Agatha Christie's Poirot: Collector's Set Volume 8 | David Suchet

Agatha Christie's Poirot: Collector's Set Volume 8 | David Suchet | Best of the lot so far!

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	Agatha Christie's Poirot: Collector's Set Volume 8 David Suchet Acorn Media, 2004 average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

After making Agatha Christie the bestselling author of her day, Hercule Poirot has proved equally popular on television, becoming the most-watched detective in the history of the PBS Mystery! series and capturing a new audience of mystery lovers on A&E. DAVID SUCHET plays the brilliant Belgian sleuth in these three stories that brim with period details and deliciously clever wit. Starring Hugh Fraser as Captain Hastings, Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp and Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon.

The Case of the Missing Will ? Poirot is the executor of a revised will that disappears when its author dies suddenly.

The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman ? Hastings? decision to buy an elegant Italian car coincides with a case involving an Italian count.

The Chocolate Box ? A trip home to Belgium with Japp causes Poirot to reopen a case that he failed to solve 20 years earlier.

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God Bless Agatha Christie!

The Case of the Missing Will - This is a great episode! It's so complex it feels like it should be a 2-hour fare! All the relationships with characters made me watch it again DIRECTLY after seeing it the first time! - 4.5 stars

The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman - again more complex than many of the earlier cases, and it's nice to see the comic antics of Miss Lemon and Hastings in full-blast again! - 4.5 stars

The Chocolate Box - Very well done, and unique among all the episodes! Great flash backs, and great characterizations between Poirot and Japp! I loved how they explain the pin he's been wearing all through the series. One wonders if they thought ahead or if including it was an afterthought. I haven't read the original story of this one, so I'm interested to know if the pin was Agatha's idea, or the episode-writers'. - 4.5 stars

Box Set Overall score (Not an Average) - 5 stars

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Best of the lot so far!

I've been working my way through this Acorn Media set, and I must say this is the best of the collection to this point.

I don't recall any story that fits "The Case of the Missing Will," and I've read nearly every Agatha Christie novel, short story, or play script. The title and description of the former reminded me of a short story of the same title in the collection Poirot Investigates, but the production was nothing like it. Perhaps a bit of poetic license?

"The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman" was very nearly spot-on with the original short story. Additions to the plot include Miss Lemon's romance with the butler, Hastings' car purchase, as well as the moderately high-speed car chase.

"The Chocolate Box" is a touching story told mainly through flashback scenes. I wonder if David Suchet is the only British actor capable of effecting a Belgian accent, or perhaps Poirot is the only Belgian who has not perfected a British accent?

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Poirot Set 8

I love everything Poirot. I especially like how he uses his "little grey cells".

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Arrived on time. No damage. Gave as a gift and recipient just loves them.

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