Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple

68 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Oct. 10, 2020

British writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) published her first novel in 1920, in which the eccentric Belgian private sleuth Hercule Poirot made his debut. Later, in 1927, the first short story starring the gentle spinster Miss Jane Marple appeared. A fascinating journey through popular culture in search of the footprints of two of the most charismatic characters in crime and mystery literature.

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple

68 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Oct. 10, 2020

Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
British writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) published her first novel in 1920, in which the eccentric Belgian private sleuth Hercule Poirot made his debut. Later, in 1927, the first short story starring the gentle spinster Miss Jane Marple appeared. A fascinating journey through popular culture in search of the footprints of two of the most charismatic characters in crime and mystery literature.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Channel 5, Honey Bee
Original title Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
Directors Sean Davison
Writers

Cast

Nigel Havers

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Agatha Christie

as Self - Writer (archive footage)

Samantha Bond

as Self - Actor

Sheila Atim

as Self - Actor

Philip Jackson

as Self - Inspector Japp, ITV's Poirot

Hugh Fraser

as Self - Lt. Hastings, ITV's Poirot

Anthony Horowitz

as Self - Screenwriter and Author

James Prichard

as Self - Agatha Christie's great grandson

Amanda Abbington

as Self - Actor

Damien Timmer

as Self - Executive Producer, Agatha Christie adaptations

Mark Aldridge

as Self - Author

Laura Thompson

as Self - Agatha Christie's Biographer

Sophie Hannah

as Self - Author, Poirot Sequels

John Risdon

as Self - Torquay Historian

Basi Akpabio

as Self - Creative Director, Agatha Christie Ltd

Belinda Smith

as Self - Agatha Christie's home, Greenway