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Poirot
1989–2013
· TV Show
· 100 min episodes
· 13 seasons
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #155
- IMDb #76
- RatingGraph #299
- Criticker #47
- Trakt #89
Every rating
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Details
- Based on
- canon of Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie
- Released
- 8 January 1989
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, French
- Episode length
- 100 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 70 across 13 seasons
- Awards
- 5 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →5 wins from 20 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Awards (2015) 2015 | Outstanding Television Movie | " Curtain: Poirot's Last Case " | Nominee |
| PGA Awards (2010) 2011 | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | " Murder on the Orient Express " | Nominee |
| Satellite Award (2010) 2010 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | David Suchet | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Awards (1992) 1992 | Best Original Television Music | Christopher Gunning | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Awards (1992) 1992 | Best Drama Series or Serial | Brian Eastman | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards (1992) 1992 | Best Costume Design | Robin Fraser-Paye (series 3, episodes 1, 4–5, 9–10) | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards (1992) 1992 | Best Make-up | Janis Gould (series 3, episodes 2–3, 6–8) | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards (1992) 1992 | Best Costume Design | Elizabeth Waller (series 3, episodes 2–3, 6–8) | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)
1 nomination
| Outstanding Television Movie | " Curtain: Poirot's Last Case " | Nominee |
British Academy Television Craft Awards (1990)
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Costume Design | Linda Mattock (series 1, episodes 2, 4, 7–8, 10) | Winner |
| Best Graphics | Pat Gavin | Winner |
| Best Make-up | Hilary Martin, Christine Cant and Roseann Samuel | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Sue Thomson (series 1, episodes 1, 3, 5–6, 9) | Nominee |
| Best Design | Rob Harris (series 1, episodes 1–2, 5, 8, 10) | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards (1990)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Television Music | Christopher Gunning | Winner |
Edgar Awards (1992)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Episode in a TV Series | " The Lost Mine " | Winner |
British Academy Television Craft Awards (1992)
3 nominations
| Best Costume Design | Robin Fraser-Paye (series 3, episodes 1, 4–5, 9–10) | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Elizabeth Waller (series 3, episodes 2–3, 6–8) | Nominee |
| Best Make-up | Janis Gould (series 3, episodes 2–3, 6–8) | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards (1991)
2 nominations
| Best Actor | David Suchet | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series or Serial | Brian Eastman | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards (1992)
2 nominations
| Best Drama Series or Serial | Brian Eastman | Nominee |
| Best Original Television Music | Christopher Gunning | Nominee |
British Academy Television Craft Awards (1991)
2 nominations
| Best Costume Design | Linda Mattock and Sharon Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Film Sound | Ken Weston, Rupert Scrivener and Sound Team | Nominee |
PGA Awards (2010)
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | " Murder on the Orient Express " | Nominee |
RTS Television Awards (1991)
1 nomination
| Best Tape or Film Editing – Drama | Derek Bain | Nominee |
Satellite Award (2010)
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | David Suchet | Nominee |