The brink of war, high society and missing plans make for a teasing case for Poirot.
There are some lovely performances in this episode, my favourite being Carmen de Sautoy's dramatic turn as femme fatale Mrs Vanderlyn. She gets some great outfits too.
It is a really well shot episode, I loved the scene of Mayfield looking on witnessing the plane destroying the van, the explosion looks great. The usual high quality production values are in abundance. I love the casual humour too, Hastings describing being forced to co habit with Japp is funny, he had some great lines.
The car chase is a fun scene, Hastings at last gets to show off his driving skills.
As a youngster I was always gutted when no murder occurred in the episode, it's funny how opinions change as you mature. It's any engaging episode that veers away from the norm. 7/10
There are some lovely performances in this episode, my favourite being Carmen de Sautoy's dramatic turn as femme fatale Mrs Vanderlyn. She gets some great outfits too.
It is a really well shot episode, I loved the scene of Mayfield looking on witnessing the plane destroying the van, the explosion looks great. The usual high quality production values are in abundance. I love the casual humour too, Hastings describing being forced to co habit with Japp is funny, he had some great lines.
The car chase is a fun scene, Hastings at last gets to show off his driving skills.
As a youngster I was always gutted when no murder occurred in the episode, it's funny how opinions change as you mature. It's any engaging episode that veers away from the norm. 7/10