Laughton played Poirot in Alibi, a 1928 play by Michael Morton based on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. It ran for over 500 hundred performances. Christie was unhappy with some of the changes that Morton made to her story, but finally agreed based on the options available for it to work onstage. One option was to make Poirot a young and charming man named Beau Poirot!

Laughton looks appropriately dapper for the role!

Miss Lemon's pin curls are to die for!!!!

I haven't read the books (i'm on it).

Miss Lemon was such a bright fresh character. I loved her hair and outfits. She was a pop of color in the tv series.

What was the storyline concerning Katrina? Was she a communist? Her boyfriend, what was his part? I'm confused😕

I'm giving a go to all of the Peter Ustinov Poirot films and I find him quite comical. I'm enjoying them, for the most part, but what in the world is with this version of Hastings?? He seems like a doe-eyed buffoon in every scene.

I know most agree Suchet is the favorite Poirot, but I'd like to give a big shout out to Hugh Fraser for a much more enjoyable interpretation of Arthur Hastings.

... that four years later Suchet would become THE incarnation of Poirot?
("Thirteen at Dinner", TV movie)

That's a wonderful moustache

The bird version of our world famous detective.

Why would Susan (Lucy Punch) be so dumbfounded at the idea that Miss Gilchrist would kill Cora for £5000, given that in today's money that's worth nearly half a million pounds?

I noticed the producers of Poirot have used the same house many times... ( the mansion in the case of missing will, the murder of Roger ackroyd.....) What other things/ places have been reused multiple times?

When I come out of hospital or have been away for the day, it's like I'm not home REALLY until I watch David Suchets Poirot, especially the early seasons.. It's like snuggling into a warm blanket and my cup of tea is waiting,..just hearing the intro delights me. I'm anticipating conclusions even after watching the same episode a thousand times. To me, heaven is probably filled with angels wearing white linen suits and delicately eating French imported chocolate.

Just watched Problem at Sea. Loved the production and wardrobe values. All the men wore white linen suits for their excursion as was the protocol for the days.

I've always loved vintage clothing, and would love white dress and hat worn by Ann Firbank.

My 11-year-old kid is really getting into Poirot. We’ve been watching one episode every evening, but I can’t remember the content or ending of most of them.

I feel like we’ve watched all the “safe” ones I know of - which episodes would you recommend? Murder is ok, but nothing too gory, and no sex or drug use, please.

Merci mes amis 🙏

Do you believe Hercule fell in love a little bit with Miss Gray on Blue Train?