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Sep 26, 2004 · Recently viewed. The Hollow: Directed by Simon Langton. With David Suchet, Jonathan Cake, Megan Dodds, Sarah Miles. Poirot stumbles on the murder scene of philandering Dr Christow in a country house as his wife standing next to him with a revolver in her hand.
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The Hollow is the fourth episode of series nine of Agatha Christie's Poirot, broadcast on 26 April 2004. The feature-length episode is an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name. It was directed by Simon Langton and the script was written by Nick Dear.
Poirot is invited to The Hollow, a splendid country retreat of the Angkatell family. The unexpected arrival of Dr Christow's old lover leaves the company in an uproar. The next day, Dr Christow is found shot dead by the pool, his delicate wife standing next to him with a smoking revolver in her hand. Can the case be as simple as it seems?
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Spoiler warning: A spoiler is announced! The following section contains details about the plot of The Hollow and its adaptation.
•The character David Angkatell is omitted and Elsie Patterson is changed from being Gerda's sister to being a friend of hers.
Spoilers end here.
•David Suchet as Hercule Poirot
•Jonathan Cake as John Christow
•Megan Dodds as Henrietta Savernake
•Sarah Miles as Lucy Angkatell
•Edward Fox as Gudgeon
•Claire Price as Gerda Christow
•The Headland Murders which Gerda reads in bed is a fictional work.
•Hampton Lodge, Farnham - as The Hollow
•16 Devonshire Close, London - externals of Henrietta's studio
•82 Harley Street, London (with fake number 404 on the front door)
•Mansfield Street, London (at the Duchess Street junction) - where Gerda stalls the car "Oh God Gerda"
•Baynards Station, Downs Link, Horsham - Poirot arrives by train
•Vann Garden, Vann Ln, Hambledon, Godalming - as Dovecotes & Resthaven
•Lagonda 2 litre Speed GT609 - Henrietta's car. Not a Delage.
The Hollow is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the United States by Dodd, Mead & Co. in 1946 and in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club in November of the same year. The US edition retailed at $2.50 and the UK edition at eight shillings and sixpence (8/6).
- Agatha Christie
- 279 (1st edition, hardcover)
- 1946
- 1946
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Movie Info. The famed sleuth (David Suchet) learns that all is not as it seems when a party guest is found holding a gun over her husband's body. Rating: TVPG. Genre: Mystery & thriller. Original...
- Simon Langton
- Mystery & thriller
- David Suchet
Detective Hercule Poirot expects to enjoy a quiet weekend in his country cottage when he becomes involved in a murder at the neighboring manor house, The Hollow. Various members of Sir Henry and Lady Lucy Angatell's extended family are down for a weekend when past love affairs, and thwarted ones, lead to violence. — Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
Mar 2, 2020 · The Public Life of Sherlock Holmes: Poirot’s The Hollow & Holmes. Monday, March 2, 2020 Bob Byrne 2 comments. A few years ago, I wrote about David Suchet’s superb performance as Agatha Christie’s Poirot a. Unfortunately, Netflix lost that show before I had finished watching every episode.