Peril at End House
- Episode aired Jan 7, 1990
- TV-14
- 1h 43m
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8.0/10
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While Poirot is staying at an exclusive Cornish resort, he meets a beautiful heiress whose life is in danger.While Poirot is staying at an exclusive Cornish resort, he meets a beautiful heiress whose life is in danger.While Poirot is staying at an exclusive Cornish resort, he meets a beautiful heiress whose life is in danger.
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- Clive Exton
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe novel upon which this episode is based is the first story Agatha Christie would write based in the town she was born: Torquay, Devon, England.
- GoofsThe yellow seaplane seen landing and taking off is a 1973 Volmer VJ-22 Sportsman. The first VJ-22 flew in 1958. The series is supposed to be taking place in the 1930s.
- Quotes
Hercule Poirot: I cannot eat these eggs. They are of totally different sizes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Agatha Christie's England (2021)
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Murder at a Cornish resort while Poirot is on vacation...
Well done Poirot mystery has all the elements that make an Agatha Christie story an intriguing puzzle to solve. Even the famous detective cannot make any sense of the events surrounding a beautiful heiress whom he suspects is being systematically targeted for murder so someone else can inherit her fortune.
I have to confess that I suspected who the culprit was long before the revelation is made, although along the way there were a few surprise twists that I hadn't counted on.
As the young heiress, POLLY WALKER is excellent and all the others in the British cast give her fine support. HUGH FRASER is again on hand as Hastings, as is PHILIP JACKSON as Inspector Jaff. PAULINE MORAN is a breath of fresh air as Miss Lemon.
The plotting is typically full of red herrings but manages to hold up to inspection when the tale is ended. The clues are few and far between and the ending will no doubt come as a surprise to most viewers.
Well worth watching.
I have to confess that I suspected who the culprit was long before the revelation is made, although along the way there were a few surprise twists that I hadn't counted on.
As the young heiress, POLLY WALKER is excellent and all the others in the British cast give her fine support. HUGH FRASER is again on hand as Hastings, as is PHILIP JACKSON as Inspector Jaff. PAULINE MORAN is a breath of fresh air as Miss Lemon.
The plotting is typically full of red herrings but manages to hold up to inspection when the tale is ended. The clues are few and far between and the ending will no doubt come as a surprise to most viewers.
Well worth watching.
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- Doylenf
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