Agatha Christie's Poirot: Season 3

TV-PG

1991

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Created by Agatha Christie
10 episodes
Drama

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits... More

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

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Where to watch Agatha Christie's Poirot: Season 3

Agatha Christie's Poirot: Season 3 is available to stream in... More New Zealand now on Acorn.

Agatha Christie's Poirot: Season 3 episodes

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Suggestions of a Communist conspiracy cast suspicion on a murdered... More woman's Russian servant. Meanwhile, Poirot has a rose named after him, and a ceremony at the Chelsea Flower Show makes him the centre of attention. Hastings receives a packet of seeds and develops hay fever.

The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

The London and Scottish Bank is sending a huge shipment... More of Liberty Bonds to New York on the liner Queen Mary. Poirot, who suffers terribly from sea-sickness, is asked to see the bonds safely across the Atlantic.

The Plymouth Express

An Australian shipping tycoon wants Poirot to check out his... More daughter's suitors. Then the young lady takes a trip on the Plymouth Express, and Poirot finds himself investigating a jewel theft on the train.

Wasps' Nest

Poirot visits a garden fete, where a wasps' nest... More adds to the tension. He meets the son of an old friend who has his girl-friend, a fashion model, with him, and Poirot soon suspects that they are both in danger. He has to solve a mystery which includes cyanide, failing brakes and mixed-up love lives. Meanwhile, Hastings has a new hobby which Poirot finds helpful in cracking the case.

The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor

Poirot is summoned to Marsdon by the owner of a... More country inn there to solve a murder. But the inn-keeper is a would-be thriller writer, and to Poirot's dismay the murder turns out to be fictional. Thankfully, though, there is soon a real (if seemingly supernatural) murder at the big house. Things get even more interesting when a young wife claims that a tree in her garden is haunted by a laughing ghost, and there are also signs of black magic from East Africa. Poirot lays a clever ambush to smoke out the killer,confident that he or she will turn out to be human.

The Double Clue

Japp (who is really worried that failure could cost him... More his job) seeks Poirot's help in investigating a series of jewel thefts, and two remarkable things happen. Poirot falls in love (with the beautiful and clever Countess Vera Rossakoff) and he also meets a criminal intellect which he finds worthy of him. As the countess is his main suspect, Poirot spends most of his time with her - which for once leaves Hastings and Miss Lemon to do most of the actual detective work. In the end, this case may have to be put down as the one that got away.

The Mystery of the Spanish Chest

Poirot is called in to help a woman who lives... More in fear of her husband, and he is invited to a dinner party which goes horribly wrong.

The Theft of the Royal Ruby

Poirot prepares to spend a quiet Christmas on his own... More with a box of chocolates, but he has to give up his plans when the British government asks for his urgent help. Prince Farouk, a young member of the Egyptian royal family visiting London, has lost a famous ruby, and this is deemed to be a matter of national security.

The Affair at the Victory Ball

Poirot attends the Victory Ball, a costume party where you... More are expected to dress as someone famous, as himself. However, when two members of a party of six dressed as characters from classical Italian comedy are subsequently found dead, Poirot finds himself working with Chief Inspector Japp to solve the case. The solution to the deaths of Viscount Cronshaw and Coco Courtney is to be found in determining the correct time of death and identifying an impostor at the ball. Poirot takes to the airwaves and reveals the identity of the killer on a live BBC radio broadcast.

The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge

Hercule Poirot accompanies his friend Captain Hastings on a weekend... More shooting party at the home of Harrington Pace, but he isn't having a very good time. He comes down with the flu and takes to his bed but when Pace is shot dead in his study, he rises to the occasion to assist Inspector Japp in solving the case.