My Favorite Detective Stories
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- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsSherlock must confiscate something of importance from a mysterious woman named Irene Adler.
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanRupert GravesMycroft needs Sherlock's help, but a remorseless criminal mastermind puts Sherlock on a distracting crime-solving spree via a series of hostage human bombs through which he speaks.
- DirectorDarren Lynn BousmanStarsDonnie WahlbergBeverley MitchellFranky GA detective and his team must rescue 8 people trapped in a factory by a man known as Jigsaw.
- DirectorTom CleggStarsDavid SuchetHugh FraserRon BerglasWhile Poirot is on holiday in Iraq, the wife of the head scientist at an archaeological dig confides to him that she is the target of threatening letters.
- DirectorBrian FarnhamStarsDavid SuchetHugh FraserPhilip JacksonPoirot's rehabilitative health retreat on an island resort becomes an even more stimulating mental exercise when a flirtatious film star is found strangled on a nearby beach.
- DirectorColm McCarthyStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsSherlock tries to give the perfect best man speech at John's wedding when he suddenly realizes a murder is about to take place.
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJason HughesJane WymarkA gifted young pianist with emotional issues is in competition with other young talents for a scholarship in a prestigious private musical academy.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPeter UstinovMia FarrowSimon MacCorkindaleAs Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
- DirectorAshley PearceStarsDavid SuchetMartin ShawKimberley NixonWhen a vicar chokes to death on a cocktail while attending a party held by actor Sir Charles Cartwright, Poirot initially dismisses the idea of murder but reconsiders when another guest dies in the same manner.
- 2004–20131h 28mTV-PG7.5 (1.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorTom ShanklandStarsJulia McKenzieLindsay DuncanGene GoodmanA troubled Hollywood star and her husband move to St. Mary Mead, but their arrival becomes clouded in tragedy when a fan is fatally poisoned during a garden fête.
- DirectorAndy WilsonStarsDavid SuchetPatrick RyecartRupert EvansPoirot's pursuit of an infamous art thief leads him to a snowbound hotel in the Swiss Alps, where he is met with a plethora of mysteries and the reappearance of a familiar face from the past.
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkAfter a noted author speaks before a group of local Midsomer writers, the naked body of the event's host is found bludgeoned to death in his bedroom.
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkThe Barnabys plan to renew their wedding vows for their 25th anniversary when Tom is distracted by a murder committed with an Indian sword in Badger's Drift.
- DirectorCraig ViveirosStarsMaeve DermodyBurn GormanCharles DanceWith their numbers dwindling, the remaining guests have very different reactions to their situation as everything becomes a fight for survival.
- DirectorRoss DevenishStarsDavid SuchetPhilip JacksonJoanna Phillips-LaneAfter Poirot pays a routine visit to his dentist, the doctor apparently shoots himself to death a short time later. Chief Inspector Japp appropriately recruits the detective as both witness and consultant.
- DirectorMaurice PhillipsStarsDavid SuchetPhilip AnthonyRobert BathurstWhen a man disinherits his sole beneficiary and bequeaths his wealth to others just prior to his death, Poirot is called in to investigate.
- DirectorAndrew GrieveStarsDavid SuchetHugh FraserPhilip JacksonPoirot receives taunting letters from a serial killer who appears to choose his victims and crime scenes alphabetically.
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsDavid SuchetHugh FraserPhilip JacksonWhile Poirot is staying at an exclusive Cornish resort, he meets a beautiful heiress whose life is in danger.
- DirectorDan ZeffStarsGeraldine McEwanIsabella ParrissJames HowardMiss Marple's stay at a glamorous London hotel is interrupted by a wave of criminal activity, including robberies, racketeering, blackmail, death threats, and cold-blooded murder.
- DirectorHettie MacdonaldStarsDavid SuchetHelen BaxendaleHugh FraserAn ailing Poirot returns to Styles with Hastings nearly three decades after solving their first mystery there in order to prevent a serial killer from claiming more victims.
- DirectorRenny RyeStarsJohn NettlesJohn HopkinsJane WymarkNine years after Ferdy Villers killed himself, his family reunites for Christmas, unaware that someone is out for revenge.
- DirectorCharlie PalmerStarsMona HammondDanny John-JulesBen MillerWhen a voodoo priestess predicts her own murder as well as the man responsible, a skeptical Poole believes the truth lies in an old missing persons case.
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsSherlock and John investigate the ghosts of a young man who has been seeing monstrous hounds out in the woods where his father died.
- DirectorDavid O'NeillStarsJulie RileyDanny John-JulesBen MillerValerie Dupree is found floating in the pool at Jeremy Cutting's cosmetic clinic. Dr Anna Jones claims she was suicidal after her divorce but Poole suspects she was poisoned by the cup of tea she left half drunk. Fellow patient Jayne Smythe believes Valerie was having an affair with the younger Paul Vincent but Dr Jones admits she was sleeping with him,giving him an alibi. It turns out that Valerie had made an urgent call to a lawyer in France and Poole suspects she was about to sue the clinic for botched surgery caused by Tipping's failing eye sight. But events take another turn when the clinic is exposed as giving criminals new identities - and faces.