Season 1, Episode 2

Murder in the Mews

7.7/ 10January 15, 198952 min

Within hours of the Bonfire Night fireworks beginning Poirot finds himself investigating a violent death in Hastings' mews garage.

Directed by
Edward Bennett
Written by
Clive Exton

Guest stars

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  1. S1 E1

    The Adventure of the Clapham Cook

    Jan 8, 19897.752 min

    A Mrs Ernestine Todd, from Clapham, asks Poirot to help her find her cook, Eliza, who has disappeared. Poirot, who aims to accept only really significant cases, is at first insulted by such a trivial request. However, after he sees the cont

  2. S1 E3

    The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly

    Jan 22, 19897.152 min

    Country squire Marcus Waverly calls on Poirot for help in dealing with kidnap threats against his son. Hastings is appalled by the thought of someone going around kidnapping children and it becomes a race against time to find the identity o

  3. S1 E4

    Four and Twenty Blackbirds

    Jan 29, 19897.452 min

    At a London restaurant where he often eats, Poirot notices that another regular customer has diverted from his usual meal. As old Anthony Gascoigne lies dying in Brighton, his estranged twin brother, Henry, falls to his death. A tragic acci

  4. S1 E5

    The Third Floor Flat

    Feb 5, 19897.950 min

    A new tenant two floors below Poirot's flat asks to meet the woman living above her. Bored, Poirot joins Hastings at a murder-mystery play, only to find Patricia Matthews, her roommate, and their dates are there too — and a real mystery unf

  5. S1 E6

    Triangle at Rhodes

    Feb 12, 19897.553 min

    On holiday in Rhodes, Poirot observes glamorous divorcée Valentine flirting with a married man while vacationing with her fifth husband. The man's wife confides in Poirot as tensions rise, and what looks like a reconciliation between the tw

  6. S1 E7

    Problem at Sea

    Feb 19, 19897.553 min

    Aboard a cruise, Poirot and Hastings observe controlling Mrs. Clapperton and her put-upon husband, a former music-hall performer. When most passengers go ashore, two young women coax the Colonel into joining them while his wife stays behind