Poirot (TV Series)
Dead Man's Mirror (1993)
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- TV-14
- 50min
- Crime, Drama
- 28 Feb 1993
- TV Episode
An obnoxious man who outbid Poirot at an auction for an antique mirror is murdered after seeking Poirot's assistance to look into the dealings of his business associate.
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Cast verified as complete
| David Suchet | ... |
Hercule Poirot
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| Hugh Fraser | ... |
Captain Hastings
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| Philip Jackson | ... |
Chief Inspector Japp
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| Iain Cuthbertson | ... |
Gervase Chevenix
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| Emma Fielding | ... |
Ruth Chevenix
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| Fiona Walker | ... |
Miss Lingard
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| Zena Walker | ... |
Vanda Chevenix
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| Richard Lintern | ... |
John Lake
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| Jeremy Northam | ... |
Hugo Trent
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Tushka Bergen | ... |
Susan Cardwell
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| James Greene | ... |
Snell
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Jon Croft | ... |
Lawrence
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| John Rolfe | ... |
Registrar
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| Derek Smee | ... |
Auctioneer
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Directed by
| Brian Farnham | ||
Written by
| Anthony Horowitz | ... | (dramatisation) |
| Agatha Christie | ... | (short story "Dead Man's Mirror") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Brian Eastman | ... | producer |
| Nick Elliott | ... | executive producer |
| Christopher Hall | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Christopher Gunning | ||
Cinematography by
| Norman G. Langley | ... | director of photography (as Norman Langley) |
Editing by
| Chris Wimble | ||
Editorial Department
| Christian Wheeler | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Kate Day | ||
| Rebecca Howard | ||
Production Design by
| Tim Hutchinson | ||
Art Direction by
| Mark Raggett | ||
Set Decoration by
| Desmond Crowe | ||
Costume Design by
| Barbara Kronig | ||
Makeup Department
| Kate Bower | ... | makeup artist |
| Janis Gould | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Patricia Kirkman | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Guy Tannahill | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dominic Fysh | ... | assistant director |
| Tim Lewis | ... | assistant director |
| Gary White | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Alan Booth | ... | construction manager |
| Mickey Lennon | ... | property master (as Micky Lennon) |
| Mike Smith | ... | production buyer |
Sound Department
| Paul Botham | ... | boom operator |
| Ian Coles | ... | sound assistant |
| John Downer | ... | dubbing |
| Jeff Hawkins | ... | sound recordist |
| Sarah Morton | ... | dubbing |
| Rupert Scrivener | ... | dubbing |
Stunts
| Andy Bradford | ... | stunts |
| David Cronnelly | ... | stunts |
| Gabe Cronnelly | ... | stunts |
| Bill Weston | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Steve Alcorn | ... | camera operator (as Steven Alcorn) |
| Ray Cooper | ... | clapper loader |
| John Etherington | ... | grip |
| Vince Goddard | ... | gaffer |
| Danny Shelmerdine | ... | focus puller |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jill Avery | ... | wardrobe |
| Dougie Hawkes | ... | costumer |
| Lisa Johnson | ... | wardrobe |
| Adrian Simmons | ... | wardrobe |
| Vernon White | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Jeremy Johns | ... | locations |
| Jeremy Oldfield | ... | locations |
Script and Continuity Department
| Josie Fulford | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Mark White | ... | transportation |
| Mark Beeton | ... | unit driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| John Beharrell | ... | accounts |
| Penelope Forrester | ... | accounts |
| Pat Gavin | ... | titles |
| Leila Kirkpatrick | ... | production coordinator |
| Natasha Wellesley | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- France 3 (1994) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Elephant Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Elephant Films (2014) (France) (Blu-ray)
- FS Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- France 2 (FR2) (2007) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2012) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1996) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- France 3 (1998) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Imavision Distribution (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- TV Breizh (2014) (France) (tv)
- TV Breizh (2021) (France) (tv)
- Télé Monte Carlo (2003) (Monaco) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2005) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2022) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Carnival Film & Television (developed for television by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Poirot is outbid at an auction for an antique mirror by the dislikeable Gervais Chevenix, who requests Poirot's attendance at his country home as he believes he is being defrauded by a business associate, John Lake. Poirot arrives at the Chevenix house with Hastings and meets Chevenix's wife Vanda, an eccentric who believes in reincarnation and predicts a death in the household, his adopted daughter Ruth and her cousin Hugo,a struggling manufacturer of tubular steel furniture, who will inherit Chevenix's money if they marry and Miss Lingard, a secretary helping Chevenix research a book he is writing. Hugo is engaged to Susan and Ruth has already married Lake in secret. As the household are dressing for dinner, the butler sounds the gong to summon them, and then a shot rings out. Vanda's prophecy has come true and her husband has been murdered. Written by don @ minifie-1 |
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Hercule Poirot:
This Gervase Chevenix, it does not occur to him that Poirot is also a man of importance, a man of affairs? And yet he summons me like a mere nobody, an obedient dog! Captain Hastings: I take it you'll refuse? Hercule Poirot: To refuse, yes, it is my first instinct. But, you know, Hastings, a man with so much arrogance as this, even he may be vulnerable in ways he cannot see. Captain Hastings: And he did offer you that mirror. Hercule Poirot: That too. Captain Hastings: I'll get the tickets tomorrow. See more » |