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What do you get when you combine a murder mystery, a fastidious but brilliant Belgian detective, and England in the 1930's?

The answer is Agatha Christie's Poirot, often shortened to Poirot, a movie series starring David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, and Philip Jackson and based off the novels by Agatha Christie. This British detective show is sure to keep you on your toes and entertained.

Hercule Poirot (pronounced Her-cuhl Pwar-oh) is a Belgian private detective who relies on his "little grey cells" to solve complex and sometimes bizarre mysteries. Set in London in the 1930's, this mustached gentleman investigates murders with the help of his secretary, Miss Lemon, and sidekick, Captain Hastings. Often he races to figure out the case before his friend/rival Chief Inspector Japp from Scotland Yard can.

Each case is unique with lots of plot twists and unexpected conclusions. It's difficult to figure out who the murderer is and each episode is full of intrigue. Poirot's quirks and the other characters lighten up the episodes.

All the settings and costumes were excellent and true to the times.

There is some language, mostly an occasional d**n.

Corpses are shown, though they're generally not too disturbing and sometimes killing is shown.

There are also cases dealing with children born out of wedlock and a few episodes have strong sexual content, especially later on in the series. Some of the more inappropriate ones are:

• Four and Twenty Blackbirds

• Death on the Nile

• The Hollow

• Five Little Pigs
  
  
• Hercule Poirot's Christmas

The series is rated TV-14, though that mostly applies to the latter half of the series. The first half leans towards a TV-PG rating. Some episodes are appropriate for children, others are better for older teens or skipped entirely.

The series starts out with fifty minute episodes and towards the end they extend to one and a half to two hours.

There are thirteen seasons total.