The Best Episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 5

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(1850 votes)

   #1 - The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

   S5:E11/17/1993

   An archaeologist dies of a heart attack shortly after opening an ancient Egyptian tomb, but his widow thinks there is dirty work at the crossroads and calls Poirot.

   Director:Peter Barber-Fleming

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.4/10(1637 votes)

   #2 - The Underdog

   S5:E21/24/1993

   A wealthy industrialist is found dead in his study. Is his death related to a discovery made at his chemical factory? And is his wife all she seems?

   Director:John Bruce

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:John Bruce

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   8.0/10(1860 votes)

   #3 - The Yellow Iris

   S5:E31/31/1993

   Friends and family gather at a dinner party to mark the second anniversary of a woman's death. Meanwhile, Poirot is caught up in a coup d'etat and arrested as a spy, which prevents him from solving a murder at a French restaurant owned by an Italian in Buenos Aires.

   Director:Peter Barber-Fleming

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.7/10(1712 votes)

   #4 - The Case of the Missing Will

   S5:E42/7/1993

   Poirot has to execute the final wishes of an old friend who has been killed.

   Director:John Bruce

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.6/10(1630 votes)

   #5 - The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

   S5:E52/14/1993

   Poirot is drawn into the underworld of London's Little Italy when Captain Hastings looks for a new car, but instead finds murder.

   Director:Brian Farnham

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.8/10(2107 votes)

   #6 - The Chocolate Box

   S5:E62/21/1993

   Poirot returns to Belgium for the first time since the Great War. There he revisits a twenty-year-old murder mystery that was never officially solved.

   Director:Ken Grieve

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Ken Grieve

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7. 

   7.7/10(1688 votes)

   #7 - Dead Man's Mirror

   S5:E72/28/1993

   When Poirot investigates the mysterious death of a despised art dealer, he finds that he has more than enough suspects from whom to choose.

   Director:Brian Farnham

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.7/10(1647 votes)

   #8 - Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

   S5:E83/7/1993

   Mrs. Opalsen's famous pearls are stolen and Poirot is happily on hand to investigate. A complex theft calls for a sophisticated solution. Unfortunately, Poirot is hindered everywhere he goes by being mistaken for 'Lucky Len'.

   Director:Andrew Grieve

   Writer:Unknown

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