The ABC Murders
- Episode aired Jan 5, 1992
- Not Rated
- 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
2.9K
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Poirot receives taunting letters from a serial killer who appears to choose his victims and crime scenes alphabetically.Poirot receives taunting letters from a serial killer who appears to choose his victims and crime scenes alphabetically.Poirot receives taunting letters from a serial killer who appears to choose his victims and crime scenes alphabetically.
- Director
- Writers
- Clive Exton
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film that Cust watches in Doncaster is Alfred Hitchcock's 1932 film Number 17 (1932). His wife, Alma Reville, was one of the scenario writers.
- GoofsThe programme features a number of excerpts from a supposedly contemporary "film" from 1936. The effect is strikingly well-done, except at the end of the film are shown the acting and technical credits; in a genuine 1936 film, these credits would have been shown at the beginning.
- Quotes
Alexander Bonaparte Cust: I just had to come and say "Thank you," Mr. Poirot. You are a very great man.
Chief Inspector Japp: Oh, he knows that.
- Alternate versionsTitle in most Spanish speaking countries is "El misterio de la guía de ferrocarriles"
- ConnectionsFeatures Number 17 (1932)
Featured review
A top notch and perfectly thrilling episode
I love episodes like Sad Cypress, Five Little Pigs and Peril At End House, but The ABC Murders deserves to be up there with the best of them. It was a near-perfect, top notch and thrilling episode. There are one or two slow moments, and before I realised that there was half an hour left I had the impression as I haven't read the book that I had been told too much, but these are the only problems I had with it. The plot is complicated with plenty of surprises, but is well constructed and well explained. The adaptation looks splendid, not in a sumptuous visual style like say Sad Cypress but in a dark haunting visual style like something like Hickory Dickory Dock. The music is enough to make the hairs stand up on your neck, it certainly did that to mine. The acting from all involved is exceptional, whilst David Suchet gives an impeccable performance as always as Poirot, it is Donald Sumpter who walks away with the acting honours in one of the best supporting performances in the history of the Poirot run. It is considered as one of Suchet's favourite Poirots, and you know what, it is easy to see why. It is superb. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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- Filming locations
- 39 Windsor Street, Uxbridge, Greater London, England, UK(Exterior of Ascher shop in Andover)
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- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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