Agatha Christie's Poirot

Also known as Poirot

British television detective series (1989–2013)

TV series · TMDB

★ 8.2

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

Aired: 1989–2013
Seasons: 13 · 70 episodes
Status: Ended
Network: ITV1
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Key facts

Genre: Crime drama
Based on: Hercule Poirot stories, by Agatha Christie
Screenplay by: Clive Exton and others
Starring: David Suchet
Composers: Christopher Gunning (series 1–9) Stephen McKeon (series 10–11) Christian Henson (series 12–13)

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Article

Agatha Christie's Poirot, or simply Poirot ( UK: /pwɑːroʊ/), is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. The ITV show is based on one of Agatha Christie's famous crime fiction series, which revolves around the fictional private investigator Hercule Poirot. David Suchet stars as the title character. Initially produced by LWT, the series was later produced by ITV Studios. The series also aired on VisionTV in Canada, and on PBS and A&E in the US.

The programme ran for 13 series and 70 episodes in total. Each episode was adapted from a novel or short story by Christie that featured Poirot. At the programme's conclusion, which finished with "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case", based on the 1975 novel of the same name, every major literary work by Christie that featured the title character had been adapted.