Agatha Christie's Poirot, es una serie de televisión transmitida del 8 de enero de 1989 hasta el 13 de noviembre del 2013 por medio de la cadena ITV. La serie está basada en las novelas cortas de crimen tituladas "Agatha Christie's". La serie siguió a Hercule Poirot, un famoso ex-policía belga que se muda a Londres después de la guerra y pronto su fama como un detective privado infalible lo convierte en una persona aún más conocida. Poirot junto a su equipo tienen que resolver los misteriosos crímenes que se presentan.
Hércules Poirot (Temporada 3)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Episodio 1) 8.8
Fecha de emisión: 1990-09-16
Duración: 108 min
Sinopsis: Recovering from the horrors of World War I, British Army officer Arthur Hastings hopes to find peace and quiet at a country manor in the English countryside. But when the matriarch dies during the night from strychnine poisoning, Hastings enlists the help of an old friend staying nearby with other war refugees to help solve the murder: former Belgian police detective Hercule Poirot.
How Does Your Garden Grow? (Episodio 2) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 1991-01-06
Duración: 53 min
Sinopsis: Suggestions of a Communist conspiracy cast suspicion on a murdered woman's Russian servant. Meanwhile, Poirot has a rose named after him, and a ceremony at the Chelsea Flower Show makes him the centre of attention. Hastings receives a packet of seeds and develops hay fever.
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery (Episodio 3) 7.7
Fecha de emisión: 1991-01-13
Duración: 53 min
Sinopsis: The London and Scottish Bank is sending a huge shipment of Liberty Bonds to New York on the liner Queen Mary. Poirot, who suffers terribly from sea-sickness, is asked to see the bonds safely across the Atlantic.
The Plymouth Express (Episodio 4) 7.4
Fecha de emisión: 1991-01-20
Duración: 52 min
Sinopsis: An Australian shipping tycoon wants Poirot to check out his daughter's suitors. Then the young lady takes a trip on the Plymouth Express, and Poirot finds himself investigating a jewel theft on the train.
Wasps' Nest (Episodio 5) 8.2
Fecha de emisión: 1991-01-27
Duración: 53 min
Sinopsis: Poirot visits a garden fete, where a wasps' nest adds to the tension. He meets the son of an old friend who has his girl-friend, a fashion model, with him, and Poirot soon suspects that they are both in danger. He has to solve a mystery which includes cyanide, failing brakes and mixed-up love lives. Meanwhile, Hastings has a new hobby which Poirot finds helpful in cracking the case.
The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor (Episodio 6) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 1991-02-03
Duración: 53 min
Sinopsis: Poirot is summoned to Marsdon by the owner of a country inn there to solve a murder. But the inn-keeper is a would-be thriller writer, and to Poirot's dismay the murder turns out to be fictional. Thankfully, though, there is soon a real (if seemingly supernatural) murder at the big house. Things get even more interesting when a young wife claims that a tree in her garden is haunted by a laughing ghost, and there are also signs of black magic from East Africa. Poirot lays a clever ambush to smoke out the killer,confident that he or she will turn out to be human.
The Double Clue (Episodio 7) 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 1991-02-10
Duración: 51 min
Sinopsis: Japp (who is really worried that failure could cost him his job) seeks Poirot's help in investigating a series of jewel thefts, and two remarkable things happen. Poirot falls in love (with the beautiful and clever Countess Vera Rossakoff) and he also meets a criminal intellect which he finds worthy of him. As the countess is his main suspect, Poirot spends most of his time with her - which for once leaves Hastings and Miss Lemon to do most of the actual detective work. In the end, this case may have to be put down as the one that got away.
The Mystery of the Spanish Chest (Episodio 8) 7.8
Fecha de emisión: 1991-02-17
Duración: 53 min
Sinopsis: Poirot is called in to help a woman who lives in fear of her husband, and he is invited to a dinner party which goes horribly wrong.
The Theft of the Royal Ruby (Episodio 9) 7.9
Fecha de emisión: 1991-02-24
Duración: 48 min
Sinopsis: Poirot prepares to spend a quiet Christmas on his own with a box of chocolates, but he has to give up his plans when the British government asks for his urgent help. Prince Farouk, a young member of the Egyptian royal family visiting London, has lost a famous ruby, and this is deemed to be a matter of national security.
The Affair at the Victory Ball (Episodio 10) 7.6
Fecha de emisión: 1991-03-03
Duración: 52 min
Sinopsis: Poirot attends the Victory Ball, a costume party where you are expected to dress as someone famous, as himself. However, when two members of a party of six dressed as characters from classical Italian comedy are subsequently found dead, Poirot finds himself working with Chief Inspector Japp to solve the case. The solution to the deaths of Viscount Cronshaw and Coco Courtney is to be found in determining the correct time of death and identifying an impostor at the ball. Poirot takes to the airwaves and reveals the identity of the killer on a live BBC radio broadcast.
The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge (Episodio 11) 7.8
Fecha de emisión: 1991-03-10
Duración: 52 min
Sinopsis: Hercule Poirot accompanies his friend Captain Hastings on a weekend shooting party at the home of Harrington Pace, but he isn't having a very good time. He comes down with the flu and takes to his bed but when Pace is shot dead in his study, he rises to the occasion to assist Inspector Japp in solving the case.
