Poirot Season 7
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POIROT SEASON 7
Episode 1 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie and aired in January 2000. Poirot has retired to the country to grow vegetable marrows but his retirement doesn’t last long when a wealthy local business man is found stabbed.
Hercule Poirot, David Suchet
Chief Inspector Japp, Philip Jackson
Dr. Sheppard, Oliver Ford Davies
Roger Ackroyd, Malcolm Terris
Caroline Sheppard, Selina Cadell
Ursula Bourne, Daisy Beaumont
Flora Ackroyd, Flora Montgomery
Geoffrey Raymond, Nigel Cooke
Ralph Paton, Jamie Bamber
Parker, Roger Frost
Mrs. Ackroyd, Vivien Heilbron
Inspector Davis, Gregor Truter
Mrs. Ferrars, Rosalind Bailey
Mrs. Folliott, Liz Kettle
Hammond, Charles Simon
Constable Jones, Chas Early
Landlord, Graham Chinn
Naval Officer, Clive Brunt
Mary, Alice Hart
Postman, Philip Wrigley
Ted, Phil Atkinson
Castle Combe in Wiltshire, England was used of as the village of Kings Abbot in the filming of ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’ .
‘Kit’s Close’ in Fawley, Henley-on-Thames was used for Ackroyd’s house. The building was designed and built by Christopher Nicholson in 1936-7.
Kepton Steam Museum was used for the factory scenes.
Episode 1 season 7 of the Poirot series is a close portrayal of one of Agatha Christie’s early novels which was published in 1926.
Oliver Ford Davies (Dr Sheppard) has appeared in two other Christie television adaptations. He played Major Palgrave in the 2008 Marple episode of ‘A Caribbean Mystery’ as well as Col. Geoffrey Reese in the 2003 TV film ‘ Sparkling Cyanide’.
Roger Frost (Parker) also appeared in the same adaptation of ‘Sparkling Cyanide’ as Henry Barlow.
Selina Cole (Caroline Sheppard) appeared in a 1985 adaptation of ‘A Pocket Full of Rye’ in the role of Mary Dove.
The actress Flora Montgomery played Flora Ackroyd – easy to remember her character’s name then!
POIROT SEASON 7
Episode 2 Lord Edgware Dies
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie and aired in March 2006.
Hercule Poirot, David Suchet
Hastings, Hugh Fraser
Chief Inspector Japp, Philip Jackson
Miss Lemon, Pauline Moran
Jane Wilkinson, Helen Grace
Lord Edgware, John Castle
Carlotta Adams, Fiona Allen
Bryan Martin, Dominic Guard
Penny Driver, Deborah Cornelius
Geraldine Marsh, Hannah Yelland
Ronald Marsh, Tim Steed
Miss Carroll, Lesley Nightingale
Alton, Christopher Guard
Donald Ross, Iain Fraser
Duke of Merton, Tom Beard
Alice, Virginia Denham
Sir Montagu Corner, John Quentin
Lady Corner, Janet Hargreaves
Lucie Adams, Aliza James
Addison, Mark Brignal
Ellis, Fenella Woolgar
Thompson, John Hart Dyke
Receptionist, Jonathan Aris
Pageboy, Rory Firth
Airport Clerk, Nicola Michaels
Based on the novel by Agatha Christie ‘Cards on the Table’ published in 1936
An earlier film adaptation of ‘Lord Edgware Dies’ was made in 1985 starring Peter Ustinov titled ‘Thirteen at Dinner’ and included David Suchet in the role of Japp.
The actress who played Geraldine Marsh is the real life daughter of the actor David Yelland who played Poirot’s valet ‘George’ in various episodes.
Fenella Woolgar (Ellis) is a Christie regular – she played Miss Whittaker in the 2010 episoed of ‘Hallowe’en Party’. She also played Agatha Christie herself in a Doctor Who episode ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp.
John Castle (Lord Edgware) previously appeared in two Marple adaptations (both starring Joan Hickson in the role of Miss Marple); he played Detective Inspector Craddock in both the 1992 television feature film of ‘The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side’ and in the 1985 mini series of ‘A Murder is Announced’.