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Agatha Christie's Poirot Previous Broadcasts

The King of Clubs (Episode #109)

KQED Plus: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 -- 10:28 PM

Poirot and Hastings drive down to the studios where a friend is directing a film. They watch some of the filming and are shocked by the behavior of the studio owner Henry Reedburn who treats the cast and crew appallingly. That evening Reedburn is found dead at his home. When the beautiful young star of the film, Valerie Saintclair, is implicated in the murder, her fiance engages the services of Poirot to clear her name.

Repeat Broadcasts:

  • KQED Plus: Thu, Jun 29, 2017 -- 4:28 AM

The Incredible Theft (Episode #108)

KQED Plus: Wed, Jun 21, 2017 -- 10:28 PM

Pre-war Britain is striving to produce a new fighter aircraft. Minister for Armaments Lord Mayfield invites Air Marshall Carrington to his country home to discuss the secret plans. Due to the high security risk, Chief Inspector Japp (Philip Jackson) has the estate patrolled by police but a vital design sheet is somehow spirited out of the house. Poirot, who is also a guest of Lord Mayfield, is on hand to track down the thief.

Repeat Broadcasts:

  • KQED Plus: Sun, Jun 25, 2017 -- 6:00 PM
  • KQED Plus: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 -- 4:28 AM

Problem at Sea (Episode #107)

KQED Plus: Thu, Jun 1, 2017 -- 4:38 AM

Cruising around the Mediterranean, Poirot and his fellow passengers approach Alexandria. Colonel Clapperton, whose overbearing wife has earned him some sympathy, disembarks for a trip around the port. He invites his wife to join him, but her brusque rejection is clearly overheard by Poirot and others. On their return to the ship that evening, Mrs. Clapperton has been robbed and stabbed to death. The captain is anxious to avoid a scandal and asks Poirot to investigate.

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