The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

57 mins | Documentary | March 17, 2013

David Suchet, TV's Poirot, has spent more of his life acting out the plots and dramas created by Agatha Christie than anyone else in the world. Suchet is embarking on a journey to learn more about the woman who created Poirot and whose books remain outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. Suchet's journey takes him to the places Christie lived, the landscapes that inspired her and to meetings with people who knew the woman behind the fame and those inspired by her extraordinary legacy. He explores the close links between Christie's extraordinary life and her work and discovers what it was about the woman from a small seaside town that allowed her to become the best-selling murder mystery writer in history.

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

57 mins | Documentary | March 17, 2013

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
David Suchet, TV's Poirot, has spent more of his life acting out the plots and dramas created by Agatha Christie than anyone else in the world. Suchet is embarking on a journey to learn more about the woman who created Poirot and whose books remain outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. Suchet's journey takes him to the places Christie lived, the landscapes that inspired her and to meetings with people who knew the woman behind the fame and those inspired by her extraordinary legacy. He explores the close links between Christie's extraordinary life and her work and discovers what it was about the woman from a small seaside town that allowed her to become the best-selling murder mystery writer in history.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers
Original title The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
Directors Clare Lewins
Writers

Cast

David Suchet

as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)

Mathew Prichard

as Self

Laura Thompson

as Self - Biographer

Ali Marshall

as Self - Christie's Potent Plants

Bettany Hughes

as Self - Historian

Janet Morgan

as Self - Biographer

Barbara Nadel

as Self - Author

Elaine Kidwell

as Self - Christie's Fan

Tom Adams

as Self - Artist

John Curran

as Self - Author

Rosalind Christie

as Self - Christie's Daughter (archive footage)

Agatha Christie

as Self - Writer (archive footage)