| | |  | GIFT SETS | Home » » Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Definitive Collection | | | | | | | Description: | | Twelve-disc set includes the Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) feature-length adventures "After the Funeral," "Cards on the Table," "Death on the Nile" (2004), "Evil Under the Sun" (2001), "Five Little Pigs," "The Hollow," "Lord Edgware Dies," "Murder in Mesopotamia," "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," "The Mystery of the Blue Train," "Sad Cypress," and "Taken at the Flood." | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| David Suchet | | Format:
| Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 12 | | Studio:
| A&E Home Video (New REleaset) | | Run Time:
| 1176 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| September 23, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 65 reviews |
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131 of 141 found the following review helpful:
Still another mega set of already great stuffAug 04, 2008
By Eric Pregosin
Well for the benefit of the woman who asked me to explain the difference in the Poirot collections back when the Acorn sets of the "original series" came out, now she and others who waited can complete their collection and save space at the same time. This indeed is all 12 feature length episodes released to date that were shown here on A&E. For those of you bought them like me in either the smaller sets of 4 and/or individuals, their is nothing new here, but at least this set like the 2 Acorn sets (1 of the hour length shows, the other of the 2 hour ones both of which aired "here" on PBS and A&E later on) will take up less space on your shelf. Since nothing new was added, I will be content with what I have, if by now 7 years after they started you have not gotten any of the A&E ONLY aired stories now is your chance to get them all together. 12 for less than $100 is most definitely a bargain.
47 of 49 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Transfer QualityFeb 26, 2009
By A Reader/Viewer from Northern California
If you are considering purchasing this Definitive Collection, you are probably alread very familiar with the wonderful Poirot. So this review just addresses the DVD picture quality, which is excellant. In the past, some of A&Es collections have not been of the best transfer quality, but I was happily surprised by this one that it is every bit as good, perhaps even better, than the Acorn collection.
47 of 53 found the following review helpful:
 Great collection, but buy the european version if you can play itAug 15, 2009
By Bo Bennike
"Inspector DVD"
Great collection as always. However in the US version (Region 1) the format it 4:3 Full Screen, which means the picture has been cropped from the original European version (Region 2) which was shot in 16:9 Wide-screen. If you are into cinematography this is a big deal and sometimes the cropping is pretty awful. It still great TV though!
27 of 30 found the following review helpful:
Overpriced but ExcellentJul 10, 2010
By Robert
This was the first Poirot set that I purchased, and although I think all of these DVDs are overpriced, I think the quality of the episodes is excellent. The quality of the transfer of these episodes is better than those of the "Classic Collections". Thus, I recommend first Poirot DVD buyers get the Definitive Collection first, although it should be noted that the episodes selected for this set are not as highly rated as many of the other episodes (see below).
I have listed all of the Poirot episodes below. The first number is the season in the format Season #.Episode #, the next number is the IMDB rating (10 is highest) and the third number gives the collection (C1=Classic Collection (36 episodes), C2=Classic Collection vol. 2, D=Definitive Collection (The collection reviewed here)).
These three sets cover a significant fraction of the available episodes as shown below. What is nice is there is no overlap, provided you limit yourself to these three collections. However, there are a number of sets called "Classic Collections" which makes things difficult. The two referenced here do not have set numbers, but rather volume numbers. The best deal is volume 1, which has 36 episodes. However, the Classic Collection vol. 2 has the episodes with the highest ratings.
All of these DVDs are overpriced based on the quality of the DVD conversions. I love Poirot, so I have purchased two of these (definitive and C1), and am patiently waiting for C2 to drop in price.
S.# IMDB DVD Title
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1.1 7.4 C1.01 The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
1.1 7.9 C1.02 The Dream
1.2 7.6 C1.03 Murder in the Mews
1.3 7.1 C1.04 The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
1.4 7.2 C1.05 Four and Twenty Blackbirds
1.5 7.7 C1.06 The Third Floor Flat
1.6 7.3 C1.07 Triangle at Rhodes
1.7 7.4 C1.08 Problem at Sea
1.8 7.3 C1.09 The Incredible Theft
1.9 7.3 C1.10 The King of Clubs
2.1 7.7 C2.01 Peril at End House
2.2 7.4 C1.11 The Veiled Lady
2.3 7.6 C1.12 The Lost Mine
2.4 7.7 C1.13 The Cornish Mystery
2.5 7.9 C1.14 The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
2.6 7.7 C1.15 Double Sin
2.7 7.6 C1.16 The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
2.8 7.6 C1.17 The Kidnapped Prime Minister
2.9 7.6 C1.18 The Adventure of the Western Star
3.1 7.4 C1.19 The Affair at the Victory Ball
3.1 7.7 C2.02 The Mysterious Affair at Styles
3.1 7.8 C1.20 The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
3.2 8.0 C1.21 How Does Your Garden Grow?
3.3 7.8 C1.22 The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
3.4 7.8 C1.23 The Plymouth Express
3.5 7.9 C1.24 Wasps' Nest
3.6 8.0 C1.25 The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
3.7 7.6 C1.26 The Double Clue
3.8 7.8 C1.27 The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
3.9 7.4 C1.28 The Theft of the Royal Ruby
4.1 8.3 C2.03 The ABC Murders
4.2 8.0 C2.04 Death in the Clouds
4.3 7.8 C2.05 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
5.1 7.8 C1.29 The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
5.2 7.6 C1.30 The Underdog
5.3 8.1 C1.31 Yellow Iris
5.4 7.7 C1.32 The Case of the Missing Will
5.5 7.7 C1.33 The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
5.6 8.2 C1.34 The Chocolate Box
5.7 7.8 C1.35 Dead Man's Mirror
5.8 7.6 C1.36 The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
6.1 7.8 C2.06 Hercule Poirot`s Christmas
6.2 7.4 C2.07 Hickory Dickory Dock
6.3 7.7 C2.08 Murder on the Links
6.4 7.5 C2.09 Dumb Witness
7.1 6.9 D.01 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
7.2 7.4 D.02 Lord Edgware Dies
8.1 7.5 D.03 Evil Under the Sun
8.2 7.0 D.04 Murder in Mesopotamia
9.1 7.7 D.05 Five Little Pigs
9.2 7.6 D.06 Sad Cypress
9.3 7.2 D.07 Death on the Nile
9.4 7.6 D.08 The Hollow
10.1 7.3 D.09 The Mystery of the Blue Train
10.2 7.4 D.10 Cards on the Table
10.3 7.7 D.11 After the Funeral
10.4 7.3 D.12 Taken at the Flood
11.1 8.0 Mrs McGinty's Dead
11.2 7.9 Cat Among the Pigeons
11.3 8.0 Third Girl
11.4 7.2 Appointment with Death
12.1 9.0 The Clocks
12.2 7.7 Three Act Tragedy
12.3 7.5 Hallowe'en Party
12.4 9.9 Murder on the Orient Express
18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
WONDERFUL - BUT SOME SCENES WILL DISTURB YOUNGER VIEWERSAug 18, 2009
By Mike Silverman
The quality of this collection of Poirot mysteries is better than anything I have ever seen in the realm of television production transfer to DVD. To say that the video quality is magnificent is an understatement. When I began watching these DVD's I was immediately struck by the depth and richness of the color and the brilliant clarity of the images, right down to the finest detail. A&E deserves the highest praise for treating this collection like the masterpieces of cinematography they are. For people who are familiar with David Suchet's brilliant portrayal of Hercule Poirot and the fine acting of Hugh Frasier as Poirot's good natured friend and associate Captain Hastings and Pauline Moran as his dedicated secretary and friend Miss Lemon, it goes without saying that the quality of the acting is a mark of excellence throughout the world. Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard rounds out the experience as these four great actors are like welcomed family members to the viewers who know the wonder of this fantastic series. This collection is something you will treasure forever. The only thing that I did not like is the way the DVD's were packaged in the box. The box they come in is designed to hold all twelve DVD's but in order to make the box reasonable in size the DVD's are overlapped, two on each leaf of the box, one DVD on a full spindle and the one overlapping it on a half spindle. It makes it awkward to remove the DVD's carefully from the leafs. I purchased 12 separate jewel cases for these DVD's and I am storing them in the jewel cases rather than the box. It is a small price to pay for maintaining these equisitely high quality productions. I find that each of the twelve productions runs approximately 95 minutes including credits and opening. Whether you are a mystery fan or not, these video productions are wonderful to behold. Absolutely worth the investment. There is one thing, however, that I must caution you about. These productions are NOT for young viewers. Some of the scenes in these films are brutal enough to earn an "R" rating if they were shown in theaters today. For example, in the very first DVD, The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd, there is a scene in which his murder is depicted and it is a horrific scene. A knife is clearly rammed into the victim's throat, firmly held there as blood pours out, and every agonizing twitch of his screaming death throes are displayed. It is enough to give even the most jaded person nightmares. So please exercise caution regarding allowing younger viewers to watch these films. I recommend no one younger than a teenager.
- Mike S.
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