Problem at Sea
- Episode aired Feb 19, 1989
- TV-14
- 51m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Poirot's Mediterranean cruise is disrupted when an unlikeable passenger is found murdered in her stateroom.Poirot's Mediterranean cruise is disrupted when an unlikeable passenger is found murdered in her stateroom.Poirot's Mediterranean cruise is disrupted when an unlikeable passenger is found murdered in her stateroom.
Victoria Hasted
- Pamela Cregan
- (as Victoria Hastead)
Dorothea Phillips
- Nelly Morgan
- (as Dorothea Philips)
Giorgos Kotanidis
- Photographer
- (as George Kotanidis)
- Director
- Writers
- Clive Exton
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe ship used for filming is the motor yacht "Madiz" built in Scotland in 1902 and is privately owned. In World War 2, the "Madiz" served in the British Royal Navy as a Royal Patrol yacht.
- GoofsIt is stretching credibility for the captain to refrain from reporting the murder to the Egyptian police and allowing Poirot to investigate. Especially when the Egyptian police do get called in when Skinner tries to sell the dead woman's jewels. Also, there is the question of the issue of a death certificate how the body would be stored on board.
- Quotes
Hercule Poirot: Your vitality is formidable, dear lady.
Mrs Clapperton: "You're so alive, Adeline," they say to me. But really, Monsieur Poirot, what would one be if one wasn't alive?
Hercule Poirot: Dead, Madame.
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Reasonably simple but not too obvious
Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on a cruise in the Mediterranean, heading for Alexandria. Also on board are a variety of characters, including Colonel John Clapperton and his obnoxious wife. One day, after a sojourn ashore, Colonel Clapperton returns to his cabin to find his wife dead, murdered, with her cabin door locked from the inside. Poirot sets to work on the case.
Wonderfully scenic setting. The mystery itself is interesting. Ultimately quite simple but not that obvious who the murderer is and how they did it. This seems to be a trademark of the early Poirot episodes - quite simple murder plots, in keeping with the shorter duration of these episodes (about 60 mins vs the 90 or so mins of the later ones).
Wonderfully scenic setting. The mystery itself is interesting. Ultimately quite simple but not that obvious who the murderer is and how they did it. This seems to be a trademark of the early Poirot episodes - quite simple murder plots, in keeping with the shorter duration of these episodes (about 60 mins vs the 90 or so mins of the later ones).
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- Jul 21, 2016
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