Poirot's Early Cases [DeliciousDeath]

Collins, London, 1974
Dodd Mead, New York, 1974 as "Hercule Poirot's Early Cases"

Plot

(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)

Still in the formative years of his career, Hercule Poirot faces a most taxing case: who killed Lord Cronshaw? Was Coco Courtenay's death on the same night a mere coincidence? And did she deliberately take an overdose of cocaine?

No sooner has Poirot revealed his astonishing conclusions, than he must turn his powers of deduction to seventeen other whirlwind mysteries.

Problem at Sea

This Week, Jan.1936
'Poirot And The Crime In Cabin 66': Strand Magazine, Feb.1936
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Carrington, Adeline Clapperton, Colonel John Clapperton, Pam Cregan, Badger Cotterill, Snooks Parker, Bassington-ffrench, General Forbes, Ellie Henderson, Kitty Mooney
[TV] Problem At Sea: "Agahta Christie's POIROT I", 1989(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Renny Rye; [script] Clive Exton; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Sheila Allen(Mrs Clapperton), John Normington(John Clapperton), Geoffrey Beevers(Mr Tolliver), Melissa Greenwood(Kitty Mooney), Ann Firbank(Ellie Henderson), Roger Hume(General Forbes), Ben Aris(Captain Fowler), James Ottaway(Mr Russell)

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Ladies' Home Journal, Jun.1935; The Strand, Aug.1935
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Inspector Sims, Henry Delafontaine, Mary Delafontaine, Amelia Barrowby, Miss Felicity Lemon
[TV] How Does Your Garden Grow?: "Agahta Christie's POIROT III", 1991(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Brian Farnham; [script] Andrew Marshall; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Catherine Russell(Katrina Reiger), Anne Stallybrass(Mary Delafontaine), Tim Wylton(Henry Delafontaine), Margery Masson(Amelia Barrowby), Ralph Nossek(Dr Sims), Peter Birch(Nicholai), Dorcas Morgan(Lucy)

The Adventure of Johnny Waverly

'The Kidnapping of Johnnie Waverly': The Sketch. Oct.1923
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Jessie Withers, Ada Waverly, Johnnie Waverly, Marcus Waverly, Miss Collins, Doctor Dakers, Tredwell, Captain Arthur Hastings, Inspector McNeil
[TV] A Adventure of Johnnie Waverly: "Agahta Christie's POIROT I", 1989(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Renny Rye; [script] Clive Exton; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Geoffrey Bateman(Marcus Waverly), Julia Chambers(Ada Waverly), Dominic Rougier(Johnnie Waverly), Patrick Jordan(Tredwell), Carol Frazer(Jessie Withers), Robert Putt(Rogers), Sandra Freeman(Miss Collins), Patrick Connor(Hughes), Jonathan Magnanti(Policeman)

The Third Floor Flat

Hutchinson's Story Magazine, Jan.1929
Characters: Hercule Poirot, O'Connor, Patricia "Pat" Garnett, Ernestine Grant, Jimmy Faulkener, John Fraser, Donovan Bailey, Mildred Hope, Inspector Rice
[TV] The Third-Floor Flat: "Agahta Christie's POIROT I", 1989(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Edward Bennett; [script] Michael Baker; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Suzanne Burden(Patricia Matthews), Nicholas Prichard(Donovan), Robert Hines(Jimmy), Amanda Elwes(Mildred), Josie Lawrence(Mrs. Grant), Susan Porrett(Trotter), James Aidan(Major Sadler), Gillian Bush Bailey(Mrs Sadler)

The Affair at the Victory Ball

The Sketch, Mar.1923 (UK); The Blue Book, Sep.1923 (USA)
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Lord Cronshaw (5th) "Cronch", Coco Courtenay, Captain Digby, Christopher "Chris" Davidson, Mrs Davidson, Eustace Beltane, Mrs Mallaby, Arthur Hastings, Inspector Japp
[TV] The Affair at the Victory Ball: "Agahta Christie's POIROT III", 1991(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Renny Rye; [script] Andrew Marshall; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Mark Crowdy(Viscount Cronshaw), David Henry(Eustace Beltaine), Andrew Burt(James Ackerley), Hadyn Gwynne(Coco Courtney), Nathaniel Parker(Chris Davidson), Natalie Slater(Mrs Davidson), Kate Harper(Mrs Mallaby)

The Adventure of the Clapham Cook

The Sketch, Nov.1923
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Annie, Henry Wintergreen, Jane Emmott, Crotchet, Simpson, Eliza Dunn, Davis, Mrs Todd, Mr Todd, Carter Paterson, Edna Field, Eliza Leech, Arthur Hastings
[TV] A Adventure of The Clapham Cook: "Agahta Christie's POIROT I", 1989(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Edward Bennett; [script] Clive Exton; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Bright Forsyth(Mrs Todd), Dermot Crowley(Arthur Simpson), Freda Dowie(Eliza Dunn), Antony Carrick(Mr Todd), Katy Murphy(Annie), Daniel Webb(Porter), Richard Wibb(Mr Cameron)
[TV] Kieta Ryorinin: "AGATHA CHRISTIE no meitantei POIROT to MARPLE", 2005(JPN/NHK) 25min.x2; [direct] Naohito Takahashi; [script] Shinzo Fujita; [cast/voice] Kotaro Satomi(Poirot)

The Cornish Mystery

The Sketch, Nov.1923 (UK); The Blue Book, Oct.1925 (USA)
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Dr Adams, Jessie, Freda Stanton, Edward Pengelley, Mrs Pengelley, Miss Marks, Jacob Radnor, Arthur Hastings
[TV] The Cornish Mystery: "Agahta Christie's POIROT II", 1990(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Edward Bennett; [script] Clive Exton; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Amanda Walker(Mrs Pengelly), Tilly Vasburgh(Jessie), Jerome Willis(Edward), Derek Benfield(Dr Adams), John Bowler(Jacob Radnor)

King of Clubs

'The Adventure of the King of Clubs': The Sketch, Mar.1923 (UK)
'The King of Clubs': The Blue Book, Nov.1923 (USA)
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Alexander, Oglander, John Oglander, Miss Oglander, Mrs Oglander, Zara, Valerie Saintclair, Count Feodor, Doctor Ryan, Henry Reedburn, Arthur Hastings
[TV] The King of Clubs: "Agahta Christie's POIROT I", 1989(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Renny Rye; [script] Michael Baker; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Niamh Cusack(Valerie Saintclair), David Swift(Henry Reedburn), Gawn Grainger(Ralph Walton), Jonathan Coy(Bunny Saunders), Jack Klaff(Prince Paul of Maurania), Avril Elgar(Mrs Oglander), Sean Pertwee(Ronnie Oglander)

The Lemesurier Inheritance

The Magpie, Dec.1923
Characters: Hercule Poirot, John Gardiner, Lady Claygate, Miss Saunders, Higginson, Vincent Lemesurier, Gerald Lemesurier, Hugo Lemesurier, Sadie Lemsurier, Roger Lemesurier, Ronald Lemesurier, Ronald Lemesurier, John Lemesurier, Baron Hugo Lemesurier, Arthur Hastings

Plymouth Express

'The Mystery of the Plymouth Express': The Sketch, Apr.1923
'The Plymouth Express Affair': The Blue Book, Jan.1924
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Gracie Kidd, Flossie Carrington, Rupert Carrington, Alec Simpson, Duchess of Swansea, Red Narky, Ebenezer Halliday, Flossie Halliday, Jane Mason, Armand de la Rochefour, Arthur Hastings, Inspector Japp
[TV] The Plymouth Express: "Agahta Christie's POIROT III", 1991(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Andrew Piddington; [script] Rod Beacham; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) John Stone(Halliday), Marion Bailey(Jane Mason), Alfredo Michelson(Comte de la Rochefour), Shelagh McLeod(Florence Carrington), Julian Wadham(Rupert Carrington), Kenneth Haigh(McKenzie)
[TV] PLYMOUTH-yuki kyuko-ressya: "AGATHA CHRISTIE no meitantei POIROT to MARPLE", 2005(JPN/NHK) 25min.x2; [direct] Naohito Takahashi; [script] Yukiyoshi Ohashi; [cast/voice] Kotaro Satomi(Poirot)

The Sabmarine Plans

The Sketch, Nov.1923
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Lord Alloway, Lady Juliet Weardale, Leonard Weardale, Sir Harry Weardale, Sir Ralph Curtis, Mrs Conrad, Mr Fitzroy, David MacAdam, Leonie, Arthur Hastings

The Market Basing Mystery

The Sketch. Oct.1923
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Wendover, Miss Clegg, Dr Giles, Mr and Mrs Parker, Walter Protheroe, Constable Pollard, Arthur Hastings, Inspector Japp

The Double Clue

The Sketch, Dec.1923
[TV] The Double Clue: "Agahta Christie's POIROT III", 1991(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Andrew Piddington; [script] Anthony Horowitz; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Kika Markham(Countess Vera Rossakoff), David Lyon(Marcus Hardman), Nicholas Selby(Mr Johnstone), David Bamber(Bernard Parker), Charmian May(Lady Runcorn), William Chubb(Blake), Michael Packer(Redfern)

Double Sin

'By Road or Rail': The Sunday Dispatch, Sep.1928
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Joseph Aarons, J. Baker Wood, Norton Kane, Mary Durrant, Elizabeth Penn, Arthur Hastings
[TV] Double Sin: "Agahta Christie's POIROT II", 1990(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Richard Spence; [script] Clive Exton; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Adam Kotz(Nortan Kane), Paul Gabriel(Speedy Tours Rep), Caroline Milmos(Mary Durrant), David Hargreaves(Sgt Vinney), Michael J. Shannon(Mr Baker Wood), Amamda Garwood(Landlady), Elspet Gray(Miss Penn)

Wasp's Nest

'The Wasp's Nest': The Daily Mail, Nov.1928
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Molly Deane, John Harrison, Claude Langton
[TV] Wasp's Nest: "Agahta Christie's POIROT III", 1991(UK/LWT) 52min.; [direct] Brian Farnham; [script] David Renwick; [cast] (Series Main-starring) David Suchet(Poirot), Hugh Fraser(Hastings), Philip Jackson(Japp), Pauline Moran(Miss Lemon); [cast] (Co-starring) Martin Turner(John Harrison), Melanie Jessop(Molly Deane), Peter Capaldi(Claude Langton), Kate Lynn-Evans(Mrs Henderson), John Boswall(Dr Belvedere)

Poirot's Early Cases