Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia
In this gripping A&E; feature film, a vacationing Monsieur Poirot obligingly foregoes a well-deserved rest in order to pursue and ensnare a killer in the Middle East. The victim? The beautiful but unpopular wife of an archaeologist who's excavating an ancient site. The murderer? That's for David Suchet's incomparable Poirot—and you—to discover. 100 min. Web Extra: Prior to becoming the private detective, Poirot was a policeman in Belgium. His career there ended when he refused to collaborate with the Germans during their occupation of Belgium in 1914. Possible influences on Christie's decision to name her detective Hercule Poirot: Hercule Flameau, a criminal turned detective from G.K. Chesterton's works; Hercule Popeau, a French detective in books by Marie Bellow Lowndes; Jules Poiret, a retired French police officer created by Frank Howell Evans; poireaux, French for leeks.