Poirot and Me (49 page)

Murder for Christmas
159

Murder in Mesopotamia
192–3,
195

Murder in Mind: Teacher
198

Murder in Retrospect
207

Murder in the Calais Coach
260

Murder in the Cathedral
246

Murder in the Mews
58–9,
143

Murder in Three Acts
254

Murder Most Foul
241

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
185–8,
189

Murder on the Links
162–4
,
173

Murder on the Orient Express
17
,
34
,
233
,
252,
254,

258–63,
265,
266

Murphy, Cillian
200

T
he Mysterious Affair at Styles
12,
20,
27
,
37,
73
, 91–

2, 93, 94–101, 127, 141, 265

The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge
119

The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest
114

The Mystery of the Blue Train
5,
222–4,
270

The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
114–15

narrow boat holidays
133,
135

National Youth Theatre
13

NCS: Manhunt
197–8,
206
,
225

Neele, Nancy
223

Nero, Franco
145

Nichols, Mike
176

Nixon, Kimberley
255

Nunn, Trevor
106,
107

O’Connor, John J.
146

O’Connor, Sean
5,
42–4,
52–3,
118,
208,
227
,
240,

272,
286

The Offence
42

Oleanna
146–9,
150–1,
153–6
,
158,
172,
173
,
174
,

242

Oliver, Ariadne
228–9,
240–1,
244
,
256
,
272
,
278–9
,

286

Olivier, Laurence
36,
157,
213

Once in a Lifetime
107,
229,
235

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
131–3

O’Neill, Eugene
268

Oppenheimer
213

Orient Express
188,
193,
260

see also Murder on the Orient Express

Othello
13

padding
34–5
,
208

Palmer, Charlie
253,
256

Palmer, Geoffrey
253

Paltrow, Gwyneth
180,
181

Pasco, Richard
107

Paterson, Peter
200,
219,
220

Pavlow, Muriel
164

Pearce, Ashley
241,
245

Pearson, Mrs
26

Penn, Sean
15

Penry-Jones, Rupert
209

A Perfect Murder
180,
181

Peril at End House
72
,
73,
75–7,
79–80,
81
,
103,
126,

127

period sets and props
52,
61
,
63–4,
81,
91–2
,
127,

130,
162

Perry, Fred
131

Perry, Jimmy
157

Philips, Sian
242

Phillips, Maurice
227

Pidgeon, Rebecca
147

Pinter, Harold
146–7,
148–9
,
150,
151,
153

Pirie, David
210

The Plymouth Express
111

Poirot, Hercule

appearance
28,
99

baldness
38

Catholicism
232,
255,
262,
263

clothes
32,
33,
35,
45–6

death
1–9,
11

early life and career
26,
92
,
141–2

effect on women viewers
104
,
124–5

habits and character
23–4,
25,
33

ability to laugh at himself
48
,
52

dislike of air and sea travel
24
,
75–6,
88,
110
,
130

dislike of dental treatment
132

dislike of the countryside
58
,
187

eccentricity
78,
99

egotism and vanity
81
,
99

excellent listener
78

fears about retirement
82

humanity
48,
50,
52,
70,
78
,
79,
81,
86
,
104,
126,

186

loneliness, inherent
163,
216
,
225
,
285

love of disguises
82

money worries
82

m
oral compass and dilemmas
232
,
246,
255,
257–

8, 259, 261, 262–3, 285, 288

order and method, love of
24,
27–8
,
32,
38,
60,

77,
81
,
97,
104

passion for cooking
86

politeness
50

relations with women
52
,
60,
62,
70
,
114,
141–2,

225

religious convictions
50
,
232–3
,
246,
255

theatricality
59–60,
226,
227

last case see Curtain

‘little grey cells’
11,
19,
52
,
80,
89,
99,
225,
285

moustache
24,
33–4,
208

outsider status
32,
90

public affection for
70,
71
,
101
,
169–72,
173,
210,

211,
212
,
237
,
250,
269

smile
35

‘twinkle’
38,
115

voice
26,
28,
31–2

walk
35–7
,
98

Poirot Investigates
83
,
88,
119,
138,
140
,
141

Poirot’s Casebook
18

Poirot’s Early Cases
110

poisonings
84,
93
,
96,
100,
101
,
110,
140,
207

Porter, Nyree Dawn
15

Poster, Kim
183,
184–5

Powell, Aude
146,
148,
150
,
151

Prichard, Mathew
207,
287,
289

Problem at Sea
62–3

production

budgets
50,
83,
207,
266

critical reception
68,
69–70,
103–4,
105,
106,
148
,

173,
219–20
,
221,
250

period sets and props
52,
61,
63–4
,
81
,
91–2,
127,

130,
162

viewing figures
73,
105,
173
,
174

The Professionals
255

The Protectors
15
,
63

Quick, Diana
209

Quill, Greg
106

Randall, Tony
128

Rashomon
57

Rathbone, Basil
48

Redgrave, Vanessa
145

Reed, Dan
244

Reeves, Saskia
166

Regalian Properties
61

Regan, Vincent
272

The Regatta Mystery
114,
139

Renwick, David
87

‘repertory actor syndrome’
81

Rhind-Tutt, Julia
256

Rhys, Paul
242

Rich, Frank
147

Richard II
137

Richardson, Joely
65

Richardson, Maurice
253
,
271
,
278

Ridley, Arnold
80

Rigg, Diana
176,
178

Rodin, Auguste
131

Rohmer, Sax
275

Rooper, Jemima
244–5,
250,
267

Rossakoff, Countess
62,
113–14,
193,
275
,
277

Royal Shakespeare Company
13
,
15,
106–7
,
123
,
137,

176,
181,
213,
229

Russell, Kurt
175

Rutherford, Margaret
241

Rye, Renny
57–8,
77,
112

Sad Cypress
209–10
,
214
,
219,
220

Saturday, Sunday, Monday
182

Saunders, Peter
240

Sayers, Dorothy L.
261

Scofield, Paul
22–3
,
107,
183

Seagal, Steven
175

The Second Gong
143

The Secret Agent
121–2
,
127
,
146

Seesaw
179–80,
225

Separation
43
,
71,
107,
166

sexual politics
154

Shaffer, Anthony
194

Shaffer, Peter
183,
184,
190,
195

see also Amadeus

Sharpe, Tom
15

Shaw, Martin
255

Sheen, Michael
184,
190,
191

Sherlock Holmes stories
22,
27,
48
,
51,
78
,
113
,
119
,

275

Sissons, Andrew
5

Smith, Maggie
195

Snubby the terrier
164–5

Song for Europe
15

Soul, David
216

Spacey, Kevin
251

Spencer, Charles
156,
178,
184

Stephens, Toby
206,
209

Stirling, Rachael
206

Storm, Jonathan
106

Suchet, David

acting awards and nominations
178,
191,
239–40,

267

ambition to play in every Poirot story
191,
222,
284

associate producer role
207–9

becoming Poirot
29,
31–8
,
60,
185–6,
284

CBE award
203

character actor
20–2,
29
,
68,
82
,
108

clock collector
230–1

collapses during filming
137–8

compiles dossier of Poirot’s characteristics
23–4,
25,

33

determination to play Poirot as written by Agatha

Christie
53–4,
70,
261,
263,
266

at drama school
14,
136

early career
14,
15

Elmdene, Pinner home
39,
41
,
73
,
240

family background
15–16,
199,
217

films first Poirot story
44–6

films last Poirot story
278–90

in Hollywood
175–6,
180–1,
202–3

humanising Poirot
77
,
78,
81,
86,
99

learning lines
52–4,
59,
227

love of sport
104–5

lunches at Buckingham Palace
116–17

and mother’s death
135–7,
144

OBE award
202
,
203

offered Poirot role
15–19

outsider status
32,
90

parallels between Poirot and
27–8
,
32,
38
,
60,
75,

81,
82
,
89
,
90,
104,
231

photographic hobby
143
,
246

plays Inspector Japp
16
,
189

protective of Poirot
32,
54
,
55,
98
,
208

RSC actor
15,
106–9,
123
,
137

schoolboy actor
13

screen tests for Poirot
35–6
,
37

shares colds and illnesses with Poirot
119

stage management career
14

star status, uncomfortable with
44

teaches drama in America
154

theatricality
60

work, philosophy of
123

Suchet, Jack (father)
13,
15–16,
38
,
76
,
136
,
210

Suchet, Joan (mother)
134,
135–7

Suchet, John (brother)
16,
18–19,
38,
135

Suchet, Katherine (daughter)
15
,
67,
133,
163
,
175,