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"Poirot" Dead Man's Folly (TV Episode 2013) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Aug 3, 2014 · Dead Man's Folly: Directed by Tom Vaughan. With David Suchet, Sean Pertwee, Chris Gordon, Richard Dixon. Mrs Oliver is asked to devise a murder hunt for a Devon fête, but her sense of foreboding summons Poirot to the scene.
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- 2014-08-03
Dead Man's Folly (TV Movie 1986) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Ariadne Oliver is asked to devise a murder hunt for a Devon fête, but her sense of foreboding summons Poirot to the scene. Her fears are realized when, during the fête, the girl playing her murder victim winds up well and truly murdered.
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The character of Mr Masterton (an MP who was only mentioned in the book) has been merged with Mr Warburton (the agent of Mr Masterton), creating Mr Warburton, an MP running for the elections.Similarly, the brand new character of Mrs Warburton (the MP's wife) has been created, largely replacing Mrs Masterton from the original book.Sir George Stubbs does not have a beard.The film begins with the Stubbs' arrival at Nasse Houseduring the great storm, one year prior to the action of the rest of the movie. This is only mentioned, not showed, in the book.When coming to Nasse House, Poirot is much less willing to let the hitchhikers into the car; it is the chauffeur, much more jovial and self-assured than in the book, who lets the two girls climb in...The communication between Poirot and Mrs Oliver, done through telephone in the book, is now peformed in person. Poirot is first summoned by Ariadne through a rather enigmatic telegram ("Please come...A subplot has been added in which Etienne De Souza is incriminated by George Stubbs – the latter plants Lady Stubbs's emerald ring in De Souza's pocket when they first meet. When De Souza's yacht i...Poirot's final monologue does not take place in Mrs Folliat's cottage, but in the pavillion by the river whence Poirot asks her to come.George Stubbs's backstory is altered a bit. In his youth, he got involved with a 14-year-old dairy maid (the film does not explicitly say whether he killed the girl, or abused her sexually). After...After his monologue, Poirot takes Mrs Folliat to the Folly, where the police are busy digging up the concrete to find Hattie's body. Mrs Folliat asks the Detective for some time alone with her son,...Agatha Christie's 'Dead Man's Folly' - Full Cast & Crew. 1986. 1 hr 36 mins. Suspense. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Peter Usintov is the detective Hercule Poirot, investigating a...
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
