Agatha Christie's Poirot: Collector's Set Volume 9
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Actor: David SuchetBrand: Acorn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Published), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 153 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Agatha Christie's Poirot: Collector's Set Volume 9
Movie Review: The Very First Episode of "Poirot", along with Two Good Ones from Series 5.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Poirot Collector's Set Volume 9 includes the very first episode of the series. "The Adventure of Clapham Cook" introduced David Suchet's interpretation of Poirot and those lovely modernist settings to the world in January 1989. It is accompanied by two episodes from Series 5, which originally aired in 1993: "Dead Man's Mirror" and "Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan". For some reason, the order of the Collector's Sets bears little resemblance to the order of the series. The other 9 episodes from Series 1 are found on Collector's Set Volumes 10, 11, and 12. "The Adventure of Clapham Cook" was clearly made to be viewed before all others, because it introduces us to Hercule Poirot's fastidiousness, his vanity, and his obsessive attention to his wardrobe and toilette -all with great humor. Yet it is in the 9th Collector's Set, not the first one. The episodes are:
"Dead Man's Mirror" begins as Poirot is outbid at an auction for a wrought iron mirror that he intended for his vestibule. His rival was a pompous collector named Gervase Chevenix (Iain Cuthbertson), who tempts Poirot to take on a case in return for said mirror. Mr. Chevenix believes that an architect in his employ, a young man named John Lake (Richard Lintern), may be defrauding him on a real estate investment. But when Poirot visits the Chevenix estate to discuss the case, Mr. Chevenix is found dead, an apparent suicide. His wife Vanda (Zena Walker) has been warned of a death by her ancient Egyptian spirit guide. And Mr. Chevenix' daughter Ruth (Emma Fielding) and nephew Hugo (Jeremy Northam) stand to benefit from his death.
Poirot is under the weather in "Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan", and his doctor has prescribed 2 weeks of rest. So he and Capt. Hastings (Hugh Fraser) are off to the shore, where they will stay at the Grand Metropolitan hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Opalsen (Trevor Cooper and Sorcha Cusack), a theatrical producer and his actress wife, are also staying there while they debut their new play at a local theater before taking it to America. Mr. Opalsen has been working hard to generate publicity around the fact that his wife wears an extremely valuable pearl necklace that once belonged to a Tsar in the play. So when the jewels disappear from their case while it is in the care of Mrs. Opalsen's maid Celestine (Hermione Norris), Poirot is conveniently at hand.
"The Adventures of Clapham Cook" finds Poirot without a case due to his own high standards. Capt. Hastings tries to interest him in a number of mysteries from the newspaper, but Poirot refuses, saying, "Unless the affair is of national importance, I touch it not." So the Belgian detective is insulted when a very middle class Mrs. Ernestine Todd (Brigit Forsyth) consults him on the matter of her missing cook, Eliza Dunn (Freda Dowie). But Mrs. Todd shames Poirot into taking the seemingly trivial case. But it is a curiosity that Mrs. Todd's lodger Mr. Simpson (Dermot Crowley) works at the Belgravia & Overseas Bank, where a clerk has recently disappeared into thin air with some stolen bonds, a crime being investigated by Chief Inspector Japp (Philip Jackson).
The DVD (Acorn 2004): Bonus features are part of a text interview with David Suchet and a short text bio of Agatha Christie, features that appear on all Collector's Set discs. There are also selective filmographies of 5 actors. No subtitles.
Summary of Agatha Christie's Poirot: Collector's Set Volume 9
Marvelous mustachioed Hercule Poirot stamps out evil with savoir faire to spare in this British television production that became a hit on both the PBS Mystery! series and A&E. Based on the fiction of Agatha Christie and starring David Suchet as the definitive Poirot, the series features great ensemble acting, witty scripts, and gorgeous period sets and costumes. The dapper, diminutive Poirot and his lanky assistant Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser) sort out cases in and around 1930s London.Dead Man's Mirror?At a fine furniture auction, Poirot loses in the bidding for an art deco mirror but wins a new client willing to part with the mirror for Poirot?s services.
Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan?Poirot tries to take a holiday but is soon required to save the day when a priceless necklace disappears.
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook?Finding a missing cook proves tougher, and more suited to his superior skills, than Poirot expects.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE biographies of Agatha Christie and David Suchet, cast filmographies, and Agatha Christie materials.
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