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| Hercule Poirot : Hickory Dickory Dock illustration by Mara McAfee (1929-1984) |
Art often features in the television drama Agatha Christie's Poirot (the final episode of which is scheduled to air on ITV January 12, 2014). In the first episode of the series, The Adventure of the Clapham Cook (which originally aired January 8, 1989), the urbane private detective Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) explains to his associate Captain Arthur Hastings (Hugh Fraser), as the two travel through England's Lake District, the role of landscape painters.
Captain Arthur Hastings: Look at that, Poirot! Look at that view!
Hercule Poirot: Yes, well, views are very nice, Hastings. But they should be painted for us so that we can study them in the warmth and comfort of our own homes. That is why we pay the artist for exposing himself to these conditions on our behalf.
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| David Suchet as Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot. |
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| Art Deco opening credits for Poirot |