Starring: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim - S2-E5
Character mistake: The magician's assistant wears a costume that leaves her legs exposed, and the costume itself vanishes. The trick can't go as Poirot describes to Hastings and Japp (and it is made with a TV editing trick). (00:07:05)
Plot hole: Nobody hears the sound of a gun being fired past a door they were waiting almost in front of, and the police cannot tell apart a shot fired point blank by one fired 20 feet away and probably at a very sharp angle. Moreover, the bleeding should be all over his face, since leaning the way it is shown in this adaptation is most likely to lead the victim to fall over, and even leave bloodstains out of the window and on the ground below, which someone would have noticed in the crowded factory.
Hercule Poirot: A doctor who lacks doubt is not a doctor. He's an executioner. (00:14:40)
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim - S2-E5
Trivia: David Suchet performed all the various conjuring tricks Poirot is trying to pull off. The illusionist in the theater show at the beginning is the late Patrick Page, real life stage magician and coach/consultant for the episode.
Question: Why does Poirot claim to be an American citizen when being interrogated by customs?
Answer: It sounds a bit like "American", but listen very closely and you will hear "Belgian".
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Answer: He definitely says "Belgian", but the subtitles get it wrong and show him saying "American."
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