Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Poirot is a British television series starring David Suchet as Agatha Christie's detective character Hercule Poirot. It was made by Granada Television. David Suchet as Hercule Poirot (foreground) Poirot began airing as a television show in 1989. The last of the 46 hour-long episodes produced in five series appeared in 1993. From 1995 to 1997, several longer Poirot specials appeared on TV. Four more Poirot TV movies appeared in 2000 and 2001. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.