#poirot 5x03: the yellow iris

[bending-sickle]

Opening on Poirot’s meticulous and miniscule breakfast, which must be seen to be truly appreciated:

Hastings: Good morning, Poirot.

Poirot: Bonjour, Hastings.

Hastings: Is that all you're having?

Poirot: What more is there to have?

Hastings: A decent English breakfast.

Poirot: And what is that, Hastings?

Hastings: Well, porridge, two eggs, sausage, bacon, tomato, toast and marmalade, and a pot of tea. That's what I had, anyway.

Poirot: After such a meal of things, I think I will return to my bed. No, no, no. This will suffice for Poirot.

Hastings: Is there anything in the English cuisine that you like, Poirot?

Poirot: The English, they do not have a cuisine, my friend. They have only the food.

Hastings: Well, that's a bit harsh.

Poirot: Like the meat, overcooked. The vegetables, too soft. The cheese, inedible. And the day the English create their own wines is the day I return home to Belgium.

[Later, after solving the episode’s mystery at a restaurant]

Poirot: There is just one thing.

Hasrings: What's that?

Poirot: With all this affair, I have not been able to eat.

Hastings: Oh, I say, that's a bit rough. Not going to be easy finding somewhere at this time of night.

Poirot: Oh, that is true.

Hastings: I do know one place, though.

[Shortly after, offering Poirot fish and chips wrapped in a newspaper]

Hastings: English cuisine. There's nothing like it in the world. You must agree, Poirot.

Poirot: [with grumpy resignation] Eh bien, Hastings, when it is cold and dark, and there is nothing else to eat, it is... [eats a chip and his face blossoms with delight, but continues speaking in the same tone] passable.

[Poirot turns away from Hastings and proceeds to greedily consume the chips with obvious pleasure]

- Agatha Christie’s Poirot, “The Yellow Iris” (5x03)

[poirott]

Denouement scenes in Agatha Christie’s Poirot (1989 - 2013)

Poirot gathers all the suspects, witnesses and other people involved in the case to present them with the solution to the mystery. The chain of events, various clues and red herrings, secrets, motives and methods are explained in a lengthy, complex speech. After a dramatic build-up, Poirot reveals the killer’s identity.

"He knows who it is. He puts everyone through hell. He makes everyone feel guilty. The whole of the last act is Poirot summing up. It's my piece of theater, as well as Poirot's piece of theater." - David Suchet

[zelroy]

I'm watching Agatha Christie's Poirot 5x03 "The Yellow Iris"

[poirott]

"One gentleman asked me a fascinating question - and one that had never occured to me. 'You know what you think of Hercule Poirot, but what do you think he thinks of you?' It was a real challenge to answer it, but I realized that I could only do so by becoming Poirot himself. 'Zis David Suchet,' I said, 'he zinks he knows me, but, of course, he does not. He is clever, but I am brilliant.' It was a little joke, but, once again, I was left wondering where the character ended and I, the actor, began." - David Suchet, Poirot and Me

[poirott]

"The case, it is solved, and your message, Hastings, it was most useful." "Oh, good." "There is just one thing." "What's that?" "With all this affair, I've not been able to eat." "Oh, I say, that's a bit rough. Not gonna be easy finding somewhere this time of night.” "That is true." "I do know one place, though."

[poirott]

I forgot which episode, but I remember Poirot HATES British food but at the end of the episode, Hasting brings him some fish & chips and he eats it happily

Hello and thank you for your message! That’s a great moment! :) It’s from 5x03:The Yellow Iris, at the very end of the episode. It’s late in the evening, the case is closed and Poirot hasn’t had anything to eat. Hastings brings him to the chip wagon serving fish and chips because it’s the only place still open:

Hastings: “English cuisine. There’s nothing like it in the world! You must agree, Poirot. “

Poirot: “Eh bien, Hastings, when it is cold and dark and there is nothing else to eat, it is…*tries the chips* … passable.“

Poirot wolfs it down, though, and he’s smiling, it’s adorable! :) I know someone made a gif set of it but I can’t find the link!

[poirott]

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!