AGATHA CHRISTIE: 100 YEARS OF POIROT & MISS MARPLE

CLASSIC CRIME

Queen of crime and her No. 1 detective

It’s a century since Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair At Styles, written after a bet with her sister, introduced us to Hercule Poirot (played by David Suchet, right). This examines the Queen of Crime’s life and work through ten stories. Who knew the ending of The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd was suggested by Lord Mountbatten? BritBox, from Thursday