As a fan of this series, I did like this episode. Some of the clues are on the obvious side and Commander Daniels is not as well-written as he is in the short story, in fact his wife was much more interesting than he was here. However, the story still manages to be engrossing right up to the nail-biting conclusion, and along with strong writing with a good balance of the tense and the humorous if leaning more on the former, an evocative in detail and suspenseful in tone atmosphere and a hauntingly beautiful music score, The Kidnapped Prime Minister is very well made with the details both gorgeous and authentic. The acting is very good, David Suchet always plays Hercule Poirot as if born to play him and here is no exception, and Hugh Fraser, Phillip Jackson and Pauline Moran are as solid and as amusing as ever. Of the supporting turns, I found Lisa Harrow's the most memorable, looking I agree 10 years younger than she actually was she is wonderfully conniving. Overall, a good mystery and well made, even there are less obviously written episodes in the series, all of which range from fairly decent to outstanding. 8/10 Bethany Cox
