Poirot (TV Series)

The Adventure of the Clapham Cook (1989)

Nicholas Coppin: Police Constable

Quotes 

• Police Constable : Who are you?

  Hercule Poirot : I am Hercule Poirot. Who are you?

  Police Constable : [Calling over his shoulder]  Sarge? There's some French gent at the door.

  Hercule Poirot : No no no, I am not some French gent, I am some *Belgian* gent.

  Police Sergeant : Well well well, if it isn't Mr Poirot.

  Hercule Poirot : It is. Is the lady of the house in?

  Police Sergeant : The chief inspector's here.

  Mrs. Ernestine Todd : [from the window]  Mr Poirot!

  Hercule Poirot : Ah! Mrs Todd, good morn...

  Mrs. Ernestine Todd : I don't know how you have the impertance to show your face here again.

  Hercule Poirot : But Mrs Todd...

  Mrs. Ernestine Todd : You were paid off, Mr Poirot, you were paid off handsomely.

  Hercule Poirot : Well...

  Mrs. Ernestine Todd : And now, look at this, you've got policemen crawling all over the house!

  Chief Inspector Japp : You're not too popular in Clapham this morning, Poirot. Bit of a wild goose chase, this. As far as we can ascertain, this Mr Simpson of yours is a perfectly respectable young bank employee, who happens to have gone home to his family. We have the Shropshire Constabulary checking that at the moment.

  Hercule Poirot : I only wanted to ask...

  Mrs. Ernestine Todd : No!

  Hercule Poirot : Well, perhaps you'd be interested to know...

  Mrs. Ernestine Todd : No, I wouldn't! Good day, Mr Poirot!

  [Shuts the window. Poirot starts to say something] 

  Chief Inspector Japp : Poirot.

  [Shuts the door in Poirot's face]