Fannish Fifty: Hercule Poirot
Oct. 26th, 2023 04:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smallhobbitHow could I have left out Agatha Christie's little Belgian detective with the magnificent moustaches for so long?
I do enjoy the original novels and short stories, although to be fair, if I was forced to choose between Poirot and Miss Marple, the spinster sleuth would certainly win. However, I don't have to, so that's okay. I also like the BBC Sounds versions with John Moffat, especially as Philip Jackson plays Inspector Japp in many of the stories.
Then there's David Suchet as Poirot, who I think like many others, portrays Poirot's mannerisms very well and again Philip Jackson is Japp. I wasn't impressed with Kenneth Branagh in the latest film version, A Haunting in Venice, but I didn't enjoy the film particularly either.
I enjoy writing Poirot fics and ficlets and bringing in Captain Hastings and Miss Lemon, who both have their own parts to play in the plot. It's fun putting the 'little grey cells' to good use.
I do enjoy the original novels and short stories, although to be fair, if I was forced to choose between Poirot and Miss Marple, the spinster sleuth would certainly win. However, I don't have to, so that's okay. I also like the BBC Sounds versions with John Moffat, especially as Philip Jackson plays Inspector Japp in many of the stories.
Then there's David Suchet as Poirot, who I think like many others, portrays Poirot's mannerisms very well and again Philip Jackson is Japp. I wasn't impressed with Kenneth Branagh in the latest film version, A Haunting in Venice, but I didn't enjoy the film particularly either.
I enjoy writing Poirot fics and ficlets and bringing in Captain Hastings and Miss Lemon, who both have their own parts to play in the plot. It's fun putting the 'little grey cells' to good use.
