Poirot: The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
Acorn Media (2/7/1993)
TV Series  /  Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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IMDB   7.7
0 hr 51 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1
David Suchet Poirot
Hugh Fraser Captain Hastings
Philip Jackson Chief Inspector Japp
Pauline Moran Miss Lemon
David Suchet Hercule Poirot
Rolf Saxon Dr. Ames
Olivier Pierre Henry Schneider
Jon Strickland Dr. Fosswell
Bill Bailey Felix Bleibner
Paul Birchard Rupert Bleibner
Simon Cowell-Parker Nigel Harper
Grant Thatcher Sir Guy Willard
Anna Cropper Lady Willard
Mozaffar Shafeie Hassan
Peter Reeves Sir John Willard
Robert Wisdom Waiter
Richard Bebb Newsreader
Director
Peter Barber-Fleming
Producer Brian Eastman
Dominic Fulford
Writer Agatha Christie
Clive Exton
Cinematography Norman Langley
Musician Christopher Gunning

Hercule Poirot is called upon to solve a series of mysterious deaths that are centered around the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Sir John Willard died moments after he and a group of archaeologists entered an ancient tomb. The expedition's physician, Dr. Ames, concluded it was a heart attack but soon other members begin to die in mysterious circumstances. One dies of blood poisoning from a relatively mild cut while another dies of tetanus. One member who has returned to New York has taken his own life. Rumors are soon circulating that an Egyptian curse is felling all those who desecrated the ancient tomb. Poirot and Captain Hastings set off for Egypt to determine what is happening and who might be behind it.
Episodes
1.  Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
On his doctor's orders Poirot has gone to stay in the seaside resort of Brighton, where he is frequently mistaken for Lucky Len, who gives out money on behalf of a newspaper to people who recognize him. Poirot is staying at the Metropolitan hotel, as are Mr. Opalsen, a theatrical producer, and his wife who is an actress starring in a play at a local theatre. A set of valuable pearls which Mrs. Opalsen wears in the play is stolen from her room, and suspicion falls on her maid Celestine, who was in the room next door. Celestine loves Andrew, the impoverished young author of Mrs. Opalsen's play but they cannot afford to get married and she is accused of taking the jewels to finance their marriage. Poirot solves the case and unmasks the real culprit, being rewarded by Opalsen and getting a bonus when he identifies the real Lucky Len.
Edition Details
Original Title Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Classic Collection 3
Series Poirot
Release Date 2008
Packaging Keep Case
No. of Discs/Tapes 1

Features
- Biographies of Agatha Christie and David Suchet, cast filmographies, and Agatha Christie materials
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