• Air date: 01 Sep '08 4 episodes
      From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
  • List of Episodes (4)
    • 1. Mrs McGinty's Dead

      01 Sep '08
      James Bentley is arrested for the murder of old Mrs McGinty. It looks like an open and shut case, but Superintendent Spence is not convinced. He turns to Poirot for help, and together with Poirot's writer friend Ariadne Oliver they set out to find the real killer.
    • 2. Cat Among the Pigeons

      08 Sep '08
      Poirot finds a connection between a recent murder and a revolution in the Middle Eastern kingdom of Ramat.
    • 3. Third Girl

      15 Sep '08
      Three single girls share a London flat. The first works as a secretary; the second is an artist; the third, who comes to Poirot for help, disappears believing she is a murderer.
    • 4. Appointment With Death

      25 Dec '09
      On holiday in Jerusalem, Poirot hears about an archaeological expedition to Syria led by the eccentric Lord Boynton and his son Leonard, who believe they are on the track of the head of St John the Baptist. Drawn to visit the dig, Poirot meets Boynton's dominating, fabulously rich, American-born second wife. However, events are overtaken by the discovery of Lady Boynton's dead body and revelations about her fortune.