The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
- Episode aired Jan 22, 1989
- TV-14
- 51m
Poirot tries to prevent the kidnapping of a country squire's son. While his plan fails, all is not what it seems.Poirot tries to prevent the kidnapping of a country squire's son. While his plan fails, all is not what it seems.Poirot tries to prevent the kidnapping of a country squire's son. While his plan fails, all is not what it seems.
- Director
- Writers
- Clive Exton
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHastings' car is a Lagonda M45 T9 Rapide Open Tourer with the 4.5 litre engine. Lagonda was a marque of the Aston Martin Company.
- GoofsThe metric system is used here in 1935, but England did not adopt the metric system until 1962. For example, Poirot says there was a policeman 20 meters away. Captain Hastings says he drove at 80 which has to be km/hr because no ordinary passenger car could reach 80 MPH in 1935.
- Quotes
Miss Lemon: It's nearly complete, you see. My system.
Hercule Poirot: Ah.
Miss Lemon: Every one of your cases classified and cross-referenced five different ways.
Hercule Poirot: Five?
Miss Lemon: Oh, yes. In this cabinet, names of witnesses; in this, name of perpetrator, if known. Victim's trade or profession. Type of case: abduction, addiction, adultery - see also under marriage, bigamy - see also under marriage, bombs.
Hercule Poirot: See also under marriage?
- ConnectionsReferenced in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (22/03/2016) (2016)
Kidnapping is the subject of this Agatha Christie tale. By the title, one begins to suspect that even from the first. And, whether it was the series producers, or Christie herself, or both, this story seems simple and obvious compared to the usual intrigue. Too many questions come to mind in the viewer right away, and it's not too hard to guess the outcome by the time that Poirot himself figures it out.
All of the usual members of Poirot's retinue are here. Captain Hastings races to the country in his car and arrives at the Waverly estate ahead of Poirot, who goes by train. Miss Lemon, in the meanwhile, has just completed her perfect filing system that cross references all of Poirot's cases five ways.
This episode has fine humor in places. Here are some favorite lines. For more humorous dialog, see the Quotes sections under this IMDb Web page of the episode.
Hercule Poirot, "Monsieur Waverly has received letters threatening to kidnap his son." Captain Hastings, "Really? In England? Could be some band of foreigners, you know. Some gang." Hercule Poirot is clearly agitated and says, "The letters give no indication that the writer is a foreigner."
Hercule Poirot, "Miss Lemon, Captain Hastings and I will be away until tomorrow. Hold the castle."
Chief Inspector Japp, "We see a hundred of these every day, Mr. Waverly. If we was to go chasing about after every one..." Hercule Poirot, "A hundred, Chief inspector?" Chief Inspector Japp, "Well, perhaps not a hundred. Mustn't be too literal, Mr. Poirot." Hercule Poirot, "Every day?" Chief Inspector Japp, "Every week, anyway."
Hercule Poirot, "Ah, you are too kind, Chief Inspector Japp. Your great heart will be your downfall." Chief Inspector Japp, "True. True."
As they are exploringn a tunnel, Hercule Poirot says, "Tell me, what do you make of this case?" Captain Hastings, "You don't expect me to think in the dark, do you?" Hercule Poirot, "Ah, Hastings. The little grey cells - sometimes they work ever better in the dark."
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- Filming locations
- Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Marcus Waverly's country home)
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- Runtime51 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1