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Poirot is approached by a Mrs. Todd, whose cook, Eliza Dunn, has suddenly disappeared. Poirot manages to track down the cook , and she tells him that a stranger, acting for a law firm, told her that she had inherited a property in the North of England but she had to go there immediately. Her heavy trunk was called for but it was deposited at the train station, where Poirot makes an interesting discovery, connected to a recent bank robbery.

The Adventure of the Clapham Cook an Agatha Christie's short story about one of Poirot's early cases, and was published in September 1974.

The first ever episode of the ITV television programme spanning from 1989 to 2013.

David Suchet was recommended by Agatha Christie's family for the titular role of this series after seeing him in BBC's "Blott on the Landscape." According to an interview with Strand Magazine, Suchet actually prepared for the role of Blott by becoming the (somewhat) similar character Hercule Poirot. Suchet said, "I ploughed through most of Agatha Christie's novels about Hercule Poirot and wrote down characteristics until I had a file full of documentation of the character. And then it was my business not only to know what he was like, but to gradually become him." Not only did it win him the six-episode Blott series, but the Poirot series spanning a quarter of a century.

According to the date on The Times newspaper Poirot and his assistants peruse, this episode occurs in November of 1935.

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Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Suchet David Suchet - Hercule Poirot
Hugh Fraser Hugh Fraser - Captain Hastings
Philip Jackson Philip Jackson - Chief Inspector Japp
Pauline Moran Pauline Moran - Miss Lemon
Brigit Forsyth Brigit Forsyth - Mrs. Todd
Dermot Crowley Dermot Crowley - Arthur Simpson
Freda Dowie Freda Dowie - Eliza Dunn
Anthony Carrick Anthony Carrick - Mr. Todd (as Antony Carrick)
Katy Murphy Katy Murphy - Annie
Danny Webb Danny Webb - Porter (as Daniel Webb)
Richard Bebb Richard Bebb - Mr. Cameron
Brian Poyser Brian Poyser - Salvation Army Speaker
Frank Vincent Frank Vincent - Purser
Phillip Manikum Phillip Manikum - Police Sergeant (as Philip Manikum)
Jona Jones Jona Jones - Police Constable
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