are tricky beasts. Stay too faithful … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S07E01 “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”

In a Lake District manor called “The Little Green House”, there’s a dog named Bob. Meet Bob: One night, Bob – accustomed to playing catch with himself by bouncing a ball down the stairs then running down and catching it … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S06E04 “Dumb Witness”

Our Man Hastings and Poirot vacation in the north of France, a seaside town called Deauville, where they meet rich and reclusive businessman Paul Renauld. He asks Poirot to stop by the next day, as he’s a-feared for his life … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S06E03 “Murder on the Links”

Limited time this week, gang, so we’re gonna hit the highs and lows here bullet-point style like the kids do nowadays. Here’s the setup: in a hostel owned by Miss Lemon’s sister, someone’s been stealing random objects from the students. … Continue reading Poirot (Classic) S06E02: “Hickory Dickory Dock”

Simeon Lee is a right bastard, and asking in all but name to be killed from the moment we meet him. In South Africa in 1896, he murders his prospecting partner in order to keep a diamond mine claim to … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S06E01 “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”

The final episode of Series 5 finds Poirot on doctor’s orders to take a vacation, which Hastings immediately arranges in the seaside town of Brighton. Upon arrival, Poirot is immediately mistaken for “Lucky Len”, object of a local newspaper contest … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S05E08 “Jewel Robbery At The Grand Metropolitan”

We open on an auction, and your faithful chronicler manages to somehow resist the temptation to start writing his magnum opus, a nine-part Lovejoy retrospective. (Kidding! Ish.) Poirot and Hastings are there, and Poirot is bidding on a mirror for … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S05E07 “Dead Man’s Mirror”

Mais ouis, mon amis!  We are delightfully returned to our little mystery club here in the new year, and with a case most entertaining! Not for plot-related reasons, mind you: it’s a fairly standard “pick which one of the dinner … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S05E06 “The Chocolate Box”

Mai ouis, but the last few episodes have been a bit of a struggle, non? It is then with great joy I inform you that tonight’s adventure is something of a return to form — it won’t be anybody’s favorite … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S05E05 “The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman”

Gang, I’m not gonna lie; this is a weird one, and not an entirely good one. Here’s the plot, in a nutshell (and believe me, this nutshell is the size of Cincinnati, because there are a lot of characters here, … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S05E04 “The Case of the Missing Will”

Zut alors, mes amis, but it has been awhile, non? Your faithful chronicler’s illness turned out to be quite a bit more serious than suspected, so apologies for the delay in getting back to the bidness. Glad to report things … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S05E03 “The Yellow Iris”

Mais ouis, but it is good to be back! Unfortunately, your faithful chronicler is now the the death grip of a nasty sinus infection, and so we have but time for an abbreviated recap this week. This would make me … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S05E02 “The Underdog”

We begin with some Old Timey Newsreel footage of Sir John Willard’s expedition to the Valley of the Kings in Cairo, where he’s about the open the tomb of the pharaoh Men-Her-Ra. Helpfully, the newsreel takes pains to introduce the … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S05E01 “The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb”

Bear with me on this one, because a lot of this is going to be in spoiler tags for obvious reasons. We open, weirdly, on a slow-motion shot of Creepy Hopscotch Girls singing the children’s rhyme “One, Two, Buckle My … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S04E03 “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe”

Mes amis, we find ourselves pressed for time this week, which makes it a good thing that this particular episode was on the docket because it’s pretty straightforward, all things considered. I mean, it’s essentially a locked room puzzle 30,000 … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S04E02 “Death in the Clouds”

We begin, like so many of these do, at a train station, where whistles are blowing, steam is fssssh-ing, brown-becoated men are walking about, suitcases are being loaded, and the ubiquitous ABC Railway Guide is prominently on display. A familiar … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S04E01 “The ABC Murders”

Oof, a tough one to close out an otherwise mostly brilliant third series. On a cold Friday morning, on the northern England estate of Harrington Pace, a hunting party consisting of Our Man Hastings, Poirot, and six or seven Identically … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S03E11 “The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge”

As much as I’d love to get deep into this one, it’s been a hell of a week, mes amis, and your faithful chronicler has some outstanding commitments which preclude the usual nonsense. Let’s hit the high points and the … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S03E10 “The Affair at the Victory Ball”