The BEST episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot

Every episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot!

The adventures of Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, adapted for television over more than twenty years and covering every Poirot book and short story ever written. This enormous lifelong project starring David Suchet takes the eponymous detective from England to Egypt, from country estate to weekend lodge, from dinner party to train ride, with his good friend Captain Hastings at his side, solving some of the most celebrated murder mysteries ever conceived.

Last Updated: 2/20/2024Network: ITV1Status: Ended
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Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
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8.91
344 votes

#1 - Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2013

An ailing Poirot returns to Styles with Hastings nearly three decades after solving their first mystery together there in order to prevent an unscrupulous and ingenious serial killer.

Directors: Hettie Macdonald
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Murder on the Orient Express
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8.58
439 votes

#2 - Murder on the Orient Express

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/25/2010

On the Orient Express from Istanbul, a ruthless American businessman is found dead.

Directors: Philip Martin
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The Labours of Hercules
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8.44
383 votes

#3 - The Labours of Hercules

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2013

Poirot's pursuit of an infamous art thief leads him to a hotel in the Alps, where he is met with a plethora of mysteries and the reappearance of a familiar face from the past.

Directors: Andy Wilson
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Hallowe'en Party
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8.42
539 votes

#4 - Hallowe'en Party

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/2010

Novelist Ariadne Oliver calls in her old friend Poirot to investigate a drowning.

Directors: Charles Palmer
Writer: Mark Gatiss
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The Hollow
star
8.31
471 votes

#5 - The Hollow

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2004

At a weekend house party a guest is found dying - with his wife holding a gun.

Directors: Simon Langton
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Death on the Nile
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8.22
548 votes

#6 - Death on the Nile

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/12/2004

On a Nile cruise ship, Poirot is asked to investigate the death of a honeymooning heiress.

Directors: Andy Wilson
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Dead Man's Folly
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8.20
451 votes

#7 - Dead Man's Folly

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2013

Ariadne Oliver is organising a 'murder hunt' at a summer fete, but calls for Poirot's help when she fears she may become involved in a real crime.

Directors: Tom Vaughan
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Sad Cypress
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8.15
566 votes

#8 - Sad Cypress

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2003

Poirot has five days to investigate the case of an heiress accused of a double murder.

Directors: Dave Moore
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The Big Four
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8.09
375 votes

#9 - The Big Four

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2013

As the threat of world war looms large, Poirot seeks the help of friends both old and new when he is pitted against a dangerous group of murderous dissidents.

Directors: Peter Lydon
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Three Act Tragedy
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8.07
576 votes

#10 - Three Act Tragedy

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2010

Poirot is attending a dinner party when one of the guests chokes to death. Is it murder?

Directors: Ashley Pearce
Writer: Nick Dear
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
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8.05
583 votes

#11 - The Mystery of the Blue Train

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/11/2005

Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a woman on the Blue Train.

Directors: Hettie McDonald
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The Clocks
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8.05
456 votes

#12 - The Clocks

Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/26/2011

Poirot goes to Dover to help determine who is responsible for a man's murder.

Directors: Charles Palmer
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas
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8.05
604 votes

#13 - Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1995

Poirot investigates when murderer Simeon Lee is found dead.

Directors: Edward Bennett
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Taken at the Flood
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8.05
539 votes

#14 - Taken at the Flood

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/2/2006

When a stranger is found murdered, a family ask for Poirot's help in identifying him.

Directors: Andy Wilson
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Peril at End House
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8.02
730 votes

#15 - Peril at End House

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/1990

While Poirot is staying in Cornwall, he meets a beautiful heiress whose life is in danger.

Directors: Renny Rye
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Lord Edgware Dies
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8.02
537 votes

#16 - Lord Edgware Dies

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2000

Poirot solves the case of a wealthy man whose estranged wife wanted him gone

Directors: Brian Farnham
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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8.02
460 votes

#17 - The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/16/1990

When his weekend hostess is found murdered, Hastings sends for his friend Hercule Poirot.

Directors: Ross Devenish
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The ABC Murders
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8.02
598 votes

#18 - The ABC Murders

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/1992

Three bodies are found. Beside each lies a copy of the ABC Railway Guide. The police are baffled. But the killer has made one mistake. He has challenged Hercule Poirot to unmask him.

Directors: Andrew Grieve
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Elephants Can Remember
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8.00
443 votes

#19 - Elephants Can Remember

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/9/2013

While Poirot investigates the murder of a renowned psychiatrist, Ariadne Oliver becomes an amateur sleuth of her own.

Directors: John Strickland
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Dumb Witness
star
7.99
590 votes

#20 - Dumb Witness

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/16/1996

Poirot reflects on which member of Emily Arundel's family could have poisoned her medicine, and the key witness turns out to be a pet dog.

Directors: Edward Bennett
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Five Little Pigs
star
7.98
620 votes

#21 - Five Little Pigs

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/14/2003

Poirot re-examines the murder of Amyas Crale, whose wife was hanged for the crime.

Directors: Paul Unwin
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Hickory Dickory Dock
star
7.96
564 votes

#22 - Hickory Dickory Dock

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/1995

A spate of thefts is followed by a series of brutal murders at a student hostel in London.

Directors: Andrew Grieve
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After the Funeral
star
7.89
559 votes

#23 - After the Funeral

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/2006

The day after Richard Abernethie's funeral, his niece is murdered as well.

Directors: Maurice Phillips
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Murder on the Links
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7.89
548 votes

#24 - Murder on the Links

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/11/1996

Poirot investigates the death of a man found murdered with a love letter in his pocket.

Directors: Andrew Grieve
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Murder in Mesopotamia
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7.89
564 votes

#25 - Murder in Mesopotamia

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/8/2001

Poirot and his old friend Capt. Hastings arrive at the headquarters of an archaeological dig where an Arab worker has recently been found strangled.

Directors: Tom Clegg
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