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Agatha Christie’s Poirot Episode Guide
The Double Clue
Season 3
Episode Number: 28
Season Episode: 6
Originally aired: Sunday February 10, 1991
Writer:
Agatha Christie, Anthony Horowitz
Director: Andrew Piddington
Show Stars: Hugh Fraser (Captain Arthur Hastings), Philip Jackson (Chief Inspector
James Japp), Pauline Moran (Miss Felicity Lemon), David Suchet
(Hercule Poirot)
Guest Stars: Richard Ryan (Porter), Michael Packer (Redfern), Nicholas Selby
(Johnstone), David Bamber (Bernard Parker), William Chubb (Blake),
Meriel Dickinson (Katherine Bird), Mark Fletcher (policeman), David
Lyon (Marcus Hardman), Kika Markham (Countess Vera Rossakoff),
Charmian May (Lady Runcorn), William Osborne (II) (receptionist),
Yitkin Seow (Pecore)
Summary: Japp (who is really worried that failure could cost him his job) seeks
Poirot’s help in investigating a series of jewel thefts, and two remarkable
things happen. Poirot falls in love (with the beautiful and clever
Countess Vera Rossakoff) and he also meets a criminal intellect which
he finds worthy of him. As the countess is his main suspect, Poirot
spends most of his time with her - which for once leaves Hastings and
Miss Lemon to do most of the actual detective work. In the end, this
case may have to be put down as the one that got away.
Poirot is called in by Marcus Hardman, a collector of
various antique precious objects, to investigate a jewel
robbery. The theft occurred from his safe when he was
holding a small tea party at his house. He showed his
guests his collection of medieval jewels and later discovered
that the safe had been rifled and the objects
taken. Four of his guests had the opportunity to take
the items — Mr. Johnston, a South African millionaire
only just arrived in London; Countess Vera Rossakoff, a
refugee from the Russian revolution; Bernard Parker, a
young and effeminate agent for Mr. Hardman and Lady
Runcorn, a middle-aged society lady whose aunt is a
kleptomaniac.
Poirot examines the scene of the crime and finds a
man’s glove and a cigarette case with the initials ”BP”.
He visits Bernard Parker who appears suspicious when
he states that the glove isn’t his - but vehemently denies
owning the cigarette case. Nevertheless Poirot finds the
twin of the glove in the hallway of Parker’s house.
Later that day, Poirot receives a visit from the Countess
Rossakoff who is indignant that Poirot is pursuing
Parker. Previously suspicious that the Countess may
not be a real Russian, Poirot is forced to admit that the
impressive lady is who she says she is. That evening,
Hastings is surprised to see Poirot studying a book on
Russian grammar. The next day he visits Hardman and tells him who the thief is. The collector
is astonished and leaves Poirot to pursue the matter without police involvement. Poirot and
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