BritBox
It’s Edward Bluemel & His Mustaches in ‘Hercule’
The Mustaches are Here, and they are... a choice.
BritBox
'Travels with Agatha Christie & David Suchet' Arrives on International Women's Day
BritBox and Channel 4 initially announced they would team up to produce Travels with Agatha Christie with David Suchet in June 2024. The five-part docuseries features David Suchet, the man who became a household name playing the author’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, paying it back by uncovering
BritBox
Channel 4 & BritBox Team Up For 'Travels with Agatha with Sir David Suchet'
It is a truth universally acknowledged that of the series that debuted on PBS’ Mystery! in the 1980s, three are considered the defining adaptations of iconic British sleuths: Jeremy Brett in Sherlock Holmes, Joan Hickson in Miss Marple, and David Suchet in Poirot, which eventually was rebranded as Agatha Christie’
Agatha Christie
8 Agatha Christie Adaptations to Watch Instead of 'A Haunting in Venice'
The British have been exporting their cultural capital since William Shakespeare first hit the big time in the 1600s, and it seems that every century, they add to the list. While not all have stuck, the 1900s brought Agatha Christie, whose popularity and prolific output have made her a staple
Movies
Venice Film Festival Full Line Up To Include 'Henry Sugar' While Snubbing Poirot
The Venice Film Festival is the unofficial kickoff to awards season, where many of the fall and holiday-timed debuts first screen to build critical buzz. However, between the current SAG-AFTRA strike and the massive box office one-two punch of Barbinheimer, this year’s offerings may not land
Movies
Kenneth Branagh to Continue His Worst Poirot Adaptations Streak
Some actors become famous for being miscast by a well-meaning director: Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, for instance, or Benedict Cumberbatch in anything that requires an American accent. Then some actors miscast themselves in vanity projects, (Once again, Kevin Costner comes to mind, as does anything
The ABC Murders
'The ABC Murders' Gives Us A Poirot For The 21st Century
Agatha Christie stands as England's best selling author of all time, with a library of 66 detective novels written over her lifetime. Of all her characters, none stands quite so tall in the public imagination as Hercule Poirot, the detective of little grey cells fame. For 25 years,
Actors and Actresses
The Many On-Screen Incarnations of Hercule Poirot
By now, many of you will already have had an opportunity to see the 2017 film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. Since its release in theaters throughout the month of November, the star-studded whodunit has grossed over $200,000,000 world-wide. While critics praised the performances