Poirot – The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
Murder Mystery Monday takes us back to early 20th Century London and another case for the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Adapted from one of Agatha Christie's short stories chronicling Poirot's early cases, "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook" offers Poirot (David Suchet) a case he believes is beneath him searching for a missing cook (Freda Dowie), and a client who promptly fires him well before the case is closed, only for the detective to stumble on a much larger mystery involving murder, fraud, and the theft of thousands from the local bank.
As the police look into the robbery, Poirot's investigation into the cook's whereabouts (which turn out to be a lovely home in the countryside) reveal much larger machinations that will trace back to the same man (Dermot Crowley). One could easily argue Suchet's Poirot is the best of any adaptation in not overly exaggerating his idiosyncrasies and foibles. The first episode of the series, "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook" proves to be a good choice to introduce Poirot, along with his sidekick Hastings (Hugh Fraser), providing a story that will highlight Poirot's snobbery but will also teach the detective a lesson that even the most pedestrian of mysteries may lead somewhere beyond even his imaginings.
- Title: Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
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