In his 25 years playing quirky Belgian detective Hercule Poirot on television, British actor David Suchet thought he had seen it all. Until one day this summer while he was performing in a play in
Appointment with Death: Directed by Ashley Pearce. With David Suchet, Tim Curry, Jawad Elalami, Christina Cole. Syria 1937. While accompanying her husband on an archaeological dig, the abusive and overbearing Lady Boynton is found stabbed to death.
Christie kept the title, Appointment With Death, but removed the character of Poirot and changed the identity of the murderer. In 1988 it was adapted into a film, starring Peter Ustinov as Poirot. Twenty years later it was adapted for TV with David Suchet playing Poirot, before being dramatised for BBC Radio 4 in 2006 starring John Moffatt as
David Suchet has previously revealed that he nearly quit the role of Hercule Poirot in the hit, long-running series Agatha Christie's Poirot after arguing with the director about the character.
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