“Poirot” Seasons 1-8 feature the cozy quartet of Poirot, Hastings, Japp and Miss Lemon and proven, skilled writers like Clive Exton and Anthony Horowitz. But
In 2000, “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Season 7 (ITV, A&E) hit the air after a four-year hiatus with a slight change in attitude. It tiptoes toward
The four novels adapted for “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Season 6 (1994-95, ITV) aren’t on anyone’s list of the very elite, but the cast and crew
Heading into Season 5 (1993, ITV), the writers of “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” had eight more short stories to adapt (not counting the linked stories from
After three seasons of adapting short stories (with the exceptions of Season 2’s “Peril at End House” and Season 3’s “The Mysterious Affair at Styles”),
“Agatha Christie’s Poirot” became a well-oiled machine in Season 2, and it classes things up further in Season 3 (1990-91, ITV). While retaining its vibe
Even more so than in Season 1, “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” Season 2 (1990, ITV) locks in as a cozy mystery TV series. The experience of
I can imagine some Agatha Christie fans loathe the 2003 ITV adaptation of her 1945 novel “Sparkling Cyanide” and others appreciate writer Laura Lamson’s fresh
The troupe that made “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (1980) for ITV reunites for “Seven Dials Mystery” (1981). The budget is smaller, which is fine
In the 1934 book, it takes a long time to find out “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” It seems even longer in the 1980 British