Stars come and go in supporting roles but it’s the Queen of Crime’s precision plotting and Suchet’s flawless performance which make it an all-timer.
It’s testament to the quality and longevity of David Suchet’s portrayal that he’s become almost inseparable from Christie’s dandyish Belgian sleuth in the public consciousness. Recommended for the role by the author’s family, method actor Suchet studied the character, compiled his own in-depth dossier and “became him” in a way that nobody else has. LWT’s lavish adaptations saw Hercule use his “little grey cells” to unmask killers in 70 feature-length episodes, covering every major Poirot story. Stars come and go in supporting roles but it’s the Queen of Crime’s precision plotting and Suchet’s flawless performance which make it an all-timer.