Agatha Christie's Poirot - Complete Series 1-11 [DVD]

Before I actually review the box set I would like to state that I am a huge fan of the David Suchet Poirot series. This show has been running for more than 20 years and although it has had its ups and downs the show has been generally very good to excellent. David Suchet is THE Poirot and all of the cast play theire roles wonderfuly. The productions themselves are another reason to watch this show. The period detail is perfect. Costumes, hair, and makeup are all very well done. many episodes are just beautiful to behold, especially when Poirot travels to different countries. Doing an in depth review of the entire run of the show would take up too much space so now without further adieu, the DVD set itself. I am writing this review from the United States. Here getting Poirot DVDs is difficult, expensive and confusing. The Poirot discs we get have virtually no extras. It sould cost up to $350 to collect all of the Poirot episoes, compare that with 60 pounds. It's sets like these that convinced me I should buy a Region Free DVD player. All I was expecting were the great episodes but what I found was so much more. Compared with the clutter of all the individual sets you would have to buy in the US this Poirot comes in one nice cardboard box package. It has a nice design and is easy to open. The discs themselves are neatley housed and the booklet is on top of all of the sets. Its a nice package to look at. So, on that score this DVD set absolutley leaves the American sets in the dust. One of the most important parts of a DVD is its picture. I was very much suprised to find that compared with the American discs the early Poiorts were much better looking full screen transfers on this set then they were on the American set. I thought the transfers would be the same but I was pleasenteley suprised at the quality of these transfers. In America all of the Poirots made from 2000 to 2006 are in full screen they are also cut. I was so happy to find that all of the episodes shot in wide screen are in wide screen on this DVD set, this is worth buying the set from the UK alone. These are also the uncut editions. The later transfers look astounding and almost Blu Ray quality. The biggest suprise was the fact that there were EXTRA FEATURES! Amazon did not list any, but there are actually quiete a number of fantastic documentaries and interviews. The best ones are on the last two discs of collection 5 which specifically talk in depth about each individual episode on that disc. Overall this set is a reason to get a region free player and is one of the greatest values I have ever gotten on DVD. A fantastic show in a great set with an even greater value, this is a must buy!

Crime with Character. That's what i look for when purchasing detective box sets.What i particularly like about this series, besides the fashions, artistic views of scenes, the circularity of architectural and ornamental features - which gives those times a relatively 'softer' and 'sleeker' look that also go into complementing the meticulous and well-pruned character and dress of Poirot - is that the whole series is sort of a game for the viewer. There is no attempt to have the crime solve itself by people doing absolutely silly things and getting caught or making the crime easier to be resolved. Rather, clues are embedded throughout each episode which both the viewer and Poirot have access to. Engaging certainly.Others that i'd rank as some of the top ten British detective series would be, and not in order of merit, are Pie in the Sky and Dalziel and Pascoe - just ordered the former yesterday.But be warned, that this is the 'Complete Collection' 'to-date' - with to-date referring to the time of the dvd release date - This ought to to have been made clear. It wasn't. No prizes for guessing the reason for this 'oversight'. It does NOT include series 12, or the remaining 7 stories which might be done after 12.That said, this collection certainly look nice and appropriate, next to my truly complete 'Jeeves and Wooster' collection.

I do not have to write about the films, they are lovely and exquisite, lavishly furnished with lots of contemporary details, marvelous actors, and so on. Just love Ms Lemon and Captain Hastings.But this comment is really aimed at the publishers: After watching the series from the beginning - one DVD after the other - and I am not finished yet I am getting more and more upset and annoyed with the constant accusation of stealing. I have bought the DVD set, all of them and I payed for them. So I think your "Stealing spot" is so misguided and missing your target. What about a Thank you? I have paid lots of money and bought the things and want to enjoy watching them. But no, every time I change the blasted disc, I get the same thing, there is no way of skipping this. What do those people who actually steal those do? I am so sure they will include those spots in their counterfits because it is just so lovely.I only own one DVD (From Time to Time) where somebody actually says "Thank you for buying this DVD". No, how about that? My pleasure, I will buy from you again. Sorry to the others, change your attitude.

Bought a dvd box set for a birthday gift so it was important that it arrived on time . The parcel arrived several days ahead of the estimated time so I’m very happy . The product was as advertised and at reasonable price . I’ll be buying from seller again .