The Plymouth Express
- Episode aired Jan 20, 1991
- TV-14
- 50m
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7.4/10
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A mining entrepreneur hires Poirot to solve the brutal murder of his daughter and the theft of her jewels aboard the express train to Plymouth.A mining entrepreneur hires Poirot to solve the brutal murder of his daughter and the theft of her jewels aboard the express train to Plymouth.A mining entrepreneur hires Poirot to solve the brutal murder of his daughter and the theft of her jewels aboard the express train to Plymouth.
Stephen Riddle
- Barman
- (as Steven Riddle)
- Director
- Writers
- Rod Beacham
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAgatha Christie occasionally reworked her short stories into full length novels; sometimes removing, adding, or switching out the lead detective. In the case of The Plymouth Express, it was expanded into the novel that was adapted in season 10, The Mystery of the Blue Train (2005), Poirot remained but other character names and details were altered.
- GoofsThe story is set in the 1930s, yet the train carriages at Paddington station are of the BR MK1 type not built until 1951; and as the steam train pulls into Plymouth station, several 1980s-built diesel trains can clearly be seen in the background.
- Quotes
Hercule Poirot: Superb, Miss Lemon. I knew that you could arrange it.
Miss Lemon: Difficulties are made to be overcome, Mr. Poirot.
Hercule Poirot: Difficulties are made to be overcome. What a truly magnificent attitude.
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not the greatest
Not much of a plot to "The Plymouth Express," but it still has a top cast and fabulous production values.
An old friend, Gordon Halliday, asks Poirot to check out a man interested in his daughter Florence, but Poirot does not take that kind of case and refuses. However, when Carrington reminds Poirot that he is not a parent and can't understand the pain of seeing his daughter with someone unscrupulous, Poirot relents.
Florence boards the Plymouth Express with her jewel box and is murdered. A devastated Halliday asks Poirot to help solve it. There are a few suspects, one being Florence's ex-husband, Rupert, who asked her for money. Another is Armand de la Rochefort, the man Halliday didn't like. Actually, he doesn't like either man.
Poirot knows they won't find the murderer until they find the jewels.
A neat mystery, very clever, and if it was a little padded, so what? It's entertaining, with Poirot, Hastings, and Miss Lemon, and the denouement is good. These mysteries have class -- better to pad a Poirot episode than something less well done.
An old friend, Gordon Halliday, asks Poirot to check out a man interested in his daughter Florence, but Poirot does not take that kind of case and refuses. However, when Carrington reminds Poirot that he is not a parent and can't understand the pain of seeing his daughter with someone unscrupulous, Poirot relents.
Florence boards the Plymouth Express with her jewel box and is murdered. A devastated Halliday asks Poirot to help solve it. There are a few suspects, one being Florence's ex-husband, Rupert, who asked her for money. Another is Armand de la Rochefort, the man Halliday didn't like. Actually, he doesn't like either man.
Poirot knows they won't find the murderer until they find the jewels.
A neat mystery, very clever, and if it was a little padded, so what? It's entertaining, with Poirot, Hastings, and Miss Lemon, and the denouement is good. These mysteries have class -- better to pad a Poirot episode than something less well done.
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- Jul 27, 2014
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- Hull Paragon Railway Station, Hull Paragon Interchange, Ferensway, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK(Paddington, Bristol and Plymouth stations)
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