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The Importance of Being Poirot: A Critical Examination of “Curtain” as Seen on ITV



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Serena Formica

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DOI:10.17265/2160-6579/2015.03.002

The University of Derby, Leeds, UK

Hercule Poirot has died, and his death was witnessed by the nearly five million viewers of “Curtain: Poirot’s last case”, the concluding episode of the long lasting ITV television series Agatha Christie’s Poirot. Poirot was played for one final time by David Suchet, who, in the course of the series, has managed to appropriate the character to an extent that no previous actor has achieved. This article suggests that Suchet has indeed made of Poirot a “fictional celebrity”, and analyses “Curtain” on the one hand by looking at its critical reception, and on the other by considering the hour-long documentary Being Poirot, in which David Suchet discusses his personal journey as the character. 

Agatha Christie, Poirot, David Suchet