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The Best Episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1

Every episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 10 - The Dream
    7.7/10(2266 votes)

    S1:E10

    Millionaire business man Benedict Farley, a well known eccentric, consults Poirot about bad dreams he has been having. Mr. Farley has dreamed repeatedly of killing himself. Sadly, he does not follow Poirot's advice. When Farley is found dead, Poirot fails to believe that it is suicide and suspects a murder plot relying on hypnosis.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 5 - The Third Floor Flat
    7.6/10(2492 votes)

    S1:E5

    A new tenant two floors below Poirot's flat asks to meet the woman living above her. Bored, Poirot joins Hastings at a murder-mystery play, only to find Patricia Matthews, her roommate, and their dates are there too — and a real mystery unfolds.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 1 - The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
    7.5/10(3170 votes)

    S1:E1

    A Mrs Ernestine Todd, from Clapham, asks Poirot to help her find her cook, Eliza, who has disappeared. Poirot, who aims to accept only really significant cases, is at first insulted by such a trivial request. However, after he sees the contents of the missing cook's trunk, he decides the case could prove to be worthy of his talents.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 2 - Murder in the Mews
    7.4/10(2679 votes)

    S1:E2

    Within hours of the Bonfire Night fireworks beginning Poirot finds himself investigating a violent death in Hastings' mews garage.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 6 - Triangle at Rhodes
    7.4/10(2542 votes)

    S1:E6

    On holiday in Rhodes, Poirot observes glamorous divorcée Valentine flirting with a married man while vacationing with her fifth husband. The man's wife confides in Poirot as tensions rise, and what looks like a reconciliation between the two couples ends in tragedy at a cocktail hour.

    Director:Renny Rye
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 7 - Problem at Sea
    7.3/10(2323 votes)

    S1:E7

    Aboard a cruise, Poirot and Hastings observe controlling Mrs. Clapperton and her put-upon husband, a former music-hall performer. When most passengers go ashore, two young women coax the Colonel into joining them while his wife stays behind in her cabin — or does she?

    Director:Renny Rye
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 4 - Four and Twenty Blackbirds
    7.2/10(2378 votes)

    S1:E4

    At a London restaurant where he often eats, Poirot notices that another regular customer has diverted from his usual meal. As old Anthony Gascoigne lies dying in Brighton, his estranged twin brother, Henry, falls to his death. A tragic accident, or murder? Poirot begins to see connections and decides the answer to the mystery lies in a blackberry pie.

    Director:Renny Rye
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 8 - The Incredible Theft
    7.1/10(2156 votes)

    S1:E8

    Industrialist Lord Mayfield hosts an Air Marshal at his estate to review classified aircraft designs. Among the guests are an unscrupulous widow and an MP who's brought Poirot along fearing her influence over Mayfield. When the plans vanish, Poirot investigates.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 9 - The King of Clubs
    7.0/10(2164 votes)

    S1:E9

    Hastings and Poirot visit a film set where an overbearing studio boss bullies the cast and humiliates an aging actor he later fires. That night the boss is found dead at home from a head wound, a playing card left nearby, and Poirot joins Japp to find the killer.

    Director:Renny Rye
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 1 Episode 3 - The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
    6.9/10(2487 votes)

    S1:E3

    Country squire Marcus Waverly calls on Poirot for help in dealing with kidnap threats against his son. Hastings is appalled by the thought of someone going around kidnapping children and it becomes a race against time to find the identity of the mystery letter writer.

    Director:Renny Rye
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Dream" is the best rated episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 2,266 votes. Directed by Edward Bennett and written by Unknown, it aired on March 19, 1989. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Third Floor Flat".