The Incredible Theft
- Episode aired Feb 26, 1989
- TV-14
- 1h
A wealthy industrialist's plan to snare a Nazi sympathizer goes awry when the secret plans for a new fighter plane inexplicably disappear.A wealthy industrialist's plan to snare a Nazi sympathizer goes awry when the secret plans for a new fighter plane inexplicably disappear.A wealthy industrialist's plan to snare a Nazi sympathizer goes awry when the secret plans for a new fighter plane inexplicably disappear.
- Director
- Writers
- David Reid
- Clive Exton
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
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Did you know
- Trivia"It's called the Kestrel - until we come up with a better name" The plane is clearly intended to be the Spitfire. When Mitchell designed the Spitfire, he called it the Shrike. He thought "Spitfire" was a silly name.
- Goofs(at around 10 mins) As Poirot, Mayfield and other characters march into a room together, Poirot's lips don't move, even though he is speaking with Mayfield.
- Quotes
Miss Lemon: This lady keeps telephoning, Mr. Poirot.
Hercule Poirot: Sacré. What a terrible circumstance.
Miss Lemon: There's no need to be sarcastic, Mr. Poirot. I was going on to say that I didn't put her through to you, because she wouldn't give her name.
Hercule Poirot: Ah.
Miss Lemon: I told her you don't take anonymous phone-calls.
Hercule Poirot: But I do, Miss Lemon. Sometimes I think anonymous telephone calls are the only ones worth taking.
Miss Lemon: But how will I know where to file her if I haven't got a name?
Hercule Poirot: Life first, Ms. Lemon, filing second.
Miss Lemon: Very well then.
[Hastings huffs in amusement]
Miss Lemon: Next time she calls, I'll let her talk to you. And on your own head be it.
Captain Hastings: You shouldn't tease her, Poirot.
Hercule Poirot: She makes it irresistible.
The setting for this film is 1937, on the brink of war in Europe. And that's the heart of the plot as espionage is in the works. This isn't as intriguing and complicated as most of the Poirot mysteries. For instance, there isn't a whole slew of suspects. Yet, there is a clever twist to what appears to the audience. This one is quite different from the usual interesting details that Poirot reveals at the end of most cases.
That twist and the general setting with some nice period aeronautics and flying make up some for the lesser weight of intrigue. This is another very fine production of a tantalizing subject. Agatha Christie makes it a very interesting mystery. It also has the occasional snippets of humor. Here are some of my favorite lines.
Captain Hastings, "You shouldn't tease her, Poirot." Hercule Poirot, "She makes it irresistible."
Hercule Poirot, "I will take a promenade in the garden before turning in. It will clear my brain." Lady Carrington, "You might have done that before we played cards." Poirot, "Madam is too agreeable. Good night."
Tommy Mayfield, "Why do politicians treat everyone else like idiots?" Sir George Carrington, "Probably because they made it for us in the first place."
Sir George, to Mayfield, "Froggy thinks she didn't do it." Hercule Poirot, who overheard Sir George as he enters the foyer, "Froggy knows she didn't do it."
Hastings, "If you ask me, it just shows the danger of meeting anonymous women at the zoo."
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