The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
- Episode aired Feb 4, 1990
- TV-14
- 52m
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7.8/10
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Poirot wagers Chief Inspector Japp that he can solve the mystery of a missing banker without leaving his flat.Poirot wagers Chief Inspector Japp that he can solve the mystery of a missing banker without leaving his flat.Poirot wagers Chief Inspector Japp that he can solve the mystery of a missing banker without leaving his flat.
Charles Rayford
- Race Spectator
- (uncredited)
Cy Town
- Race Spectator
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- David Renwick
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaDavid Suchet performed all of the magic tricks Poirot is seen doing.
- GoofsAt the dinner table, Poirot had his usual napkin covering his clothing. When he was asking Japp and Hastings the first of the two questions he needed answers to, the napkin disappeared, only to reappear when he was asking the second question.
- Quotes
Hercule Poirot: And please, do not fraternize with that creature. I am still training him.
Captain Hastings: It's only a parrot.
Hercule Poirot: I was talking to the parrot.
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Poirot, the missing banker, the bet and the parrot
A wealthy banker, Mathew Davenheim, disappears. He was last seen by his wife, leaving the grounds of his home. Suspicion falls on the head of Mr Davenheim's long-time business rival Gerald Lowen. Chief Inspector Japp gets Poirot involved in the case. However, due to some intellectual bravado by Poirot, he and Japp have a wager that Poirot can't solve the case without leaving his flat, resulting in Poirot being confined to his flat for seven days. This leaves Hastings to gather the clues, and we know how good a sleuth he is... Meanwhile, in between trying to solve the case, Poirot is working on conjuring tricks and looking after a friend's parrot.
Reasonably intriguing, though my first instinct regarding what happened proved to be the right one, meaning it is not really that difficult a mystery. The parrot sub-plot proved to be quite entertaining and gives us some great jokes. As always, Hastings' sleuthing is a source of amusement.
Reasonably intriguing, though my first instinct regarding what happened proved to be the right one, meaning it is not really that difficult a mystery. The parrot sub-plot proved to be quite entertaining and gives us some great jokes. As always, Hastings' sleuthing is a source of amusement.
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- Jul 31, 2016
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- Joldwynds, Surrey, UK(M. Davenheim Kimberley House, Holmbury St. Mary, Surrey)
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- Runtime52 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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