Sir Henry Angkatell and his wife, Lucy, invite Poirot to their country manor for dinner. There’s plenty of depth to the character’s emotions so that it all makes sense.īut what I noticed, as the episode went on, is that there are several Sherlockian connections in this episode. The plot is twisty enough that I didn’t solve it: the norm for me with Poirot. It’s hard to explain how Suchet’s understated performance dominates every scene he’s in. As I said in the aforementioned article, “I don’t know that we can expect to see a superior version down the line.” When a key piece of evidence is mishandled, Poirot’s angry look speaks volumes. It’s another wonderful outing for Suchet.
When his ex-flame Veronica shows up and they have sex, it’s no surprise he shortly ends up dead, with wife standing over him, gun in hand, and mistress (and another person) present as well. John Christow is one of the guests, as is his wife Gerda, and his mistress Henrietta. This of course means, there’s a dead body due to turn up. The Hollow sees Poirot vacationing in a country cottage. And recently I saw The Hollow, which was episode four (of four) in season nine. So, once in a while, I still catch one of those which I haven’t seen yet. Unfortunately, Netflix lost that show before I had finished watching every episode. A few years ago, I wrote about David Suchet’s superb performance as Agatha Christie’s Poirot a.
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