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Now remastered & in original U.K. broadcast order As seen on PBS’s Masterpiece Mystery! Agatha Christie’s most famous sleuth is on the case in these 45 mysteries from the first six series of the television phenomenon. David Suchet makes “a near-perfect Poirot” (USA Today) as the beloved Belgian detective in these newly remastered adaptations. THE MYSTERIES The Adventure of the Clapham Cook Murder in the Mews The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly Four and Twenty Blackbirds The Third Floor Flat Triangle at Rhodes Problem at Sea The Incredible Theft The King of Clubs The Dream Peril at End House The Veiled Lady The Lost Mine The Cornish Mystery The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim Double Sin The Adventure of the Cheap Flat The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Adventure of the Western Star The Mysterious Affair at Styles How Does Your Garden Grow? The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Plymouth Express Wasps’ Nest The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor The Double Clue The Mystery of the Spanish Chest The Theft of the Royal Ruby The Affair at the Victory Ball The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge The ABC Murders Death in the Clouds One, Two, Buckle My Shoe The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb The Underdog Yellow Iris The Case of the Missing Will The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman The Chocolate Box Dead Man’s Mirror Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan Hercule Poirot’s Christmas Hickory Dickory Dock Murder on the Links Dumb Witness Mysteries previously released on DVD
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #48052 in DVD
- Brand: ACORN
- Released on: 2012-10-23
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 18
- Formats: Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .25 pounds
- Running time: 2760 minutes
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful.
By Harold Wolf
Remastered-Orig UK order Poirot Early Cases set is 45 mysteries solved by Poirot, the masterful Belgian `little gray cell' man who forever out-sleuths Scotland Yard. David Suchet is Poirot, enough said. It's a repackaging for the advantage of those who have not purchased them singly. Advanced picture quality, and I am told by my Blu-ray user friends, the best Poirot yet. All Agatha Christie stories make it fantastic, but Suchet makes the film adaptations soar to new heights. Humor, fantastic scenery & costuming appear. Poirot stories began in 1920 and the fictional character was granted a 1975 NYTimes front page obit.
Episodes are loaded with guest stars as well as regular recurring characters such as CI Japp (Philip Jackson), Hastings (Hugh Fraser) Poirot's right-hand, Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran).
SUBTITLES available for all 45 episodes. Airing began in1992. Masterpiece Mystery! It is CLASSIC UK sleuth TV, as applauded as the original books.
You can read a short summary for each of the episodes by clicking on the provided links to individual series and read my, Harold Wolf, fuller reviews. Simply too long to add them here.
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Series 1 ~~~ The Adventure of the Clapham Cook, Murder in the Mews, The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly, Four and Twenty Blackbirds, The Third Floor Flat, Triangle at Rhodes, Problem at Sea, The Incredible Theft, The King of Clubs, The Dream
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Series 2 ~~~ Peril at End House, The Veiled Lady, The Lost Mine, The Cornish Mystery, The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, Double Sin, The Adventure of the Cheap Flat, The Kidnapped Prime Minister, The Adventure of the Western Star
Agatha Christie's Poirot, Series 3 ~~~ The Mysterious Affair at Styles, How Does Your Garden Grow?, The Million Dollar Bond Robbery, The Plymouth Express, Wasps' Nest, The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor, The Double Clue, The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, The Theft of the Royal Ruby, The Affair at the Victory Ball, The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Series 4 ~~~ The ABC Murders, Death in the Clouds, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Series 5 ~~~ The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb, The Underdog, Yellow Iris, The Case of the Missing Will, The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman, The Chocolate Box, Dead Man's Mirror, Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Series 6 ~~~ Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Hickory Dickory Dock, Murder on the Links, Dumb Witness
Remember, these are previously released in individual series. If you bought them at that time, you have them. Or if you missed one, individual series sets are also yet available.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
By billy
I had some of these episodes on DVD and decided to get this complete version on Blu-Ray. I could not be more pleased with the picture quality, and it is great to have all the episodes in one set in original order. Donate all your old DVD versions to your local public library and buy this Blu-Ray version - you will love it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
By Rubaiyat Desmond
I got into Poirot when I started to borrow them from the local library. I think the first one I ever saw was Murder on the Links, which was fine but I did not think too much of it, it was just something to watch for free that was somewhat amusing. However, as I continued to borrow them and watch them I began to fall in love with the show and the characters. I won't go into much detail about who's who and why they are so wonderful because if you are considering buying this collection you already know all that.
It was not long before I knew that I had to own every bit of David Suchet's Poirot but while I was ready to do the work to find out which episodes are in which collection, I was not ready to shell out a bunch of money to buy them individually. The release of Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Early Cases is a gift from above. In the order of the original U.K. broadcast, it collects the first 6 series in 6 individual cases (with 3 DVDs in each case) in a lovely outer box. They are great for someone who does not have any of the earlier DVDs but they are also perfect for those who are seeking an upgrade. I have watched some of the original versions from the library so I can compare. The new DVDs are remastered, making the picture quality much more crisp and best of all they now come with subtitles. The DVD menu is also different with a polished new look and easy navigation capability.
At one point I was thinking of waiting until they come out with Poirot: The Complete Collection but series 13 is yet to be aired, which is the last one but who could wait that long? Also, I am not sure if there will ever be a North American release of the complete collection. Acorn Media holds the rights to series 1 - 6 and 11 - 13, while A&E owns series 7 - 10, which are 12 feature length movies. So in addition to the Early Cases I have also purchased Agatha Christie Poirot: Definitive Collection, which collects series 7 - 10. Here's to hoping after series 13 Acorn releases Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Later Cases, collecting the remaining series.
Highly, highly recommended.
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