Agatha Christie's Poirot - Complete Series 1-3 [9DVD]

This collection is great value for money, and in my view these early episodes - series 1 - 3 - are the best of the bunch, very true to the spirit of Christie's writing, even if the glamour of the wonderful sets, costumes, vintage cars and locations are something of an embellishment, but a very welcome one. It's also great that the characters of grumpy Chief Inspector Japp, loyal but rather dim Hastings, and the scarily efficient but stunning Miss Lemon are in nearly all the episodes. Also, unlike another reviewer I found, the second episode of 'Peril at End House' was there on mine, although it wasn't listed separately - just be patient and don't rush back to the menu list - it will continue automatically.There are thirty 50-minute episodes, which ran on TV from 1989 to 1991, with pristine prints which show up the glorious colour to terrific effect, and excellent sound quality. The 9 discs on one spool might annoy some people, but it didn't bother me. They play in English and it's easy to turn off the Dutch subtitles. However, sadly, there are no English subs for the hard of hearing. The aspect is 4.3, with black borders on each side.In a recent interview, David Suchet said that his brief was 'to be Agatha Christie's Poirot' and that's how he played it, remarkably successfully I would add. No wonder his performance has been described as a global phenomenon. He also says that he gets letters from people in hospital, or those who have recently been divorced, saying that it got them through the dark times. I certainly agree with that. So, what do we do now that we've watched them all - easy, just watch them all again, of course.

What a pity Granada have withdrawn this Poirot set: not only was it great value, it brings together two of the best adaptations the series has produced. These are two of Agatha Christie's strongest plots, written when she was at he 1940s peak. Five Little Pigs is a wonderfully stylish exercise with strongly drawn characters and a brilliant conclusion, which, in my own opinion, is more shocking when read on the page - but never mind, this is a terrific adaptation with a uniformly excellent cast and very beautiful locations.Sad Cypress is another vintage Agatha, with a sombre, melancholic mood. Another fine cast here, with David Suchet brilliant as a slightly older, slightly sadder Poirot. Together, these DVDs represent a new pinnacle for the Poirot series, and the advances in film technology have the unfortunate habit of making the older episodes seem slightly dreary by comparison (at least visually). If you can find this boxset, it's a bargain on all fronts.

I am very satisfied with the DVDs.

i got this for xmas as my son knows i like murder mysteries.the whole family played it in 2 teams, it was very easy to follow and the instructions were easy.you get 4 different guesses along the way to pick the write suspect.as there 3 of us we couldnt decide who it was aswe all thought it was as didfferent person LOLits a fairly long game took us about 3 hrs but then we did have my grandaughter around trying to grab the remote.at the end poriot tells you if you have picked the write person and if not as we had not you can conclude the game and see who it was or play again. for some reason we pressed the wrong button and never found out who did it LOLits agame you can come back too if you dont have time as its on 4 acts and you get a number to put in and it will start the game from where you left off.we havnt tried it again yet but it says evety time you play the questions are different not sure if it means the murder suspect is different too.a very entertaining game and hrs of fun

I ORDERED THIS BECAUSE I REALLY ENJOY "AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT" AND I'VE WATCHED ALL THE FILMS IN MY POSSESSION AT LEAST FOUR TIMES! I LIKED THE TWO EPISODES ON THIS DVD. I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO FIND IT!

Delivery was correct & on time.DVD (box & disc) is in good condition, but quality of the recording is very poor (droopy colors & very bad audio !).Hence, not worth the money as the gift it was supposed to be ...

The product I bought was the Season 1-9 box set - some of the reviews seem to be for other products.The deal is the main menu is in Dutch (it's an import) but otherwise the speech etc. is all English. Sometimes you get Dutch subtitles but you can just turn these off.As for the shows, well; David Suchet combined with his sidekick and some beautiful quaint music draws you in effortlessly - I found it hard to stop watching!

If you like Hercule Poirot and the David Suchet TV series, in particular, this is the definitive version. Every episode over 30+ discs. Plus extras and featurettes.Very good for the little grey cells, no?

Bien reçu en bonne condition

È solo in inglese con sottotitoli in olandese!

Excellent scénario, très bien joué, une des meilleures intrigues d'agatha Christie. Les paysages égyptiens sont très beaux. Je recommande.

Man kann sagen was man will, aber die Rolle des Hercule Poirot mit David Suchet zu besetzen war goldrichtig. Der beste Poirot den es je gab!In dieser Serie stimmt einfach alles. Jedes Detail wurde bedacht und entspricht der Zeit in der die Handlung spielt. Auch in dieser Folge hält sich der Film weitestgehend an die Romanvorlage, wenn auch der Titel davon abweicht. Die Charaktere sind sehr gut gespielt und David Suchet brilliert. Ein Genuß für Fans und solche, die es werden wollen. Die Atmosphäre (düsteres Herrenhaus an Weihnachten mit obligatorischem Mord in der Zeit des Art Deco)überträgt sich auf den Zuschauer und auch die Frage, wer hinter der Tat steckt, hält einen bis zur Auflösung unter Strom.Ein Highlight der Kriminal-Literaturverfilmung!

J'ai visionné tous les DVD et ils sont parfaits