I have loved watching the Poirot episodes over the years, starting with The Adventure of the Clapham Cook which first aired in 1989 and finishing with Curtain which aired in 2013. Like so many others in the world, I fell in love with the fussy little Belgian detective, played with consummate grace by the great English character actor David Suchet.
A few actors have become, like Suchet, the living embodiment of a literary detective. John Thaw did it with Inspector Morse; Raymond Burr did it with Perry Mason. But none can claim the longevity of Suchet's Poirot. Morse, which seemed to run forever, actually consisted of only 33 episodes. Suchet completed the entire Poirot canon, committing 70 novels and short stories to camera over a 25 year period from 1988 to 2013.
So when I was at the Moreland Library with my wife a few weeks ago (October 2016) and saw Poirot and me, I immediately borrowed it and started my read. It was all I had hoped and I devoured it within the week. In the book, he shares his many memories of creating this iconic television series and reflects on what the detective has meant to him over the years.
Suchet so clearly loves Poirot. He is in agony every time he has to wait to see if the series will be renewed. His painstaking attention to detail and his determination to be true to the man Christie wrote have made this the definitive Poirot.
A wonderful book and highly recommended.
Now it's time to watch the first and last episodes on TV once again!
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