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
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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)
Featured review
Reasonably interesting
Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings visit the stage set of a film. Later that evening the head of that studio, Harry Readburn, is found dead in his house. A young actress was apparently seen running from the house around the time of his death, and she is the prime suspect. Chief Inspector Japp thinks it is an open-and-shut case, but Poirot knows otherwise. His biggest clue is a missing card from a game of bridge...
Reasonably interesting. The set up was engaging and the mystery was intriguing. Some of the usual amusing off-topic banter from Hastings (though I still have no idea why Poirot keeps him around - he is quite clueless).
The conclusion is a bit of a damp squib though. The reveal is quite subdued and Poirot's actions after that are quite odd.
Reasonably interesting. The set up was engaging and the mystery was intriguing. Some of the usual amusing off-topic banter from Hastings (though I still have no idea why Poirot keeps him around - he is quite clueless).
The conclusion is a bit of a damp squib though. The reveal is quite subdued and Poirot's actions after that are quite odd.
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- Jul 28, 2016
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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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