Poirot plans a quiet Christmas in London until learning that it will also be a cold one, owing to his flat’s broken boiler. When a wealthy old man calls for the detective’s help, Poirot opts for a working holiday at the man’s well-heated country estate. No warmth exudes from the home’s occupants, however, and Poirot winds up with a murder to solve, family politics to unravel and shocking revelations from the past to sort out. For help he turns to Chief Inspector Japp, who is grateful to be rescued from Christmas with the in-laws.
Angelic choir voices and English Christmas cheer punctuate this special movie-length version of the popular TV series seen on PBS and A&E. David Suchet stars as the quintessential Poirot, perfect from his distinctive moustache to his spotless spats. Crime solving was never so tidy or so much fun!
Set in the mid-1930s, Poirot is David Suchet’s iconic portrayal of Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective and has been hailed as “one of TV’s greatest achievements.” Poirot – Hercule Poirot’s Christmas (1994) was one episode of the long running series.
Starring David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Simon Roberts, Catherine Rabett.
Note: There is also [Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Theft of the Royal Ruby](http://amzn.to/1P0Ul5E) (episode 9 of Season 3): Poirot reluctantly agrees to help an Egyptian prince recover a valuable royal ruby that was brazenly stolen from him during the Christmas holidays.