Agatha Christies Poirot - Series 1-13: The Definitive Collection [DVD]

Superb set and high quality. Would recommend!

This is brilliant! I grew up watching poirot, therefore, it's only natural that I get the entire collection of Agatha Christie's famous Belgium detective who done its. Each murder mystery is divine. David suchet is my favourite poirot. He brings such sensitivity, finesse and class to the little Belgium detective. The last few episodes are momentous in their story lines. The plots thicken from the get go, there is never a dull moment. Although in murder mysteries, the audience as a rule are more inteligent than the side kicks e.g captain Hastings, we are always kept in the dark with each little twist with the story line, for instance when poirot in the very last episode "sorts" the perpetrator out (trying not to say too much for those who haven't as yet viewed the episode) it's an unexpected great twist, which keeps the conventional rule of murder mysterues, still in play; the detective is always a shade more intelligent than the audience. The costumes, locations, props etc are good. The cast are brilliant. I would recommend that this be your buy, if you are looking to have a collection of Agatha Christie 's poirot in in your collection.

Excellent quality and packaging. Some complained that the discs were awkward to get out. Yes they sre stacked but that’s an efficient way to compactly present them - saving you on storage space.

This was my treat to myself and turned out to be a good investment that has kept me entertained for many evenings. (5050 minutes is a lot of viewing .) I think Agatha Christie's mysteries are often better on screen than in book form as, although her plotting is clever, her characters - apart from the protagonist - were rather one dimensional and her settings were often a tad sketchy. With a cast of excellent actors, brilliantly dressed historically accurate sets and the superb performances by David Suchet these DVDS were a delight and will be something I will rewatch. The injection of a little gentle humour into the series' and the broadening out of the characters of Inspector Japp, Miss Lemmon and Captain Hastings into credible people was sensitively done without compromising the pace or plot of the originals. This box set included some fascinating extras - watching Suchet become Poirot bordered on the uncanny - and was worth every penny and I recommend it .

I absolutely adore Poirot acted by David Suchet, so brilliant. The story lines follow similar formats from one story to the next, but the acting never fails and keeps one entertained from start to finish. Only thing I dislike is the poor quality of the dvds, and the way they have been put inside the ridiculous dvd boxes: 2 of them holiday over 48 dvds which means they are bound to be scratched in places, and left with some finger marks. They do freeze rather often but I now clean each dvd prior to placing inside my portable dvd player with delicate cleaning OLED spray, drying them with a clean soft paper tissue and voila...the dvd plays without hardly freezing again. Quality also disappointing because the video is rather dark...but...overall, worth the money.

Love Poirot so this set is ace

I'd been planning to buy this great collection for some time, and finally I was able to get it as a Christmas present - and what I got was a treasure chest in every sense of the word: two boxes with 35 DVDs containing ALL of the 70 episodes of that marvelous series starring David Suchet as Hercule Poirot; David Suchet who actually 'BECAME' Poirot in the 25 years during which he impersonated Agatha Christie's famous, eccentric Belgian sleuth, as he himself states in an interview which is also included in this priceless collection. Every single episode is a real treat for every Agatha Chistie fan (and not only, of course); the cast is excellent throughout, the plot is always being developed in a most thrilling style and usually very close to the novel or short story it's based upon, and the atmosphere of the 1920s and 1930s is simply magnificent - this series is almost something like an 'addiction'; I haven't watched anythingelse during the past weeks, and I'm absolutely sure that I'll be watching every single DVD over and over again without ever getting tired of them!

If you check the price daily, it changes from as low as £50 to as high as £75 very strange. You are still paying about £1.50 per disk. The ones I've tried so far have all worked well Others have said the disks are packed very tightly into 2 cases. true. But think of the shelf room you would need if this was not so. Some of the story's I remember, others are new to me. But even when you are not watching them for the first time they are still very enjoyable. I would have liked a full separate index of the story's and the disks they are on. A part from that they are a good buy. Added I have now downloaded and printed from IMDB a full eposode list for all 13 seasons. I think it adds greatly to the disks.