#poirot 10x02: cards on the table

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Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver

Kenneth Branagh and Tina Fey | A HAUNTING IN VENICE (2023) David Suchet and Zoë Wanamaker | AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT 10x02 "Cards on the Table" (2006)

"Yes, I shall be at home all this evening. Does that mean that I may have the pleasure of a visit from you?" "It's very nice of you to put it that way," said Mrs. Oliver. "I don't know that it will be such a pleasure." "It is always a pleasure to see you, chère Madame." - Agatha Christie, Elephants Can Remember

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Hercule Poirot + magnifying glass

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Hercule Poirot's Iconic Look in Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989 - 2013)

One object beautifully sums up David Suchet's Hercule Poirot. The tiny "lapel pin vase", a metal brooch holding a cut-down flower, was present through much of the 24 years of the series. It is both a significant object from a particular story (The Chocolate Box), but also an emblem of Poirot's character. The Belgian detective is meticulous - in his detection, but also in his dress, in his groomed moustache and in his immaculate modern (for the 1930s) flat. - BBC News Magazine, November 15 2013

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Poirot & obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) 

Although Agatha Christie never called it by name, I think you could make a strong case for Poirot having a type of OCD. He shows signs of compulsion like arranging and repeated cleaning of items, as well as obsession with symmetry and exactness.

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Co-star Jaime Murray about David Suchet's Poirot smell (Agatha Christie's Poirot 10x01: “The Mystery of the Blue Train”)

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More Poirot eps on Youtube

Since my first post with links to Agatha Christie’s Poirot episodes available on Youtube, more full eps have been added recently in good quality:

2x05: The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim

2x07: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

3x04: The Plymouth Express  

4x02: Death in the Clouds

4x03: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

5x01: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb  

5x03: The Yellow Iris

5x04: The Case of the Missing Will

5x06: The Chocolate Box

5x08: Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

6x02: Hickory Dickory Dock 

6x03: Murder on the Links

7x01: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd  

8x02: Murder in Mesopotamia  

9x04: The Hollow

10x01: The Mystery of the Blue Train

10x02: Cards on the Table  

10x03: After the Funeral  

11x01: Mrs McGinty’s Dead 

11x02: Cat Among the Pigeons 

11x03: Third Girl

11x04: Appointment with Death

12x02: Hallowe'en Party

12x03: Murder on the Orient Express

12x04: The Clocks

13x03: Dead Man’s Folly

Happy watching!