The King of Clubs
- Episode aired Mar 12, 1989
- TV-14
- 50m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.7K
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A deck with a missing card provides Poirot with the clue he needs to solve the murder of the tyrannical head of a movie studio.A deck with a missing card provides Poirot with the clue he needs to solve the murder of the tyrannical head of a movie studio.A deck with a missing card provides Poirot with the clue he needs to solve the murder of the tyrannical head of a movie studio.
Marc Culwick
- Young Man
- (as Mark Culwick)
Avril Elgar
- Mrs Oglander
- (as Avril Elga)
- Director
- Writers
- Michael Baker
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEven though these are based on the official Poirot canon, its not unusual for a long running tv series to feature one or more stories set in a film and/or tv studio. Clearly, as the (first) series was shot at the historic Twickenham Film Studios, that existed during the 1930s anyway, it makes perfect sense to shoot this episode there, as unlike some certain other studio facilities available in the UK, that either never existed in tbe 1930s, or now have changed beyond its 1930s period style, there's still enough of the original site to use, even with additional (digital) Matte Paintings. It also works as a bonus playful "behind the scenes" story, showing us where Poirot was filmed in 1989. The use of the Hoover (vacuum cleaner) factory as the exterior and some interiors, of the film studio complex, instead of just Twickenham Studios 3 soundstages, also implies that Parade is a gigantic production facility, not unlike MGM.
- Quotes
Hercule Poirot: Films are very boring, Hastings, but the actors who are paid to deceive us, now, they are interesting, hein.
- ConnectionsReferences Corsair (1931)
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A nice episode, slightly more style then substance.
Film stars and Royalty combine for murder, with Poirot having to solve a possible murder of an odious bully.
It's a lavish production, it has some gorgeous buildings and sets on show, the set of Paul's bedroom is sumptuous. The room in which Mr Reedburn is discovered is also rather special, lots of glass and marble.
It's very well acted as usual, the main cast are on great form, Niamh Cusack is excellent as beautiful young actress Valerie, and the fiendishly handsome Jack Klaff is also very good as Paul.
It's not one of my favourite episodes to be honest, but I find it watchable enough, its not a mystery I feel you'd solve quickly, it does have a few twists and turns.
A pretty interesting, but visually appealing episode. 7/10
It's a lavish production, it has some gorgeous buildings and sets on show, the set of Paul's bedroom is sumptuous. The room in which Mr Reedburn is discovered is also rather special, lots of glass and marble.
It's very well acted as usual, the main cast are on great form, Niamh Cusack is excellent as beautiful young actress Valerie, and the fiendishly handsome Jack Klaff is also very good as Paul.
It's not one of my favourite episodes to be honest, but I find it watchable enough, its not a mystery I feel you'd solve quickly, it does have a few twists and turns.
A pretty interesting, but visually appealing episode. 7/10
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- Sleepin_Dragon
- Oct 26, 2015
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- Filming locations
- High and Over, Highover Park, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Reedburn's House)
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- Runtime50 minutes
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