Agatha Christie's Poirot: Series 5

If you don't already own, or want this upgraded image, Poirot is 6 star.
REMASTERED set 5 is 8 Poirots. Belgian with `little gray cell' out-sleuths `The Yard.' David Suchet made Poirot famous. Philip Jackson plays Chief Inspector Japp in last 5 episodes. Hastings (Hugh Fraser) Poirot's right-hand is available for all but one episode. Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran) in 6 episodes. Agatha Christie stories always fantastic, but Suchet makes the film adaptations soar to new heights. Humor, scenic bliss, and costume lust rival the script writing. Poirot stories began a 1920s era. Trivially noteworthy, the fictional character was granted a 1975 NYTimes front page obit.

Odd that some are yet trying to sell (one reviewer promote) the older set, not remastered, for more $, up to $1000. New Series 5 is a value to new buyers or those who want the crisper image, Blu-ray level target. My vote's with newer, better, & America (even though it is Brit TV).

SUBTITLE option available for all episodes. Aired first in 1993. 407 min. and now in the original UK...

Classic collection gets the HD- re-master from the original camera films.
Series 5 returns to the one-hour format basing the stories on the Poirot Short Stories.

These had been previously released in various Poirot Collections using the old 1993 film to video transfers in standard definition. Now ITV has gone back to the original camera films to do new Hi-Definition transfers, making the series look fresh and new.

The eight great one hour episodes here are:

34 5-01 17/January/93 "THE ADVENTURES OF THE EGYPTIAN TOMB"
35 5-02 24/January/93 "THE UNDERDOG"
36 5-03 31/January/93 "THE YELLOW IRIS"
37 5-04 07/February/93 "THE CASE OF THE MISSING WILL"
38 5-05 14/February/93 "THE ADVENTURES OF THE ITALIAN NOBLEMAN"
39 5-06 21/February/93 "THE CHOCOLATE BOX"
40 5-07 28/February/93 "DEAD MAN'S MIRROR
41 5-08 07/March/93 "JEWEL ROBBERY AT THE GRAND METROPOLITAN"

While these may have been filmed in 16mm, going back to the original camera 16mm film elements to create...

Poirot on blu ray
If you haven't seen this series on blu ray, then you haven't seen the series. These transfers are first rate and put any previous dvd and/or video release to shame.

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