Murder in Mesopotamia
- Episode aired Jul 8, 2001
- TV-14
- 1h 38m
While Poirot is on holiday in Iraq, the wife of the head scientist at an archaeological dig confides to him that she is the target of threatening letters.While Poirot is on holiday in Iraq, the wife of the head scientist at an archaeological dig confides to him that she is the target of threatening letters.While Poirot is on holiday in Iraq, the wife of the head scientist at an archaeological dig confides to him that she is the target of threatening letters.
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- TriviaIn the Agatha Christie novel "Murder in Mesopotamia", Captain Hastings does not appear. In this adaptation, he appears and is related to William Coleman.
- GoofsIt is impossible to accidentally drink Hydrochloric Acid because it gives off copious amounts of fumes which burn the nose and eyes. A person would be coughing violently before ever taking a sip, so Mrs. Johnson could not accidentally drink it thinking it was water, even half asleep. Sulfuric acid on the other hand has almost no fumes and could easily be drunk by a person who is half asleep.
- Quotes
Bill Coleman: [after going over a bump while driving his jeep at high speed through the desert] Whoops!
Hercule Poirot: [groaning with discomfort] Unh!
Bill Coleman: That was a good one!
Hastings: [with annoyance] We don't have to get there in five minutes, you know!
Bill Coleman: That's half the fun. You're growing old, Ucle Arthur.
Hercule Poirot: Mr. Coleman, I myself have aged ten years since entering this auto mobile.
- Crazy creditsThanks to the Archeological Site of Oudhna.
The murder itself (first one) and its explanation are very far fetched, almost beyond belief, I mean I don't always remember people, but in this particular instance I'm sure some mannerisms or actions would trigger something. However I do like the imagination shown in the killing of Mrs Leidner, it was certainly inventive and different. A few too many liberties with the book, Hastings did not need to be in this one, he doesn't really add anything to it.
The locations are stunning, Tunisia was used as a double for Iraq, and it looks incredible, it's a beautiful land. It had the sunshine that was much needed in Evil under the Sun.
This Poirot features what I'd class as one of the darkest moments, the death of poor Mrs Johnson, what a horrible way to go. I was frightened to drink a glass of water for weeks.
I very rarely watch a Poirot without commenting on the high quality of acting, in this one though I find some of the characters really flat, Ron Berglas's Doctor Leidner is the high point.
I wanted so much more from this one. 5/10
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Oct 11, 2015
Details
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 16 : 9