Note: Poirot's method of travel is not explained in every one of his stories. He travels by boat in the short story 'Problem at Sea'Īnd in the novel Death on the Nile. Plane travel is (obviously) seen in Death in the Clouds, when Poirot investigates a murder that happened during flight. Train bleu in The Mystery of the Blue Train and the train of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits in the classic story Murder on the Orient Express. His modes of transportation consisted of travel by train, airplane, or boat. Most of the cases that took place abroad are featured in stories from the 1930s. Most of these trips were meant to be for pleasure these trips take him to the European continent and the MiddleĮast. Although, I'm sure he's seen that mustache, and he must have an opinion about that.We encounter Hercule Poirot outside of England on several occasions. David Suchet is constantly asked what he thinks of Kenneth Branagh's performance, and if Suchet had seen Murder on the Orient Express, then he'd actually have an opinion and he could speak about. You would expect a guy who played Hercule Poirot for so long to have a very logical reason for avoiding seeing another actor play the role he spent so many years with, and it honestly makes sense.

I’m sure that were I to see it, there would be hundreds of things to say that would be complementary. It protects me and it keeps me from saying anything that might be derogatory. According to Suchet.Įvery journalist would like me to say what I think about Branagh, but the reason I haven’t watched Ken – and I have enormous admiration for him as an actor – is that people ask me what I think of the ‘newest, greatest Poirot’ and if I’ve never seen him, it’s best that I don’t have an opinion. Suchet told the Radio Times ( via the Independent) that he's made a specific point to avoid seeing Kenneth Branagh's version simply because everybody wants to know what he thinks, and he doesn't want to say anything bad.

However, it turns out the most prolific Poirot has never seen the newest incarnation. As such, it's probably his face more than any other that modern audiences associate with the character of Hercule Poirot. David Suchet has the longest tenure as Poirot, playing the character in a collection of TV episodes and TV movies beginning in 1989 and running until 2013.

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