Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Definitive Collection [DVD]

I LOVE the David Suchet Poirot episodes, Suchet plays him brilliantly and has spoiled me for any other actor. I watched every one when PBS aired them. These on this DVD set were not in the original series. In these, Poirot is in retirement, then comes out of retirement to continue his work. They are all good, kind of like movies I think, a bit longer than the episodes.

Someone here please tell me which POIROT MYSTERY SHOW or MOVIE, is the only one where he falls in love, and he saves the flower she gives him for his lapel, at end of story.It is driving me crazy, and I usually remember these things, I thought it was one of the best stories POIROT he ever did, and since I just ordered the DEFINITIVE COLLECTION, The newer one, I hope it is on this set..I love all Agatha Christie mysteries though, so will probably love this set as well...Please help, someone must know the answer to this mysterious question..I know I saw it on tv a very long time ago...I saw this set before and loved it, that's why I am finally ordering it, and for the bonus too, that makes it even more special..p.s.*** I just got this set and realized it doesn't have***- ANY CLOSED CAPTIONING, BUYER BEWARE! I am a senior and watch nearly everything on bluray or dvd in cc, I am writing A&E to get their answer, since I have a low vision problem..most dvds and bluray have the cc option, even foreign movies..The visual is very good, but the captioning would help me and I believe others, a lot more...especially seniors, like me..It had better have the BONUS FEATURES..doesn't say which dvd they are on, on the box doesn't say either (just bonus features and what they are) but I am only on first dvd of the set..thanks UPS for delivering it early!I believe this is the only set with the bonus features, that is why I ordered this one, if you don't want cc, it is a great dvd set to get.. but most blurays or dvds give you a choice anyways.POIROT IS EXCELLENT AS USUAL! no, MY REMOTE DOESN'T HAVE A CC BUTTON EITHER,cc was programmed for my tv only, but nothing else.. I HAVE time warner cable HD box AND A Vizio WIDE SCREEN TV..and a Time Warner cable remote too, when playing my dvds, etc, the vizio tv remote only works certain functions so I can see the dvd,etc..the T.W. remote controls the cc and none for this video anyways..I hope this helps all the seniors out there who love POIROT and buy through A&E by using AMAZON...but if you need cc don't buy this set and check if A&E HAS CC ON ANYTHING YOU BUY THROUGH THEM..YOU CAN CONTACT THEM BY 800 NUMBER, GOOGLE IT,A&E OR YOU CAN EMAIL THEM TOO..I called but it was after hrs., so the nice girl said she would email for me..the cc question..Oh yes, Forgot to say I recommend this to any POIROT MYSTERY LOVER, GREAT COLLECTION!!Thanks,Antoinette Nason (mystery lover)

The quality of this collection of Poirot mysteries is better than anything I have ever seen in the realm of television production transfer to DVD. To say that the video quality is magnificent is an understatement. When I began watching these DVD's I was immediately struck by the depth and richness of the color and the brilliant clarity of the images, right down to the finest detail. A&E deserves the highest praise for treating this collection like the masterpieces of cinematography they are. For people who are familiar with David Suchet's brilliant portrayal of Hercule Poirot and the fine acting of Hugh Frasier as Poirot's good natured friend and associate Captain Hastings and Pauline Moran as his dedicated secretary and friend Miss Lemon, it goes without saying that the quality of the acting is a mark of excellence throughout the world. Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard rounds out the experience as these four great actors are like welcomed family members to the viewers who know the wonder of this fantastic series. This collection is something you will treasure forever. The only thing that I did not like is the way the DVD's were packaged in the box. The box they come in is designed to hold all twelve DVD's but in order to make the box reasonable in size the DVD's are overlapped, two on each leaf of the box, one DVD on a full spindle and the one overlapping it on a half spindle. It makes it awkward to remove the DVD's carefully from the leafs. I purchased 12 separate jewel cases for these DVD's and I am storing them in the jewel cases rather than the box. It is a small price to pay for maintaining these equisitely high quality productions. I find that each of the twelve productions runs approximately 95 minutes including credits and opening. Whether you are a mystery fan or not, these video productions are wonderful to behold. Absolutely worth the investment. There is one thing, however, that I must caution you about. These productions are NOT for young viewers. Some of the scenes in these films are brutal enough to earn an "R" rating if they were shown in theaters today. For example, in the very first DVD, The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd, there is a scene in which his murder is depicted and it is a horrific scene. A knife is clearly rammed into the victim's throat, firmly held there as blood pours out, and every agonizing twitch of his screaming death throes are displayed. It is enough to give even the most jaded person nightmares. So please exercise caution regarding allowing younger viewers to watch these films. I recommend no one younger than a teenager.- Mike S.