The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
- Episode aired Feb 4, 1990
- TV-14
- 52m
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7.8/10
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Poirot wagers Chief Inspector Japp that he can solve the mystery of a missing banker without leaving his flat.Poirot wagers Chief Inspector Japp that he can solve the mystery of a missing banker without leaving his flat.Poirot wagers Chief Inspector Japp that he can solve the mystery of a missing banker without leaving his flat.
Charles Rayford
- Race Spectator
- (uncredited)
Cy Town
- Race Spectator
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- David Renwick
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaDavid Suchet performed all of the magic tricks Poirot is seen doing.
- GoofsAt the dinner table, Poirot had his usual napkin covering his clothing. When he was asking Japp and Hastings the first of the two questions he needed answers to, the napkin disappeared, only to reappear when he was asking the second question.
- Quotes
Hercule Poirot: And please, do not fraternize with that creature. I am still training him.
Captain Hastings: It's only a parrot.
Hercule Poirot: I was talking to the parrot.
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Parrots & detectives
This delightful story is from season 2, and it has all the qualities that were the show's hallmark throughout all the seasons: David Suchet's iconic performance, great supporting characters with well-developed traits and backgrounds of their own, marvellous production design with equally good costume design.
Here we're treated to the mystery of a missing wealthy banker, and Poirot and Hastings make a wager that the former can solve the case without leaving the house. Of course, Poirot delivers, but the charm of this episode is in the subplots, like uncomfortable relationship between Poirot and a parrot he's been given as a pet, where he says that something like that "has no place in the home of a Belgian detective". Some of the best lines in the whole series are indeed delivered here, like the one where Poirot says to Hastings "I'm not talking to the parrot". Unexpectedly fun to watch, some of the short episodes prove to be as remarkable as the longer formats. My sincere recommendations.
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- mirkobozic
- Jan 26, 2019
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- Filming locations
- Joldwynds, Surrey, UK(M. Davenheim Kimberley House, Holmbury St. Mary, Surrey)
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- Runtime52 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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